Sports

Watertown High Grad Receives College All-Conference Hoops Honors

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The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced its all-conference women’s basketball teams and one of those honored was a Watertown High School graduate. 

Senior Gabriella Coppola, a guard at Endicott College, was named to the All-CCC second team. Coppola averaged 10.3 points per game for the Gulls this season and also led the team in assists per game with 4.9, according to Endicott Athletics. Earlier in the season, she moved into second place on the all-time career assists list at Endicott and currently sits at 370 total assists. Coppola has recorded 12 double-digit scoring efforts throughout the season as well. Endicott (14-4) earned the No.

Dean's List

310 Endicott College Athletes Make Dean’s List, Including One from Watertown

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A total of 310 Endicott College club and varsity student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Fall Semester Dean’s List for obtaining a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 in the fall semester, including Watertown’s Gabriella Coppola who plays basketball for the Gulls. 

All 21 Endicott varsity programs and all seven club programs are represented throughout the list, Endicott Athletics announced. The breakdown of student-athletes named to the Dean’s List is solely based on the information provided by the Endicott Athletics Compliance Office, which reflects grades posted as of February 12, 2018. The list provided by the Endicott Athletics Compliance Office is subject to change at any time. NOTE: In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a “C”, have no withdrawal grades, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. See the full list of athletes from Endicott who made the Dean’s list by clicking here.

Emily Koufos

Led by Sprinter Camara WHS Track Team Takes 3rd at Div. 5 Meet, Koufos Grabs 3rd

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BOSTON – Led by the junior sprinter Mange Camara’s top performance, the Watertown boys track & field team took third place at the MIAA Div. 5 Indoor Championships Thursday. Distance runner Emily Koufos excelled for the girls. With each best time in the 55 dash and the 300 meters, Camara sets a new school record. He set the record at the Coaches Invitational and then again at the Middlesex League Meet.

Sports

WHS Sports: Wrestlers Medal, Swimmers Compete at Section Meet, Track Team Heads to Div. 5 Meet

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The State competitions are underway for winter sports and Watertown High School sent competitors or will have athletes competing in the boys swimming, wrestling and boys and girls indoor track championships. Wrestlers Medal at Divisional Meet
A young Watertown High School wrestling team came off a successful regular season, in which it went 18-10 in dual meets, and had five medalists at the Div. 3 Central Section meet at Wayland over the weekend. The Raiders sent competitors in all of the weight classes. Freshman Waqas Khan won third place by going 4-1 in the 113 lb.

Charity

Registration Open for Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K Run/Walk

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Once again this year the Watertown Police Department will host a 5K run and walk to commemorate the anniversary of the events that led to the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. 

The Watertown Police Finish Strong 5k Run/Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 29, 2018 starting and finishing at Tufts Health Plan 705 Mount Auburn Street in Watertown. Mission: The Watertown Police Relief Association, Watertown Supervisors Association and Watertown Patrol officers Association will commemorate the 5th anniversary of the events that led to the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects by inviting the community to fill the streets of Watertown in a 5K celebratory road race and walk.Proceeds to benefit the WPRA, WPSA and the WPA. Proceeds from this event will benefit the WPSA, local charity & victim funds, One Fund, Watertown Police Foundation and the new foundation to support youth community programming and school safety initiatives

Course: The course is fast and fairly flat 3.1 miles (5k). Prizes to top male/female finishers plus various age categories. Runners and walkers welcome and for safety purposes, no skateboards, rollerblades/skates, bicycles, or animals can be taken on the course.

Schools

School Committee Looks to Change Policies on Sports Banners; Non-WHS Students Attending Dances, Events

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{Updated Feb. 14, 2018 at 5:04 p.m.}

Changes to the policies for how Watertown High School athletics banners are awarded, and for allowing non-WHS students to attend events – such as dances – are being examined by the School Committee. 

At last week’s School Committee meeting the board had first readings for the policy changes. The final votes are expected to be made at the School Committee’s March 5 meeting. Athletic Banners
The policy about when a banner goes up the gymnasium at Watertown High School is being examined because there are all several types of banners, some for teams, some for individual athletes and they are not all the same. “There is a confusion because there are inconsistencies,” said School Committee member Eileen Hsu-Balzer, who chairs the Policy Subcommittee.

Kevin Russo

WHS Sports: Raiders Claim 2 Individual League Track Titles, Wrestling Coach Wins No. 400

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Watertown High School had some outstanding individual performances at the Middlesex League Indoor Track Championships in Boston this week. Senior Emily Koufos won the 2-mile run in a time of 11:28.01, more than 12.5 seconds ahead of the second place runner. The League Meet was the first time Koufos ran that distance competitvely. In her career Koufos has also won 800, the mile and in cross country. On the boys side, junior Mange Camara won the 300 meters by nearly a second.