Two Watertown lacrosse teams will be hosting state tournament teams this week.
The Raiders girls’ lacrosse squad earned the seventh seed in the East Section Div. 2 tournament with their record of 13-3-1. Watertown will host 10th seed Bishop Stang in a first round game on Monday, June 1 at 5 p.m. at Victory Field. The winner plays second seeded Dover-Sherborn.
The boys’ lacrosse team (12-3) got the fourth seed and got a first round bye. The Raiders will host a Central/East Section Div. 3 quarterfinal and face the winner of the game between fifth seed Groton-Dunstable and 12th seed Bellingham. The game will be held on Thursday, June 4 at 5 p.m. at Victory Field.
Triple Jump Record Broken
Watertown senior Brian Dallacosta made a jump of 42-feet-7-inches in the triple jump at the Middlesex League Championship Meet at Regis College. The jump set a new school record and got him third place in the event.
Senior Prosper Lubega placed fourth in the 400 Hurdles with a time of 59.63. Lubega also came in fourth in the High Jump with a leap of 5-feet-9-inches. Junior Amin Touri came in fifth in the 800 meters by running 2:00.57.
The girls track team also had some top performances at the Middlesex League meet. The Raiders won the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 9:44.58. Freshman Emily Koufos placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.80. Senior Katherine Tolman got second in the 400 meters with a time of 59.49 seconds.
Senior Keegan Duguay placed third in the 100 meters with at time of 16.45 seconds. Senior Tina Touri finished fourth in the Mile with a time of 5:37.32. Freshman Elizabeth Powderly got fourth in the Two Mile with a time of 12:03.07.