Basketball

Watertown Boys Basketball Pulls Out 14th Win Over Stoneham

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The Raiders mounted a fourth quarter comeback to defeat a pesky Stoneham team 46-43 win Tuesday night. 

Watertown jumped out to a 17-8 first quarter lead. Then Stoneham chipped at the lead, narrowing the margin to four at halftime and took a 35-29 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raiders comeback was lead by guard Julio Fulcar, who scored seven of his 16 points in the final period. Stoneham held center John Korte to 13 points, including five in the fourth quarter. The junior is Watertown’s top scorer and lead the Middlesex League in scoring though 14 games with 23 points per game.

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Watertown Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Off to Hot Start

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Both Watertown High School varsity basketball squads have enjoyed successful starts to their seasons, each only losing one game. 

The boys, coached by Steve Harrington, have won eight straight after losing the opener against Arlington. The team spreads the scoring around, but the top scorers for most games are John Korte (who scored 21 against Wilmington and 24 at Burlington) and Jayden Hairston (who was the top scorer at Burlington with 18). Vondre Chase and Julio Fulcar routinely score in double figures, too. The Raiders have road games against Wakefield and Woburn before returning to host Lexington on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.

The girls basketball team dropped their first game of the season at Melrose last Friday.

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Watertown Basketball Tips Off This Week, See the Boys & Girls Schedules

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Watertown High School’s girls and boys basketball teams tip off the 2016-17 season this week and see if they can repeat or improve on last year’s successful seasons. 
The girls come off the team’s first trip to the State Final and return star center Shannon Murphy. The Raiders finished the regular season 17-3 and fell to Longmeadow in the State Final in Springfield. The boys went 10-10 in the regular season, made the tournament and fell in the Div. 3 North Section quarterfinal. Both teams start the season with league games against Arlington, the boys away and the girls at home.

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WHS Grad Gabriella Coppola Named Conference Player of the Week

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Endicott College junior guard Gabriella Coppola (Watertown, Mass.) has been recognized as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week for her efforts during the week of Nov. 21- Nov. 27, as announced today by the conference office, the CCC announced. Coppola, a first-time CCC recipient, helped the Gulls to an exciting non-conference victory at Keene State on Tuesday as she scored a career-high 19 points, dished out three assists, and registered a game-high/career-high seven steals in the contest. Endicott (1-3, 0-0 CCC) returns to the hardwood on Wednesday, Nov.

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Three Watertown High School Athletes Sign Letters to Play in College

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Three Watertown High School athletes signed their letters of intent to play their sport in college next year, two field hockey players and one girls basketball player. 

Kourtney Kennedy will play field hockey at UConn next year, while her teammate Olivia Venezia will move on to Holy Cross. Joining Venezia will be Shannon Murphy who will play basketball for the Crusaders. WHS Athletic Director Michael Lahiff said he was proud to have three athletes taking their games to the next level. “A lot of people don’t know how difficult it is to do,” Lahiff said. “It is an honor to be moving on and continuing their athletic careers.”

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Watertown Basketball Registering Youth Players for 2016-17 Season

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Watertown Basketball announced that players can now register for the upcoming season, and have new in-house leagues. The group sent out the following information:

Hello Watertown Basketball Families

ONLINE REGISTRATION for the 2016-2017 Season is NOW OPEN!!! Register at watertownyouthbasketball.com

We offer a fun, competitive opportunity for Boys and Girls Grades 4-8 to play Basketball on either a travel or in house team. New this year, we are also offering an in house league for grades 6, 7 and 8. Deadline to register for a Travel Team is Oct. 24.

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Still Time to Register for Cops & Rec Middle School Basketball Program

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The Watertown Police and the Recreation Department have teamed up to put on the free Cops & Rec Middle School Basketball Program this summer. 

Watertown Police officers will be part of the program, including Police Chief Michael Lawn, who will officiate some games. The first week of this program will consist of clinics, drills and evaluations and then four consistent teams will be selected. There will be a separate league for girls and boys and a schedule of games will be played beginning the following week. The focus of the program is to provide a fun, positive atmosphere with officials and scorekeepers while the participants play their game. Registration is on a first come first serve basis Limit is 40 participants per league

The program is for girls and boys in grades: 6-8 on Tuesdays May 24-July 5, 2016 (7 week program)

Time: 5:45-6:45 p.m. for girls, 6:45-7:45 for Boys

Where: 552 Main St.