Sports

Raiders Relay Team Rocks at Track Outdoor Nationals

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A foursome from Watertown High School finished third place at the New Balance Outdoor National, the highest finish for a team from the school. 

The sprint relay team of sophomore Nicholas Cordeiro, junior Vasken Kebabjian, senior Austin Lin and senior Jeremy Breen ran a 3:37.25 and finished third of 60 teams in the Emerging Elite competition at the meet at North Carolina A&T in Grensboro, N.C. In the race, the first two legs are 200 meters, the third is 400 meters and the final one is 800 meters. The finish is the highest ever for a Watertown team in 40 years of the competition. The Raiders team could not compete under the Watertown High School name due to MIAA rules, so they named themselves Shamrock Track Club. Lin also ran the 400 in 50.74 and finished 34th in the Emerging Elite race.

Girls Lacrosse

Watertown High School Athletes Honored by School Committee

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Watertown High School athletes completed a very successful year, and more than a dozen seniors completed a busy high school career. 

Watertown’s teams claimed one state championship (field hockey), two North Section titles (field hockey and girls basketball) and three Middlesex League titles (field hockey, girls basketball and girls lacrosse), said Watertown Athletic Director Michael Lahiff. He added that the football and boys hockey teams made it to the section finals, and football team beat Belmont on Thanksgiving Day, plus the track team has a relay competing at the Outdoor Nationals. Girls Lacrosse Has a Banner Year
The girls lacrosse team received plaques from the School Committee on Tuesday for their league championship. They also showed off the banner that will go up in the WHS Gym. This is the team’s fourth straight league title it its six year history.

Sports

Watertown Youth Lacrosse Team Completes Perfect Season

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The Watertown Boys Youth Lacrosse U-13 team recently completed a perfect season. The team, which is made up of fifth- and sixth-graders, defeated Belmont 7-1 in the last game of the year. The team finished the season with an 8-0 record. The team is coached by Tom Shortt and JD Donohue. The players are Nelson Bellows, William Jokic, Aidan Flanagan, Brian Shortt, Anthony Lampasona, Tyler Timperio, Ciaran Flanagan, Cam Reed, Owen Lawn, Levon Gukasyan, Rory Kennelly, Roan Hopkins, Jack Dickie, Anthony Venezia, Brenden Donovan, Patrick Donohue, Eoin Morrissey, Jared Norton and Aidan Conneely.

Sports

Two Area Basketball Experts Speaking at Boston Basketball Clinics

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Boston Basketball announced two speakers who will work with players at clinics this summer, Newton North Head Coach Paul Connolly and Bentley University Assistant Women’s Coach C White. The Shot Dr.
Paul Connolly is one of the most well renowned coaches in the region and earned the nickname the “Shot Dr.” for his tremendous ability to teach proper mechanics of shooting the basketball. Coach Connolly is the head boys basketball coach at Newton North High School, where he has amassed a career record of 251-59 in 13 seasons. Coach Connolly guided the Tigers to back to back State Championships in 2005 and 2006, and nine Bay State Conference championships (2005, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, &14).

Boys Lacrosse

WHS Sports: See How the Raiders’ Track, Boys Lacrosse & Girls Tennis Teams Fared

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Watertown’s athletic teams wound up a successful spring season with state competitions this weekend. 
Track & Field
Watertown senior Austin Lin turned in another fine performance, running the 400 meters in 48.84 to take third place Saturday at the All-State Meet at Westfield State College. Lin will run again for the Raiders as part of the Watertown sprint relay team going to Outdoor High School Nationals in North Carolina later this month. The boys 4 x 400 relay came in 11th in the meet, and senior Jeremy Breen finished 21st in the 800 meters. On the girls’ side, Watertown sophomore Emily Koufos got 14th in the mile run, and senior Katherine Tolman finished 18th in the 400 meters. The Raiders boys squad finished 43rd with six points.

Sports

See How the Raiders Fared in the State Tournament

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A pair of Watertown High School teams played in the state tournament Thursday, with mixed results. Watertown’s girls tennis team sprung an upset at Arlington Catholic on Thursday. The Raiders won the Div. 3 North Section first round match 3-1. Next up for Watertown is a match at Manchester-Essex on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the quarterfinal.

Sports

Raiders Boys Lacrosse Rolls in Tournament, Girls Eliminated

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Watertown’s boys lacrosse team demolished Lunenberg in the first round of the MIAA tournament on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Raiders defeated the 1oth-seeded visitors 19-5 in the Div. 3 Central/East Section game at Victory Field. Watertown improves to 7-10 and will head to No. 2 seed Weston (15-3) for the section quarterfinal on June 4 at 5 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
The Raiders girls lacrosse squad suffered an 18-3 loss to Medfield Wednesday in the East Section Div.

Baseball

WHS Sports: Track Excels at Div. 4 Meet; Teams Ready for State Tourney

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The Watertown track team continued a successful season, with a number of top performances at the Div. 4 meet in Norwell this weekend. The boys team finished fifth place in the team competition with 44 points, thanks a couple of wins, and other high finishes on Saturday. Raider standout Austin Lin won the 400 meters with a time of 49.89. The senior is a school record holder in the indoor 600 meters.