Football

Watertown High School Scores Season Opening Win Over Arlington Catholic

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Watertown High School opened the 2018 football season on a high note, scoring a touchdown on the first play, and triumphed over host Arlington Catholic Thursday night. 

The game, played at Hormel Stadium in Medford, was delayed by weather, but once the game started, the action began rolling, with senior running back Mange Camara scoring three times. Watertown junior running back Karim Monroe scored on a 64-yard run on the first play of the game, putting the Raiders up 7-0. The Cougars got within one point in the first quarter, but Camara answered by returning the kickoff for a touchdown to put the Raiders up 13-6 with 4:12 left. Arlington Catholic got within one at the end of the first quarter. Then Camara scored again, this time on a 74-yard run to put Watertown up 20-12 at half.

Sports

Watertown Summer Basketball League Champion Crowned After Winning Game 3

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The Watertown Summer Basketball League finals came down to a winner-take-all game, and New Day came away with the championship trophy. The Watertown Recreation Department provided a recap of game 3 of the finals series:

In one of the most intense, well played and high scoring Papas Elite Finals in recent memory, New Day dominated Donohue’s Kaos in the rubber game to earn the 2018 Papas Elite Championship by a score of 89-67. As in game two, the three ball was again the critical factor in the final game as New Day tallied 17, while Donohue’s Kaos had 9 made three pointers. After an initial close first 10 minutes of the game, New Day took a double digit lead on the heels
of Mykel Derring’s 19 first half points, 15 by way of the three to lead at the half 43-34. Donohue’s Kaos made a strong run to begin the second half to close the gap, Seth Hauben was the leading contributor scoring a team high 24 points while Todd Billet (15) and Craig Griffin (14) also played well on the offensive end.

Sports

Watertown Boys & Girls Soccer Teams Kicking Off Season Soon

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The Raiders soccer squads take the field in early September for the beginning of the 2018 season. See the boys and girls varsity schedules below. Last season, Watertown High School’s boys team won the North Section title and made it to the MIAA state semifinal. Meanwhile, the girls hope to return to the state tournament for the first time since 2015. The girls will be the first to play at Victory Field, on Sept.

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Seeking 10th Straight State Title in 2018, See the Team’s Schedule

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The Watertown High School field hockey team’s unbeaten streak ended last season, but the Raiders kept their run of state titles alive, winning their ninth straight in 2017. The quest for 10 titles in a row begins next week with a scrimmage, and Watertown opens the regular season on Sept. 6 at Reading. The first home game for Coach Eileen Donahue’s team will be against Stoneham on Sept. 14. The Raiders lost two All-Scholastic players, Jonna Kennedy, the goalie for the past three years, and Sydney Poulin.

Football

Watertown High School Football Team Takes Field for First Scrimmage This Week

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The New England Patriots are not the only team in the area playing preseason games. The Watertown Raiders will hold its first scrimmage of the year on Saturday at Victory Field. 

Watertown High School made the deepest run in the playoffs so far in 2017, winning the North Section for the first time and making it all the way to the state semifinals. Coach John Cacace’s team also defeated Belmont on Thanksgiving. The Raiders will play three scrimmages before traveling to face Arlington Catholic in the regular season opener on Sept. 6.

Sports

Catch the Watertown Summer Basketball League Semis, Finals This Week

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The action in the Watertown’s Summer Basketball League heats up this week with the playoff semis and finals series. Open Gym and Donohue’s  Kaos took the lead in the Papas Elite best-of-three semifinal series last week. New Day and HBC have their chance to even the series Monday night with games at 7 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. at the Basketball Courts at Saltonstall Park. View the highlights on the Watertown Summer Basketball Twitter account, @watsummerhoop

Here are the results so far:

Quarterfinals

Wednesday Aug. 15:

Donohues Kaos (5 seed) 79, Zards (4 seed) 72

Open Gym (6 seed) 66, Made Men (3 seed) 60

HBC (1 seed) 65, Middlesex Magic (8 seed) 56

New Day (2 seed) 75, Gray CO 3 and D (7 seed) 68

Semifinals

Game 1, Aug.

Athletics

Final Recommendations for Victory Field Track Area Presented to Town Council

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The Committee looking at the Renovation of the track and courts area of Victory Field heard from a variety of residents and users of the facility and came up with a plan they hope balances the needs of the school sports programs, people who use the area recreationally and neighbors. After more than a year and a dozen meetings, the Ad Hoc Committee on Victory Field Phase 2 presented a list of more than 50 recommendations. At Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, Town Council President Mark Sideris commended the members of the committee for recommendations they came up with. “I applaud all of them for listening to the community and coming up with a plan that in my opinion is a very good report,” Sideris said. The committee members included Town Councilors, neighbors of the field, Youth Sports, and representatives from the Town and the Watertown Public Schools.

Baseball

Watertown’s Callahan Named Framingham State’s Head Baseball Coach

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Framingham State named Watertown native and FSU alum Sean Callahan its new head baseball coach. 

Callahan moves to Framingham after three years working as an assistant coach, most recently at Stonehill College. He also worked as the hitting and catching coach at UMass-Boston. “We are thrilled to welcome Sean back to Framingham State to lead the baseball program,” said Framingham State Athletic Director Tom Kelley in the announcement. “Sean brings a wealth of baseball knowledge and as a former Ram, he is familiar with the University, the baseball program, and the league. We are looking forward to Sean guiding the program into a new era.”