Sports

See How Austin Lin, the Watertown Relay Team Did at the State Track Meet

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Austin Lin continued to scorch the track at Saturday’s MIAA Indoor Track & Field All-State Meet. 

The Watertown High School junior finished sixth at the meet, and ran a personal best and broke his own school record in the 600 meters for the second time with a time of 1:22.26. He set the prior mark a week before at the Div. 4 Meet when he ran 1:22.98. Lin’s time easily qualifies him for the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships, talking place Feb. 27 and 28 at Boston University.

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WHS Girls’ Teams Grab League Titles, Runner Breaks His Own Record

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Watertown’s girls’ teams have had a successful winter, with the hockey and basketball teams grabbing league championships. The hockey team, which is a joint team with Belmont, won the Middlesex League Freedom Division with a 7-2 win at Stoneham and a 5-0 win against Wilmington. They then beat Medford 6-1 and Melrose 4-0. The Raiders have a record of 16-3-1 and are ranked 7th in the Boston Globe Top 20 and ESPN Boston ranked them 11th. The girls’ hoops team just keeps rolling and is 17-0 after a 56-28 win over Melrose.

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Watertown Runner Sets School Record; Girls’ Hoops Keep Winning

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Watertown runner Austin Lin continues to turn in amazing times during the indoor track season. 

After running the seventh fastest 400 meters in the nation earlier this year, he ran the 600 in a school record time at the MSTCA Elite Meet/Coaches Invitational on Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. The time of 1:23.02 placed Lin fourth in the event which features many of the best high school track and field athletes in Massachusetts. The WHS junior broke a mark that stood for 40 years, according to a report on the Wicked Local Watertown. Girls Basketball Stays Undefeated
The Raiders put their unbeaten record on the line against another undefeated team Friday night, and Watertown came out on top. Woburn led the Liberty Division of the Middlesex League – the big school division – but fell to the top team in the small school division – the Freedom Division.

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Town Lays Out Plans for Phase 2 of Victory Field Renovations

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The Recreation Department has a wide range of upgrades and a few additions planned for the track and court areas of Victory Field. Plans include replacing the track, installing artificial turf inside the track, and improving the tennis and adding a multi-purpose court where basketball and street hockey can be played, said Recreation Director Peter Centola. The project is in the town’s Capital Improvement Plan, and has a budget of $2.5 million. The money would be borrowed by the town through bonds, Centola said. The Victory Field complex, which also includes the field where artificial turf was recently installed, serves not only as main recreation area for the town, it also serves as the home to many Watertown High School athletics teams and is used for physical education classes, Centola said.

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Victory Field Neighbors Worried About Future of Track Area

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The fence around the Victory Field tennis courts sits less than 100 feet from the back window of the home of Elodia Thomas and Bruce Coltin. The couple worries that proposed changes to the track area of the athletic complex will mean they will have to endure more light, noise and other annoyances in their home. In April, Thomas learned that the Recreation Department plans to renovate the track and courts at Victory Field. The plan calls for replacing the track and installing an artificial turf field and adding lights around the track. The courts would be redone, and a street hockey rink that can be frozen in the winter has also been proposed.

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WHS Sports: See How the Raiders Fared in State Competitions

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The Raiders’ spring sports squads took on  some of the best in the state this week in state tournaments and state meets. 

Track & Field

Several Raiders track and field athletes competed in the Eastern Div. 4 Outdoor Championships at Dufree High School in Fall River. The Raiders’ boys team won a relay and the pentathlon, and got a pair of second places in individual events. Junior Brian DallaCosta won the pentathlon event with 2609 points. The 4 x 400 meter relay got first place with a time of 3:33.73.