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UPDATED: Three Watertown High School Teams Heading to the State Tourney, Other Athletes Competing in the Postseason

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The Watertown field hockey team seeks a third straight State Championship in 2023, after setting a new national record for consecutive shutouts. (Courtesy of Watertown Field Hockey)

While the Watertown High School field hockey team has made headlines with a national record setting effort and an undefeated record, two other teams made the MIAA state tournament, and other individual Raiders are competing at the State Level. Volleyball

Watertown’s girls volleyball team finished 7-15 and made the State Tournament for the second time ever. The Raiders are ranked 31st in the MIAA Div. 3 State Tournament and be the home team in a preliminary round game against St.

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Watertown Field Hockey Coach Notches Win Number 750

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Eileen Donahue has now won 750 games as coach of the Watertown Field Hockey coach. (Courtesy of Watertown Athletics)

The following report was provided by the Watertown Public Schools, with some additional information added:

Eileen Donahue, the longtime head coach of the Watertown High School field hockey team, has reached the latest milestone in her Hall of Fame career with her 750th career win. The Raiders defeated Wakefield 7-0 on Thursday. With the win, Donahue’s career record improved to 750-34-46. She has coached the Raiders for 38 seasons.

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Watertown Field Hockey Setting Records & Making Headlines

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The Watertown field hockey team set a new national record for consecutive shutouts. (Courtesy of Watertown Field Hockey)

Add another one to the record book for the Watertown High School field hockey team. On Thursday night, the Raiders defeated Melrose 7-0, securing the 33rd straight shutout. That sets the national record for most games without allowing a goal. “Congratulations to our team breaking the High School National Field Hockey record by going 33 games without allowing a goal.

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Former Watertown Hockey Player Named Coach of Prep School

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Mike Busconi

Watertown High School graduate Mike Busconi will take the helm at The Winchendon School as the prep school’s head hockey coach. Busconi played for Watertown High School and served two years as captain. He made the Middlesex League All-Star team in 2012. After WHS, he attended The Winchendon School for a Post-Graduate year. “Super excited about it to be back,” Busconi told the New England Hockey Journal.

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Watertown High School Faces Rival in Doubleheader at Soccer Night in Belmont

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown High School Soccer:

The Watertown High School Boys and Girls Varsity soccer teams will face off against Belmont in the 8th Annual Soccer Night in Belmont on Saturday, September 23rd, at Belmont High School. Boys Varsity vs. Belmont at 4:30 pmGirls Varsity vs. Belmont at 6:30 pm

Watertown Boys Varsity will defend their trophy win after a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout winlast year’s game. Watertown Girls Varsity will continue to build on their best-ever playoff runlast season.

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Watertown High School Sports Teams Using Alternate Facilities During 3 Years of Construction

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Natalie Nigito PhotographyWatertown High School’s football team begins the 2023 season with a road game in New Hampshire. They finished the 2022 season playing Belmont on the home field of the Boston Red Sox. Moving to a temporary school and dealing with a field undergoing a turf replacement has required Watertown High School’s athletics program to be creative. Watertown High School moved out of the old building on Columbia Street into the temporary modular school at PFC Richard Moxley Field for the start of the 2023-24 school year. WHS will also make use of facilities at the nearby Watertown Middle School, including for some of the sports programs. The new high school is expected to take three years to be constructed, and will be built on the same site as the old school.

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Watertown Girls Basketball Coach Leaving for Div. 1 Boys Position

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Watertown Girls Basketball Coach Patrick Ferdinand announced he will be leaving to take a job in Framingham. Here he is pictured working with a player in 2018. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Leaving a community that has grown to be like family will be difficult, said Watertown Girls Basketball Coach Patrick Ferdinand, but he is taking a job as boys coach closer to his home which will allow him to spend more time with his wife and daughter. After more than a dozen years leading the Raiders girls team, Ferdinand announced this week that he will be taking the job as coach of the Framingham High School boys basketball team. “It’s a major change, from Division 3 to Division 1 and girls to boys,” Ferdinand said.

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Watertown Girls Lacrosse Team’s Long Journey Ends in Nantucket

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Watertown girls lacrosse players relax on the ferry on the way to their State Tournament game at Nantucket. (Photo by Jim Zarkadas)

NANTUCKET — Few road games require multiple modes of transportation, but Watertown High School’s girls lacrosse team hade to take two buses and a ferry to make it to the MIAA Div. 4 Tournament game against Nantucket. The 20th seed Watertown (9-13) lost 14-5 to fourth seed Nantucket (19-3) on June 8. Sophomore Alani Garey scored three goals for the Raiders, while junior Sarah Morrissey and senior captain Alex Karalis each contributed one.