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Late Goal Propels Watertown Field Hockey to 10th Straight North Title

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NORTH ANDOVER – A late strike by senior Sydney Poulin gave the Watertown High School field hockey team the 1-0 victory over Manchester-Essex and clinched the team’s 1oth straight North Section title Saturday afternoon. The Div. 2 North Section final, played in frigid temperatures at North Andover High School, remained up in the air late into the game. Watertown (20-1) had controlled play the first half and most of the second half, but Manchester-Essex (19-1-1) junior goalie Christina Calandra made several saves. In the last 10 minutes of the game Manchester-Essex got a series of corners and seemed to be controlling the tempo of the game. Raiders goalie Jonna Kennedy did not have to make many saves, but the ones she did were under pressure, and late.

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WHS Sports: Soccer Team Triumphs in OT, Field Hockey & Football Ready for Next Round

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The Watertown boys soccer team defeated Bedford in overtime at Victory Field on Monday night to move on to the Div. 3 North Section semifinals. The fifth-seeded Raiders (13-6-1) found themselves behind in the first half of the Section quarterfinal when the 13th-seeded Buccaneers (7-11-2) scored just a few minutes into the game. Watertown’s Robert Danielian tied the score with a goal in the ninth minute. Danielian struck again late in the first half to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead.

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Watertown Shuts Out Swampscott in Field Hockey Section Quarterfinal

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Watertown High School kicked off the quest for a ninth straight MIAA field hockey championship by shutting out Swampscott, 3-0, Friday afternoon at Victory Field. It took more a quarter hour of the North Section quarterfinal for the Raiders (18-1) to solve a pesky Big Blue (11-6-3) defense. Watertown sophomore Brianna Williams scored 15:28 into the game off a feed inside the circle from senior co-captain Sydney Poulin. Four minutes into the second half, junior Olivia Lampasona blasted a ball into the Swampscott net from the right side of the circle. Senior Lauren Petrillo finished Watertown’s scoring when her shot struck a stick and looped over the head of the Swampscott goalie with under 4 minutes left in the game.

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Watertown Field Hockey Enters State Tournament as Second Seed in North

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For the first time in years Watertown High School field hockey team heads into the MIAA State Tournament in the unfamiliar position of not being the top seed in the North Section. The brackets released Monday morning have Watertown seeded second, behind Manchester-Essex. The Raiders’ only blemish is a loss to Winchester, but the Hornets have no losses and just one tie. The last time Watertown was second seeded was 2009 when they also were behind Manchester. That year, the Raiders beat Manchester in the North Section final and won the State title.

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WHS Sports: Football Falls in Last Minute, Field Hockey Rolling, Soccer Racking up Wins

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The Watertown football team fought back after being down to Wakefield, but could not hold off the Warriors Friday night. Down in the fourth quarter, the Raiders tied the game at 14 with just over 5 minutes left in the game. Wakefield got the ball late and had first and goal at the 1 with 32 seconds left in the fourth. Watertown’s defense held the Warriors for two downs but Wakefield scored with 14 ticks remaining to win 21-14 in Wakefield. The loss puts the Raiders’ record at 3-4 for the season and 1-4 in the Middlesex League. Watertown should make the MIAA North Section Div.

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Field Hockey Player Jay Quinn Will Enter WHS Athletic Hall of Fame in October

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(The Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame provided the following profile)

Growing up near Victory Field, it was impossible for Jay Quinn, Class of 2002, not to be aware of the tremendous history and success of the Red Raider Field Hockey program. In addition, her older sister Lauren was among the Middlesex League’s best players and leading scorer during her WHS career before playing 4 years at Princeton. Though she played youth soccer growing up in town, Jay also had a close friendship with Hall of Famers Bethany, Jane, Catherine and Mary Rogers, which eventually led her down the fortuitous path to WHS field hockey, its winning tradition, and success as a Captain, All-American, and State Champion. Quinn jokingly told us that after her first practice as a freshman she could barely walk. The program was coming off its seventh overall state title, and she couldn’t wait to be part of the prodigious program.

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Sara York, Star on the Field and the Ice, Going Into WHS Hall of Fame

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Sara York, WHS class of 2002, was almost NOT Sara York, WHS class of 2002. Truth be told, while in eighth grade at the Middle School York seriously contemplated leaving the Watertown school system as a ninth grader to attend Prep school and continue her illustrious ice hockey career. The WHS Athletic Hall of Fame submitted the following profile:

She began skating at the age of 3 at the John A. Ryan Arena (JAR), and soon found herself competing at the highest level throughout the state. She was definitely a highly sought after talent. But the tradition and the success of the storied Red Raider field hockey program convinced her to stay in town, and over the next 4 years York proceeded to write her name in just about every record book of the sports played at Victory Field and the JAR.

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Sen. Markey Praises WHS Field Hockey’s Historic Streak on Capitol Hill

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Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey praised the achievement of Watertown High School’s field hockey team on the floor of  the U.S. Senate this week, after the team’s unbeaten streak ended after 184 games. “For nearly nine years the Raiders have been truly perfect,” Markey said, adding that the team set the longest unbeaten streak in national high school field hockey history. He added that WHS field hockey coach Eileen Donohue is “one of the most historic figures in Massachusetts High School athletics. Watertown lost for the first time since Nov. 12, 2008 on Tuesday when they fell 3-0 in a game at Winchester High School.