Brad Spiegel

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Fifth-grader has fastest state times in two events

May 1, 2026

brad.spiegel@waylandpost.orgTrinity Franklyn had a lot of energy when she was younger. At 11 years old, she still does.A couple of years ago, after incessantly asking to harness that energy into running track,

News

Family keeps running to fund cancer research

April 17, 2026

About a decade ago, Damian and Tarrah Zedower had that parents’ intuition that something wasn’t right with their two-year-old. Caden, who until recently had been an active little boy, just seemed off.

High School Sports

Pitcher Beckett relishes spotlight on the mound

April 17, 2026

When Sophia Beckett is on the mound, all eyes are on her. That’s natural, being a pitcher. And it’s exactly how she likes it.Growing up as an only child, Beckett, a senior,

Sports

Former baseball player starts managerial career early

April 3, 2026

Right from the start, PJ Maher has faced a bases-loaded, two-out deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning. But the Wayland High School senior has defied the odds and hit one

High School Sports

Creativity needed for outdoor sports in early spring

April 3, 2026

If you can’t adapt and be creative during high school spring preseason practices, you put yourself behind most of your opponents.Spring in Massachusetts is unpredictable, difficult, and of course, cold and wet,

Community

Groups pool their resources to cover graffiti with art

March 20, 2026

Like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes to symbolize rebirth and resilience, a group of community leaders hopes for the same for an area of town that has seen its share

Community

Claypit students dip their toes in journalism waters

March 20, 2026

Is the next Joseph Pulitzer, Bob Woodward, or Grantland Rice in our midst? Honestly, we won’t know that for quite some time.There are, however, four friends at Claypit Hill Elementary School who

High School Sports·Sports

Wrestling team wins three tourney championships

March 20, 2026

brad.spiegel@waylandpost.org As arguably the most successful sports program at Wayland High School — with only one losing season since its inception during the 1967-68 school year — the wrestling team has high

High School Sports

Girls’ indoor track shines; Wrentmore to nationals

March 6, 2026

Occasionally during the girls’ indoor track and field Division 4 state championship, Wayland High School coaches Allison LaClaire and Shelly Fraser would take screenshots of the standings on the Lancer Timing Services

High School Sports

Girls’ basketball, ice hockey bested in playoffs

March 6, 2026

By Wayland Post staff With three head coaches in three years and back-to-back losing seasons, the Wayland High School girls’ basketball team faced a tough road to make the playoffs in 2025-26.The

High School Sports

Whitcher improves throughout sophomore season

February 20, 2026

It might appear that a high school gymnast who also competes for a private club has it easy. A club team’s demands and routine requirements have to be harder, right? Schedules that

News

Wayland vet helps stray dogs and cats in Myanmar

February 20, 2026

One would be hard-pressed not to be aware of the group of monks that recently completed a 15-week journey across the United States to promote peace.The Theravada Buddhist monks started in their

High School Sports

Powers, teammates bloom into hoop playoff contenders

February 6, 2026

The 2024-25 girls’ basketball season was not the easiest for Sarah Powers.That doesn’t mean she got down on herself or the team, or wasn’t able to take some positives out of the

Town Sports

Assistant football coach gets promoted — to hoops

January 23, 2026

He’s back — but it seems like he never really left.That’s because Jeff Brewington, the former Wayland High School basketball great, has been roaming his old high school for 10 years as

Breaking News·Featured·News

SJC Rejects Appeal, Upholds Wayland Man’s Murder Conviction

January 9, 2026

The latest appeal by Nathan Fujita was denied by the state’s highest court Thursday. The Supreme Judicial Court upheld his first-degree murder conviction due to his “purposeful conduct.” Fujita lured Lauren Astley

Town Sports

Girls’ ice hockey gets a boost from Newton South

January 9, 2026

For the first time in the 12-year history of the Wayland High School girls ice hockey program, a third school will join the cooperative team.While there is a much-needed boost from bringing

High School Sports

Swimmers working toward a second championship

December 19, 2025

During last season’s Division 2 state championship Wayland High School certainly showed its depth. Seven different swimmers contributed to the three winning relays. And while no Warriors individual swimmer took home first

News

Investigation Concludes in Wayland High School Incident

December 18, 2025

By Brad Spiegelbrad.spiegel@waylandpost.org Criminal charges will not be filed against those involved in the alleged racist incident at Wayland High School in October. A statement released by the Wayland Police Department and

High School Sports·Sports

Wayland Girls Volleyball Team loses in State Championship

November 15, 2025

By Brad Spiegelbrad.spiegel@waylandpost.org BILLERICA – Heading into Saturday’s Division 2 state girls volleyball state championship, Wayland High School’s players and coaches alike felt they deserved to share the court with the top-seeded

High School Sports·Sports

WHS girls volleyball competing for state championship

November 14, 2025

By Brad Spiegelbrad.spiegel@waylandpost.org Following a loss in last year’s Division 3 state semifinals, the natural progression for the 2025 Wayland High School girls volleyball team was to make it to the state

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