Sports

Tickets Available for the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet

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Get your tickets now for the 2017 Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, where the inductions will include four former outstanding athletes. The Hall of Fame Banquet organizers sent out the following information:

Tickets are now available for the Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet to be held at the St. James Armenian Church Hall on Saturday, Oct. 21. Doors will open at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. The cost is $45 per person.

Sports

Highlights of the Watertown Summer Basketball League Semifinals

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The semifinals series in the Watertown Summer Basketball League have concluded and the finalists are Donohue’s Kaos Club and HBC. See highlights of the games that take place in the court behind the Watertown Boys and Girls Club, in Saltonstall Park. Game 2 of the best-of-three finals series takes place Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and if needed, the third game will be Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Here are the semifinals highlights:

Donohue’s Kaos Club topples top seeded Zards

HBC eliminates Made Men on the way to the finals

Sports

Watertown Hockey Player Selected Women’s Professional League Draft

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Watertown’s Lauren Kelly was selected by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft. Kelly, who plays defense, was taken by the Pride in the fourth round and was selected 16th overall in the National Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 17. She is going into her senior year at Northeastern this fall. The Pride enters its third season in 2017-18, and plays its home games at Warrior Ice Arena – the Boston Bruins’ practice facility – in Brighton. Players are typically drafted before their senior year, but finish playing in college before joining their NWHL teams.

Last year, Kelly scored two goals and had eight assists for the Huskies, and played in all of the team’s games.

Sports

Watch Highlights of the Watertown Summer Basketball League Playoffs.

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The Watertown Summer Basketball League playoffs tipped off this week, and there were some upsets in the first round. 

See highlights from the four first round match ups. Games are played at the court next to the Watertown Boys & Girls Club and Saltonstall Park. The semifinals continue Thursday night with game two at 8:20 with Zards vs. Donohue’s Kaos and Made Men against HBC at 9:15. Top seeds Zards heads to semis after win over New Day.

Around Town

Watertown Park Hosting Basketball Tournament with Prizes, Raffles, More

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A 5-on-5 basketball tournament will be held at Casey Park in Watertown with a cash prize for the winning team and raffles and activities through the day. 

The Second Annual 5-on-5 Mobar Classic Basketball Tournament will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 form 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Casey Park, 124 Watertown Street. The winning team will take home a $3,000 prize, and there will be a special guest. There will be food, raffles, music, and activities for kids. Mobar Mobile Barbershop is based out of Waltham and cuts their clients include some members of the Boston Celtics.

Government

Victory Field Basketball Court to be Moved Slightly, New Storage Approved

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The basketball court at Victory Field will be moved farther from the backyards of neighbors and new, more attractive storage for athletic equipment will be installed in a different location. The Ad Hoc Committee on Victory Field Phase 2 continued its examination of what should happen to the track and courts area of the complex on Orchard Street. Having previously dealt with renovating the track and deciding against putting up netting around the track to stop soccer and lacrosse balls, on Tuesday night the group discussed the tennis and basketball courts and storage containers at at Victory Field. Basketball Court
One of the most popular parts of Victory Field is the basketball court, which sits at the end of the five tennis courts and next to the back driveway. Pickup games are played almost year-round, neighbors said, but the games also creates a lot of noise for those living near the court.

Gymnastics

Watertown Gymnast Competed Against Nation’s Best at Junior Olympics

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Watertown’s Bridget Sullivan recently traveled to Michigan to compete against the top gymnasts of her age at Junior Olympic Competition. 

The 14-year-old has had a successful season. She qualified for Level 9 Junior Olympic Competition Eastern Nationals – the highest level for her age – for the first time. During the competition she placed seventh place in the vault with a score of 9.475 out of 10, said her coach, Jen Scannell. The competition was held at the Summit Sports and Ice Complex in Lansing, Mich. “It was cool to see how the different gymnasts from around the country were competing different skills,” Sullivan said.

Sports

Two Youth Hockey Players Taking Their Game to China for International Tourney

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Two young hockey players from Watertown will travel all the way to China to take on teams from around the world later this month. 

James O’Connor and Matthew Brown will lace up their skates to play for the Boston MaxPro Jets in the CCM Beijing Invitational tournament, where dozens of teams in a variety of age groups will face off. O’Connor is a forward who will be starting seventh grade at Boston College High School in the fall. Brown plays forward and is going into seventh grade at St. Agnes School in Arlington. The Jets will play other teams made up of players born in 2005 – 11 and 12 year olds.