Sports

Register Now for Spring Watertown Youth Baseball, Softball and Challenger Leagues

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Opening day is still a few months away, but now is the time to register for Watertown Youth Baseball, Softball and Challenger Leagues. 

According to organizers,  Watertown Youth Baseball, Girls Softball & Challenger offers both softball for girls and baseball for girls and boys who reside in Watertown, Massachusetts. Only Parents or Legal guardians can enter information for this program. You will need to register each of your children in one of the following divisions:

Softball – coach pitch, 10U, 12U,14U

Baseball (Little League) – Tee Ball (4/5 year olds), Rookies (6/7/8 yr olds), Minors (8*, 9-11 yr olds), Majors (10-12 yr olds)

Baseball (Babe Ruth) – 13U and 15U team(s)

Baseball (Challenger) – Special Needs 8 thru 21 yr old

Please see the individual registration on the website for all information for each level and if there is a tryout requirements. If you do not have a child in the program, but would like to volunteer, please contact the President of the league. To register click here.

Football

Watertown Seniors Complete Football Careers That Reached New Heights

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Even more than most years, the end of the 2017 season has been a whirlwind for the Watertown High School football team, which capped its season with a victory over Belmont on Thanksgiving. Watertown football coach John Cacace had a chance to reflect on the season after the game, and the career of his senior class which has has reached new heights. This year the team had an extra game, just six days before the Raiders’ rivalry game. “Its just been a grind for us. We haven’t had a chance to sit back and relax and take it all in,” Cacace said.

Around Town

Nearly 1,000 Runners, Walkers Join 12th Annual Donohue’s Turkey Trot

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For a dozen years, runners have turned up early on Thanksgiving morning on Bigelow Avenue in East Watertown for the Donohue’s Bar & Grill Turkey Trot. This year nearly 1,000 runners turned out, along with family and friends to cheer them on. 

Most people come dressed to run, while some come with turkey headgear, or even dressed up as a turkey. Others bring their young kids in strollers or their dogs on a leash. The proceeds from the event go to the Watertown Boys and Girls Club, and Donohue’s owner John Donohue said he expected to raise about $10,000. After the start of the 5K race the kids’ Turkey Trot took place.

Belmont

Watertown Rolls Over Belmont in Thanksgiving Football Game

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The Watertown High School football put an exclamation point on an already successful year by defeating rival Belmont 35-16 in the annual Thanksgiving game at Victory Field on Thursday morning. The game came less than a week after the Raiders’ loss in the Div. 5 Eastern Mass final, but Watertown looked sharp against the Marauders. Watertown football coach John Cacace said his seniors wanted to defeat their rivals. “After the careers they had and after the season they had, you don’t want to go out with a bad taste in your mouth,” Cacace said. “They really wanted this one and they played like they wanted it.”

Belmont

Raiders Beat Belmont in Thanksgiving Football Game

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The 2017 Thanksgiving Day game at Victory Field pits two teams which have had very different fortunes during the season, but the traditional rivalry tends to bring out the best in the underdog and usually makes for a close game. The Raiders look to extend their winning streak over their rivals to six when they play the game at Victory Field on Thursday. Follow live updates here. Kickoff is at at 10:15 a.m.:

Watertown runs out the clock on the 97th meeting with Belmont.  Final Watertown 35, Belmont 16

49 seconds left 4th, Belmont kicks 35 yard field goal.

Sports

Watertown Seniors Close Field Hockey Careers on Top; Raiders Add Ninth Straight Title, 18th Total

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After winning the MIAA Div. 2 Field Hockey State Championship on Saturday 5-1 over Oakmont, Watertown High School’s four seniors reflected on the year, and their careers for the Raiders. The seniors were part of some major accomplishments, Watertown field hockey coach Eileen Donahue said earlier in the week during a ceremony when seniors Jonna Kennedy and Maddie Leitner signed their letters of intent to play in college. Donahue noted that they were part of the team to set the nation’s longest unbeaten streak in high school field hockey two years ago, and this year they were there when the team finally lost after more than eight years. Ask the coach or her players, however, and the streak was not a big focus or even a topic of discussion.

Field Hockey

No Stopping Watertown – Field Hockey Team Claims Ninth Straight State Title

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WORCESTER – Coming into the MIAA Div. 2  Field Hockey State Final the crowd for Oakmont and others believed this was the year to beat Watertown, but as the final seconds drained away it was the Raiders celebrating a State Championship – for the ninth straight year. The final was a rematch of 2016 when Watertown narrowly defeated the Spartans, 4-3. This year the Raiders had lost a game for the first time in more than eight years and only won their last two tournament games by a goal apiece. Saturday morning, however, Watertown put its offense into high gear and won 5-1 at WPI.

Football

Watertown Football Tourney Run Halted by Tough Dennis-Yarmouth Team

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MEDFORD – Watertown High School’s magical run through the MIAA Football tournament came to a crashing halt Friday evening as they fell 41-3 to Dennis-Yarmouth in the Eastern Mass. final at Hormel Stadium. The game did not start well. After getting a first down, Watertown junior quarterback Nick McDermott was sacked. The next play, he was intercepted and it would have been returned for a touchdown if not for a penalty on D-Y.