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See Photos from the Donohue’s Turkey Trot

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Dressed as turkeys, giraffes, Indian chiefs and more they came out in record numbers in record numbers for the ninth annual Donohue’s Bar & Grill Turkey Trot Thursday morning. The 5K run that has become a Thanksgiving tradition in Watertown raises money for the Watertown Boy’s & Girl’s Club and the Watertown Education Foundation. Donohue’s owner John Donohue said the field of runners and walkers for 2014 was the largest ever. The race was lead by the Watertown High School field hockey team, fresh off winning its sixth straight state title.

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Watertown Rolls Over Belmont in Snowy Thanksgiving Game

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Watertown High School’s football players started the Thanksgiving feast early by rolling out to a quick lead over rival Belmont and never looking back. Watertown ran the ball all game, often ripping off five yards or more at a time, despite a snow-covered Harris Field in Belmont. The Raiders prevailed 34-13. “I really think the game was controlled up front at the line of scrimmage especially with the snowy conditions,” said Watertown Coach John Cacace. “Since the weekend when we got the forecast we knew it was going to be sloppy.

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Watertown Softball Players Won’t Let Weather Stop Them

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The Watertown 14U fast pitch softball team played this summer, then extended their season into the fall – but they are not done playing. The girls will be playing over the winter in an indoor winter league at the Route 1 SportsPlex in Danvers. “The girls have grown together, stuck together, worked together and have developed into a true TEAM. And not just because they are off to a 2-0 start, with wins vs Wakefield and Danvers, but because they all support each other having fun playing the game they all love,” said an announcement from the team. Next up for the Raiders is a tough Academy team that should give them quite a challenge.

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Bentley Volleyball Coach Named Northeast 10 Coach of the Year

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The Northeast-10 Conference named its all-Conference honors which including the Bentley University coach, who lives in Watertown. Joey Pacis, Bentley’s acting head coach, received the Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year award. This season Bentley finished the regular season at 16-10 overall, including 15-5 against East Region opponents, and earn a share of the Northeast-10 regular season championship. The Falcons reached the NE-10 Tournament final where they fell to Adelphi. On Thursday, Nov.

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Watertown Field Hockey Racks Up Incredible Numbers

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Which is bigger – 6 or 138? Both are impressive when it comes to the Watertown High School field hockey team. Sunday, the Raiders rolled over Auburn 5-0 to win the state championship for the sixth year in a row. The win also extends the team’s unbeaten streak to 138 games. Watertown’s streak is becoming stuff of legends.

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Watertown Wallops Auburn to Win Sixth Straight Field Hockey State Title

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Watertown High School’s seniors ended their field hockey careers with flare, scoring all five goals in a rout of Auburn. The Raiders claimed the MIAA Div. 2 State Championship trophy for the sixth straight year. The Raiders defeated Auburn (17-4-3) in a rematch of the 2013 final at WPI in Worcester on Sunday afternoon. Watertown came out firing on all cylinders and only a defensive player’s stick stopped the Raiders from scoring in the first couple minutes.

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Watertown Field Hockey Team Looks to Reach Pinnacle – Again

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Watertown High School’s field hockey team returns to a familiar place on Sunday – Worcester for the MIAA Div. 2 state final. This is the sixth straight final for the Raiders, who have not lost in 137 game. Even for this successful team, however, 2014 has been a particularly successful season. Watertown compiled a 22-0 record and has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 109-0.

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Watertown Field Hockey Heading to Sixth Straight State Final

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Watertown has a spot in the state final – a familiar place for the Raiders who are on their way to their sixth straight MIAA Div. 2 field hockey state title bout. In Tuesday afternoon’s state semifinal at Reading Memorial High School, Watertown (22-0) faced a field hockey foe which could move the ball upfield and create offensive pressure, but the result was the same as all the games this year – a shutout win for the Raiders. “I’m extremely proud of them. They worked so hard out there and they stayed strong and stayed together,” said Watertown coach Eileen Donahue.