As many of you know, especially those of us who attempted to eat out in Cambridge last night, Boston and Cambridge are chock-a-block with giant rowers at the moment. Also some smaller ones. Also their parents, in some cases. According to the official website, there are more than 11,000 rowers in this year’s weekend regatta, which means just slightly less
Read moreOkay, Weston, it’s time to support the maroon and orange. Umm, what? Talk about two colors that really should not hang around together–well, what can you do? Wayland and Weston have a combined high school rowing team (Wayland-Weston Rowing Association or WWRA or WW Crew) and it’s incredibly awesome and not at all school-funded. That means they count on donations
Read moreAh here we go, another one of my favorite high school sports, Wayland-Weston Rowing, is going into fundraising mode. As a former collegiate and masters rower, I am very very fond of rowing, though my injured hamstring is not. Rowing is arguably the “most team” of team sports and when I say arguably I will tell you that Mr. Owl
Read moreOkay, first of all, I am fully aware that the registered name is “Wayland-Weston Rowing Association” but I write the Weston Owl not the Wayland-Weston Owl, and therefore we all know who is first in my heart. I love you too, Wayland, but you have your own news media page Wayland ENews) and this is not it. Oh fine, I’ll
Read moreIf you have a high schooler who is still looking for a fall sport, it’s not too late to join Wayland-Weston Rowing. Commonly known* as the most beautiful team sport in the world, Weston students are fortunate to have an opportunity to row on the lovely and close-by Lake Cochituate in Wayland. Arguably (when the person who argues with you
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