Boys Basketball

WHS Sports: Boys Basketball Season Ends, 2 Teams Seek Tourney Runs

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Watertown’s boys’ basketball team looked like it might pull off a big upset in the Div. 3 North Section quarterfinal Saturday night, but ultimately fell short. 

The eighth-seeded Raiders (11-11) traveled to top-seeded North Reading (19-2) and had the Hornets on the ropes. Watertown held a 16-point halftime lead and was up 40-26 with four minutes left in the third quarter. North Reading, however, turned it around and won 61-53, ending the Raiders season. See photos from the game here.

Girls Basketball

Watertown Cruises to Win in First Round of Girls Basketball Tournament

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The Watertown girls basketball team had two weeks off before its Div. 2 North Section quarterfinal against Danvers, but the Raiders showed no signs of rust as they rolled to a 52-33 win Friday night. 

Watertown (18-3) sprinted out to an 18-6 first quarter lead. Raiders’ head coach Pat Ferdinand said things went well from the beginning, even if it was not the way he drew it up for them. “I think that we started off really really hot, hit some jump shots, but it almost took away from what we wanted to do offensively,” Ferdinand said. “It almost came too quickly.

Boys Hockey

Watertown Hockey Team Post Shutout in First Round of State Tournament

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Thursday night the Watertown Raiders boys hockey team pulled together to defeat Northeast Metro Tech 3-0 in the first step toward defending their state title. Watertown finished the first period strong, with senior Matthew Busconi setting the tone with by giving the Raiders a 1-0 in the MIAA Div. 3 North Section first round game at Billerica High School. Watertown head coach Mike Hayes said he was pleased with his team’s effort. “Although we haven’t played for three weeks, I can definitely say that we deserved this win by the way we played tonight,” Hayes said.

Sports

Watertown Rolls to Win in First Round of Boys Basketball Tournament

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On Super Tuesday, Watertown won by a landslide  victory, 76-48, over Ipswich in the first road MIAA Div. 3 North Section Tournament . 

The game was all but over by halftime of the game at Watertown High School. The Raiders held Ipswich to just 10 points in the first quarter, and posted a 49-26 halftime lead. “The key was our pressure defense. We just went after it and turned them over a ton,” said Watertown head coach Steve Harrington.

Sports

Watertown Lacrosse Enjoying Success at the College Level, Too

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Watertown Lacrosse sent out the following story:

If you took a poll as to what sport has the most kids from Watertown High playing in college, it would probably come as no surprise that due to its long time dominance of the Div. 2 Field hockey world and a current unbeaten streak of 160 games, the seven-time defending State Champion WHS field Hockey team would lead the pack. No less than nine Red Raiders are currently on the rosters of elite schools such as Babson, BU, Holy Cross, Northeastern and Stonehill, where one alumnus, Erika Kelly (WHS ‘12), was recently named the 2015 National Player of the Year in D2! What may come as a bit of a surprise is the sport coming in a close second, with eight current college players. That answer is one of the newest sports in Watertown: Lacrosse.

Charity

Watertown Middle School Kicks Off Pennies for Patients Fundraiser

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This year, the Watertown Middle School will again be participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s School & Youth Program, Pennies for Patients — a three-week coin, cash, and check drive to raise funds to find cures for blood cancers. Our drive will run from February 29 through March 21. As you may know, leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20. Mr. Johnson, our physical education teacher, is a lymphoma survivor. Our fundraising is in honor of him and in memory of two other WMS teachers, Pat Stayn and Peter Clough, who died as a result of lymphoma.

Sports

SPORTS: WHS Hockey Team Makes Tourney, Two Youth Players Win Gold

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The defending state champions are not done yet. The Watertown boys hockey team grabbed a spot in the MIAA Div. 3 North Section tournament when the seedings were announced Saturday. 

The Raiders finished the year 9-11 and will play Northeast Regional on Thursday, March 3 in the first round of the tournament. The game will be played at Hallenborg Ice Rink in Billerica at 7 p.m.

Last year, Watertown made its first state final and beat Agawam to claim the Div. 3 state championship.

Sports

Watertown Basketball Teams Hosting Tournament Games

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The seedings are out for the MIAA state basketball tournament and Watertown will host a boys and girls first round matchup. The Raiders girls squad finished the regular season record of 17-3 and earned the top seed in the Div. 2 North Section bracket. Watertown also got a bye for the first round, and will host a quarterfinal game on Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m.

Watertown will face the winner of the Chelsea-Danvers game, according to Athletic Director Michael Lahiff.  Last year the girls reached the Eastern Mass final at the TD Garden.