Football

Watertown Football’s Powerful Offensive Output Continues Against Cambridge

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Watertown defeated Cambridge Rindge & Latin Friday night, 41-19 in an away non-league game. Last year, pictured, here, the Raiders fell to the Falcons at Victory Field. Watertown High School’s offensive output kept on rolling in week two of the 2019 season, as the Raider beat host Cambridge Rindge & Latin 41-19 on Friday night. The non-league game, played at Russell Field in Cambridge, once again featured running back Mason Andrade. He carried much of the offensive load, along with quarterback Brendan Cook.

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Registration Open for Watertown Youth Basketball

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Youth Basketball:

Hello Watertown Basketball Families. ONLINE REGISTRATION for the 2019-2020 Season is NOW OPEN!!! Register at watertownyouthbasketball.com

We offer a fun, competitive opportunity for Boys and Girls Grades 4-8 to play Basketball on either a travel or in house team. Deadline to register for a Travel Team is October 20! Deadline to register for In House is November 16!

Football

Raiders Rout Arlington Catholic in Football Opener

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The Watertown Raiders football team opened the season with a win over Arlington Catholic. The Watertown High football team opened up its season in grand style with a convincing 43-6 win over Arlington Catholic Friday night at Victory Field. The Raiders, who are hoping to rebound from a disappointing 4-7 season a year ago, showed early indications that they are on their way of doing just that. “A lot of our younger guys got a lot of experience last year and you saw some of that development in this game,” Watertown head coach John Cacace said. “Overall I thought the team played a very solid, physical game.

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Watertown Library Hosting 6th Annual 5K Fun Run

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Free Public Library:

The Watertown Free Public Library invites residents of all ages and abilities to participate in the 6th Annual Book It and Run 5K on September 21, 2019. This family-friendly event promotes community fitness, and helps support Watertown Free Public Library programs.

“The 5K is great opportunity for our community to celebrate our library and enjoy a laid-back run through Watertown.” says WFPL’s 5K coordinator Jamie Kallestad, “The library gets so much love and support from this town, we enjoy giving some of it back by cheering and encouraging our runners on race day. It’s a great day at work for everyone here.”

The Book It and Run course follows a 5-kilometer loop through Watertown neighborhoods. The start and finish line is located in front of the Watertown Boys & Girls Club on Whites Ave, a short walk from the library. Runners will have the chance to stop for water at Victory Field and can look forward healthy snacks donated by Iggy’s Bread and Russo’s at the finish line.

Sports

Champion of Summer Basketball Legend League Crowned

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Finnegan Club clinched the 2019 O’Brien-Jeharian Legend League championship. Finnegan Club won Game 2 over Johnson Club to force a third and deciding game in the best-of-three Legend League Finals, and completed the season by winning the championship on Thursday night. The following account of Game 3 was provided by the Watertown Recreation Department:

The Finnegan Club came out of the gate red hot led by Marcus D’Angelis and Rob Bagasarian (10 first half points each) and never looked back to secure the 2019 O’Brien-Jerahian Legend League Championship by the score of 59-42. At half time, the score was 31 to 18, and to their credit, the Johnson Club enjoyed several runs, thanks to the fine play of Jeremy Kullman (18 points) and Danny Kelly (13 points), but could never diminish the lead below 10. Solid defense, great ball movement and the three ball helped propel the Finnegan Club to Championship status.

Schools

Watertown Middle School Expanding Offerings in Sports Programs

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Watertown Middle School

Watertown Middle School has a tradition of not cutting players from its after school sports teams, but some sports have attracted many more players than can play in games. The School Committee approved a change to the program to allow more students to participate. The Watertown Athletic Department has come up with a plan to add intramural teams for the most popular sports, as well as adding a few new teams, said Superintendent Dede Galdston. “We looked at various option we can implement to reduce the impact of how many kids we have who want to play middle school sports,” Galdston said. “Currently there is a no cut policy — not a policy, but a practice that has been around for a long time.”

Sports

Watertown Football Team Looks to Return to Winning Ways in 2019

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The Watertown High School football team hopes to celebrate more wins in 2019 after the team’s string of winning seasons, winning streak against Belmont, and playoff streams were broken in 2018. For the Watertown High football team in 2018, it is safe to say things did not go according to plan. Injuries to key players before the regular season even started set the tone for a year that led to a final record of 4-7. The 2018 season saw the end of many streaks the Raiders were accustomed to extending such as beating Belmont on Thanksgiving (five years in a row), making the playoffs (five straight seasons) and finishing with a winning record (nine straight years). All those streaks will have to start over in 2019.

Sports

Watertown Rower Part of Crew That Qualified for Olympics

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Watertown-native Alexander Richards and the U.S. men’s eights boat qualified for the 2020 Olympics. Watertown-native Alexander Richards rowed with the United States men’s eights crew at the World Rowing Championships, and on Monday the team qualified for the 2020 Olympics. Richards, who competed at Belmont Hill School and Harvard, rows in seat 5 of the eight man boat that competed in the World Championships in Linz, Austria. The final was held on Sunday, and the U.S. grabbed the last automatic qualifying spot by finishing fifth in the final, according to the U.S. Rowing report. The team completed the 2000 meter course in 5:23.92, which was half a second ahead of New Zealand.