Sports

Watertown Hockey Player Named to Shriners All-Stars, Playing Sunday

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March has been a big month for Jonna Kennedy. First the Watertown High School junior was named to the USA Field Hockey’s U-17 team going to Ireland and now she has been named to the Shriners All-Star Game for her play in ice hockey. 

The Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association Girls High School All Star Game will take place on Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at the Canton Ice House. Kennedy will be one of the goalies on the North All-Stars, and was one of 46 girls selected to play in the game. See the rosters for both the girls and boys All-Stars here. Tickets for the games (the boys start at 4 p.m.) will cost $11 and proceeds will benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Charity

Watertown Man, Fiance Running to Help Low-Income People Find Housing

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Watertown-native Steve Farrell will take on the Boston Marathon for the second time, this time with his fiance Todd Robinson, and they will raise money to help connect low income families and individuals with housing that they can afford. Farrell, who is the Director of Communications, Development and Policy for the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP), has been running for a few years, and growing up near the Marathon course he dreamed as a child of running the fabled race. When he was young Farrell would run a race from Waltham City Hall to the then Watertown Police Station in Watertown Square and then would either go home to watch the Marathon called by Chet Curtis and Natalie Jacobson or go with an older sibling to watch the race live. Farrell ran his first marathon in 2012, and this year he will be joined by his fiance, who is newer to the sport. “Our first race together was the Dorchester Firefighter 10k Memorial that fall.

Girls Basketball

Watertown Girls Basketball Builds a Legacy by Coaching Youth League

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While Friday nights were game time for the Watertown High School girls basketball team, Saturday mornings were reserved for helping out the Watertown Youth Basketball. That has helped form a strong bond between the players, young and old. WHS head coach Patrick Ferdinand’s players spend the morning working with the fourth and fifth grade girls, who are playing organized basketball for the first time. “It’s an honor to teach the kids to plan and getting them them know what we do in high school,” said WHS senior Jenna McMahon. “It’s important, at the same time, to have fun.”

Sports

Watertown Field Hockey Player Representing U.S. on Tour of Ireland

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Watertown’s Jonna Kennedy will be traveling to Ireland in April to represent her country on the Under 17 National Field Hockey Team. The squad was one of three Junior National Teams selected following intense training camps over the weekend in North Carolina. Kennedy, a junior at Watertown High School, plays goalie for the Raiders and served as a captain this fall. The team will head to Ireland from April 11-18 to play three games against Ireland. “We are excited to have this opportunity to play over in Europe against Ireland,” said U17 head coach Martin.

Boys Basketball

Watertown’s Impressive Tournament Run Ended by Skilled Hanover Team

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BOSTON – Everything looked set up for Watertown High School’s boys basketball team to put away another MIAA State Tournament win, with the score tied going into the fourth quarter, but the Raiders shooting went cold and Hanover took over over for a 46-40 State Semifinal win at the TD Garden on Monday afternoon. Watertown head coach Steve Harrington had his team looking poised to go to its first Div. 3 State Final since 2011, but Hanover’s defense tightened during the last stanza of the showdown. (See how the game went here.)
“Defensively, we were outstanding in the first half,” Harrington said. “And to their credit it was their defense.

Sports

EMASS FINAL: Watertown’s Tourney Run Ends at The Garden

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BOSTON – The Watertown High School’s boys basketball team take the big stage on Monday afternoon Eastern Mass. final – a place familiar to the Raiders but not for their opponent, Hanover. This is the Raider’s 10th trip to the TD Garden to play in the state semifinals, but before this year the Indians had never even reached the South Section final. Follow the game live here. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

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Boys Basketball

Playing in the Garden a Family Tradition for the Watertown Basketball Team

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In the celebratory mayhem after Watertown High School’s victory in Saturday’s Div. 3 North Section boys basketball final, Raiders’ junior center John Korte was mobbed by two of his biggest fans – his sisters Francesca and Felicia. The two sisters know a thing or two about playing in big games for the Raiders, both having been on girls basketball squads who made tournament runs: Felicia played on the team won in the Garden last year and made it to the State Final, and the Raiders made the North Section final twice (2013 and 2014) when Francesca played for Watertown. Felicia is a freshman on the UMass-Lowell basketball team, and Francesca played hoops during her first two years at Wellesley College. And Korte is not the only play on the current Raiders basketball team who are following in the footsteps of older siblings.

Schools

Watertown Schools Offers Track Program for Students with Disabilities

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This year, the Watertown High School track and field team will offer an adaptive track program for students in grades 2-12 with disabilities. Students will participate in stretching, running and racing activities on the Victory Field track. WHS athletes will be mentoring/coaching under the supervision of parent volunteers. The four-week program is open to students in grades 2-12, and will run from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on April 11, April 18, April 25 and May 3. Mail the application (below) with a $25.00 check made payable to Nancy Alberico to:

Nancy Alberico
C/O WHS Track & Field Boosters
25 Duff Street
Watertown, MA 02472

Questions/Feedback to: nancy.alberico@commonmoves.com or call 617-974-6101.