Interview with WHS’s State Champ & Basketball, Hockey Tourney Brackets are Out!

Watertown junior Tessa Master won the MIAA All-State Championship on Saturday. (Photo by Franklin Tucker / The Belmontoninan)

Watertown’s Tessa Master made history Saturday by becoming the Raiders first wrestling All-State Champion. See what she had to say after her victory. And the postseason continues for WHS with the basketball and hockey teams preparing for action this week. Watertown Wrestling Coach Kevin Russo said Master has been committed to wrestling and to her team.

Watertown Wrestler Wins All-State Championship

Watertown junior won the All-State Championship on Saturday. (Courtesy of Watertown Athletics)

Watertown junior Tessa Master made history Saturday, winning an All-State title and moving on to the New England Championships. A week after winning the MIAA Div. 3 title in the 152 pound division, Master shut out her first two opponents in the All-State Meet and pinned Nadia Lebron of Salem in the final to take the title. Through the season, Master wrestled mostly against boys as part of the Raiders’ wrestling squad.

Watertown Relay Races to High Finish at State Indoor Track Meet

Watertown’s girls 4×800 relay team — Anna Lonergan, Kaylee Master, Elsa Ryan, and Evelyn Follett — finished fourth at the MIAA Div. 4 Indoor Track Meet. (Photo by @h20raidertrack on Instagram)

Watertown High School’s girls distance relay team competed with some of the best in the state, and finished in a point-scoring position at the MIAA Div. 4 Indoor State Meet at the Reggie Lewis Track on Sunday. Last year, the relay finished second at the State Indoor Meet, only to be disqualified after the race.

Watertown Wrestlers Excel at State Meet, Make All-States

Watertown’s Tessa Master (left photo) won the 152 pound division at the MIAA Div. 3 State Meet, and Tommy Dicker (third from right) placed second at States. (Courtesy of Watertown Athletics)

Watertown wrestlers grabbed first and second place finishes at the MIAA Div. 3 State Meet over the weekend. Watertown junior Tessa Master won the girls 152 pound division, shutting out both of her opponents on the way to her first place finish in the meet at Wakefield High School.