Sports

Watertown Sending Two Teams Into State Soccer Tournaments

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Markus Spiske

Watertown’s girls soccer team return to the State Tournament for the first time since the current seniors were in elementary school, and the Raiders’ boys squad return to the State Tournament, and travel to play their first match. Girls Soccer

The Raiders finished 4-13-1 and got the 26th seed in the MIAA Div. 3 Tourney. The team will welcome 39th seed Boston Latin Academy (10-4-5) to Victory Field for the Preliminary Round game on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m.

The MIAA’s online tournament archives go back to 2006, and in that time Watertown has never hosted a girls soccer Tournament game.

Sports

Undefeated Raiders Field Hockey Top Seeded in Tourney

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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown High School field hockey team will look to add the 20th state championship trophy in 2022. Here, the team celebrates winning the 2021 State Title. The Raiders sit in pole position as they begin the quest for the school’s 20th field hockey state championship in 2022. Undefeated Watertown (17-0) officially received the No. 1 seed in the 2022 MIAA Div.

Colin Campbell

Magical Run to the Garden Ends Just Short of Title for Watertown Boys Hockey Team

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Charlie BreitroseA Watertown fires a puck at the net during the State Final against Sandwich at the TD Garden. BOSTON — The Watertown High School boys hockey team made all the right moves on the way to the TD Garden, and the Raiders looked like they might have one last magical moment to clinch the MIAA Div. 4 State Championship. In the second overtime, however, it was Sandwich that found the puck magic, prevailing 3-2. Coming inches short of the school’s second state championship is not bad for a team that basically didn’t exist five years ago.

Hockey

Raiders Boys Hockey Team Falls in Double Overtime in the State Final

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Charlie BreitroseThe Watertown boys hockey team takes the ice at the TD Garden before Sunday’s State Final against Sandwich. Hockey players get used to early morning ice time, but seldom does such an important competition occur at an early hour. The Watertown High School boys hockey team will play for a State Championship beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday against Sandwich at the TD Garden. Raiders’ Head Coach John Vlachos said the 2021-22 season has been a team effort. Follow the action live from the Garden here startingat 9 a.m.!

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Great Run by Watertown Boys Basketball Team Ends Short of State Title

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Adam Patterson finds SeanAnthony McCusker during the State Final against St. Mary’s at the Tsongas Center. LOWELL — The first half of the MIAA Div. 3 State Final started like a dream for the Watertown High School boys basketball team. Like in the previous rounds of the State Tournament the Raiders jumped to a quick lead, but their championship dreams crumbled in the second half.

Basketball

STATE FINAL: Watertown Boys Basketball Loses, Lead at Half

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Adam Patterson is introduced before the Raiders face St. Mary’s in the MIAA DIv. 3 State Final on Friday night in Lowell. The Raiders need one more win to reach the pinnacle of high school basketball, but in their way is a powerful St. Mary’s team that has steamrolled its opponents on the way to the Final.

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Raiders Earn Trip to the Boys Basketball State Final

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Pierre Paul Labossiere lays it in against Tech Boston in the Div. 3 Final Four Tuesday night. FRAMINGHAM — Watertown High School is heading back to the MIAA Div. 3 Boys Basketball State Final after beating Tech Boston 64-57 Tuesday night. The Raiders jumped out to a big first half lead, controlling the first half, with a styffling defense and strong rebounding.