Sports

Watertown Hockey Player Will Join Northeastern Women’s Team

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Watertown’s Lauren Kelly will be taking to the ice as a Northeastern Husky next season. The defenseman played her high school hockey at The Winchendon School. Her senior year Kelly was a captain for The Winchendon School and helped guide the team to a 28-2-1 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NEPSAC tournament, the championship for New England Prep schools, according to an announcement from Northestern. Northeastern women’s hockey coach Dave Flint described Kelly: “Lauren is a big, strong defenseman with a goal-scoring touch. She is a fierce competitor who will be counted on in all situations next year.”

Sports

Raiders Win Shootout in Lacrosse Tournament Game

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Watertown’s boys lacrosse team defeated visiting Marian 22-19 in a high scoring state tournament game at Victory Field on Wednesday. The Raiders’ offense was led by Matt Donnell and Jason Hughes, who each tallied hat tricks. The high scorer in the game was Marian’s Brendan Walsh who netted 8 goals. Eight-seeded Watertown (9-8) will travel to face No. 1 seeded Dover-Sherborn (14-3) for the MIAA Div.

Sports

Watertown Baseball Team Picked for Post Season

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The Watertown High School baseball team hits road for its first state tournament game. The Raiders look to continue a season that the players dedicated to fall Boston Firefighter Ed Walsh, a WHS alum and former baseball standout (click here for more details). Watertown plays on Thursday, May 29 at 3:30 p.m. at Bishop Fenwick. Watertown (10-10) got the 18th seed in the Div. 3 North Section tournament.

Sports

Watertown Lacrosse Teams Ready for State Tournament

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It’s tourney time for the Raiders boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams.For the second year in a row both of Watertown High School’s lacrosse teams will play in the MIAA state tournament. The girls team earned a first round bye in the East Section Div. 2 tournament, and will travel for the quarterfinal game. The fifth-seeded Raiders finished 13-3, and will take on fourth-seeded Dartmouth (16-2) Wednesday, May 28 at 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Dartmouth. The boys got the eighth-seed in the Central/East Section Div.

Schools

Watertown’s League Champs Celebrated at School Committee

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Watertown High School enjoyed an amazing winter sports season – perhaps the most historic winter in school history – and the success was celebrated this week at the School Committee meeting. Four teams displayed five banners earned this winter on the basketball court and ice hockey rink. Watertown High School Athletic Director Michael Lahiff said this is the first time in his memory that four teams – boy’s and girl’s basketball and boy’s and girl’s ice hockey – have won the Middlesex League title. “It may be the first time in Middlesex League history,” Lahiff said. “I don’t know.

Around Town

2 Celtics Make a Special Visit to the Watertown Boy’s & Girl’s Club

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The Watertown Boy’s & Girl’s Club welcomed some special visitors Friday when a current and a former Boston Celtics player stopped by. Current Celtics guard Phil Pressey and former Celtic and Boston College great Dana Barros shared their tips for eating healthy when they stopped by the club. Students used fruit and toothpicks to build some desserts that were both attractive and good for you. Pressey told the students that he has to work hard and eat and drink the right things to get ready for games. “The night before I am drinking all the water, eating all the pasta and trying to do the right things so when the game starts I have the right amount of energy,” Pressey said.

Sports

See Photos from Watertown Baseball and Softball Opening Day!

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A parade of young ballplayers marched down through town to Casey Field Saturday morning for the opening day of Watertown Baseball and Softball. The weather finally cooperated. The season was already delayed a couple weeks by weather, said League President Greg Salvucci. The special guest at the ceremony was Watertown Fire Chief Mario Orangio. He recalled opening day back in 1978 when he was a player when the game was snowed out.

Business

Kids with Cancer Join Navy SEALs in Event at Watertown Gym

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Children with cancer got some special motivation from a group of Navy SEALs recently at a Watertown rock climbing gym. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brought the patients together with some of the United States military’s most elite troop in Watertown recently. WBUR reported on the event, where a SEAL who lost his legs in Afghanistan taught a 10-year-old cancer patient to climb the walls at Central Rock Gym. (click here to see the article). The gym at 74 Acton St.