Sports

UPDATED: Defending Summer Basketball League Champ Loses Game 1

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New Day captured the 2018 Watertown Summer Basketball League title, but the team lost game 1 of the 2019 finals against HBC. NOTE: Wednesday’s Papas Elite game 2 has been postponed to Thursday due to rain:

The Watertown Summer Basketball League’s Papas Elite playoff finals series tipped off Tuesday, and the Legends League semifinals got underway. The Recreation Department provided they following account of Tuesday’s action. In game one of the Papas Elite Finals, HBC proved why they were the top seed throughout the year by defeating defending champion New Day by the score of 63-52. The game was decided relatively early in the second half, as New Day struggled to make shots, while intensive defense and great ball movement by HBC sealed the win.

Football

Watertown Football’s 2019 Schedule Includes Thanksgiving Game

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Watertown High School’s football season kicks off with some preseason games this week. In a few weeks the Watertown High School football team kicks off a season featuring at least four home games, including the annual Thanksgiving game, but their preseason slate begins this week. The Raiders come off their first losing season in several years. This fall Coach John Cacace’s team will look to erase the disappointment of a 4-7 record, which saw WHS miss the playoffs and lose to their archrivals, Belmont, after six straight wins. Watertown’s 2019 campaign begins with a non-league home game against Arlington Catholic on Sept.

Around Town

Star Watertown Golfer Killed in WWII Will be Remembered, Again

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Watertown’s Leo J. Martin was an outstanding amateur golfer in the 1930s and -40s, and died in World War II. A golf course in Weston was dedicated to him. In the late 1930s, a pair of twins from Watertown dominated amateur golf in Massachusetts, winning the state championship and other prestigious tournaments. The United States’ entry into World War II, however, put golf on pause and for one of the twins, Leo J. Martin, it was the end. He was killed in action.

Sports

Finals Set for Watertown Summer Basketball League

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The Watertown Summer Basketball League finals begin Aug. 19. The Watertown Summer League playoffs have been narrowed to the top two teams, and the finals begin next week. Top seeded HBC will take on the third seed, New Day, in the Papas Elite League finals. The Watertown Summer League features current and former college basketball players.

Sports

Summer Basketball League Playoffs Semifinals Start Tuesday

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The semifinals of the Watertown Summer Basketball League start Tuesday night. The four winners of the Watertown Summer Basketball League quarterfinals move to Tuesday night’s semifinals. Three of the four quarterfinals followed the seedings on Monday night, but there was one upset. The fifth seeded Zards defeated the fourth seeded Middlesex Magic 60-58. The top seed, HBC, beat eighth seed Made Men by double digits, 67-51.

Sports

Watertown Summer Hoops Madness Begins Monday Night

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New Day captured the 2018 Watertown Summer Basketball League title. They will be one of eight teams battling for the 2019 title. The playoffs begin Monday, Aug. 12. It’s playoff time for the Watertown’s Summer Basketball League, and March Madness in August begins with four games Monday night.

Sports

Watertown Boy Joins New England Revolution for Soccer Clinic

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Gabriel Naguib of Watertown is warming up before the Santander and New England Revolution public clinic series stop in Boston. Santander Bank and the New England Revolution gave young soccer fans and their families an exciting opportunity to play alongside their favorite Revolution players during a local soccer clinic held at Boston Common. The free clinic featured New England Revolution defender Jalil Anibaba, goalkeeper Cody Cropper, goalkeeper Brad Knighton, forward Justin Rennicks, goalkeeper Matt Turner, and midfielder Wilfried Zahibo along with Revolution Academy coaches leading skills clinics with drills, demonstrations and instructions for young soccer fans (ages 5 through 12) and their families, including 8-year-old Watertown resident Gabriel Naguib. Along with meeting their favorite Revolution stars, fans enjoyed photo and autograph opportunities, games and more. This marked the first time that the Bank expanded the event to include multiple cities; the clinic series will continue with the final stop in Hartford on Aug.

Sports

Watertown Native Competing at World Rowing Championships

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Watertown-native Alexander Richards will be competing for the U.S. at the World Rowing Championships in August. A Watertown resident has been named to represent the United States at the 2019 World Rowing World Championships. Watertown’ s Alexander Richards will be part of the men’s eight boat going to the rowing competition being held Aug. 25-Sept. 1 in Linz, Austria, according to an announcement from USRowing.