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A Watertown High School wrestler competed at the MIAA Div. 3 Wrestling Tournament at Wakefield High School over the weekend. Freshman Waqas Khan competed in the 113 lb. class, but fell in his two matches. His first match was against the eventual Div.
The State competitions are underway for winter sports and Watertown High School sent competitors or will have athletes competing in the boys swimming, wrestling and boys and girls indoor track championships. Wrestlers Medal at Divisional Meet
A young Watertown High School wrestling team came off a successful regular season, in which it went 18-10 in dual meets, and had five medalists at the Div. 3 Central Section meet at Wayland over the weekend. The Raiders sent competitors in all of the weight classes. Freshman Waqas Khan won third place by going 4-1 in the 113 lb.
Watertown High School had some outstanding individual performances at the Middlesex League Indoor Track Championships in Boston this week. Senior Emily Koufos won the 2-mile run in a time of 11:28.01, more than 12.5 seconds ahead of the second place runner. The League Meet was the first time Koufos ran that distance competitvely. In her career Koufos has also won 800, the mile and in cross country. On the boys side, junior Mange Camara won the 300 meters by nearly a second.
(The Watertown High School Athletic Hall of Fame provided this profile.)
Watertown High School has a tremendous history when it comes to outstanding coaches, including Hall of Famers Dick Berardino, Dick Umile, Eileen Donahue, and Steve Harrington, just to name a few. Kevin Russo is the next coach to join the Hall, and his accomplishments in a 27-year career are lengthy indeed. In 1999 Kevin undertook the difficult task of starting a brand new program in his adopted hometown of Watertown. There was no club team at Watertown, no JV program to feed off of, so he started with a varsity team in league competition right away. Under Kevin’s tutelage Watertown has had many successful winning seasons and has been able to fill the line up each year in all 14 weights, which is extremely difficult to do.
The Watertown High School wrestling team continued its successful season by qualifying several athletes for the State Divisional Meet.
Watertown had 12 wrestlers competing in the Div. 3 Central Section meet on Saturday at Ashland High School. Van Athanasopoulos was the highest finisher for there Raiders. He went 3-1 and won the third-place match in the 145 pound competition. He will compete in the Div.
Watertown High School’s wrestling team has had a renaissance this season, winning 19 meets and counting. Coach Kevin Russo’s team fell to Wakefield Wednesday night in a battle of two top Middlesex League teams. The Raiders still boast a 19-7 record. Sammy Leitner has had much success, going 5-0 in matches in two recent quad-meets, and Connor Walsh went 5-0 over the same two meets. The Raiders have one more home meet, on Wednesday, Feb. 8 when they host Georgetown and Ipswich.
Watertown girls hockey player Aurora Fidler was named a player of the week by the Boston Globe for scoring two goals in the Raiders 3-2 win over Woburn. Watertown also got a stellar performance from goalie Jonna Kennedy, who made 52 saves. Wrestlers Collect Trio of Wins
Watertown’s wrestlers dominated a quad meet and beat all three opponents, according a story on Wicked Local Watertown. The Raiders defeated Northbridge (36-18), Gloucester (48-18), and Josiah Quincy Upper School (42-18). Among the top performers were Alek Kebabjian (160 pounds), Nick Stanizzi (106), and Farid Mawanda (152) who all went 2-0 during the meet.
The winter sports season is about to kick off, and Watertown High School will look to have another successful year. Last year, the boys hockey team won the state championship and the girls basketball team got to the EMass final at the Garden. Boys Basketball
(Home Games at WHS Gym, 50 Columbia St.)
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5 p.m. Away @ Arlington
Friday, Dec. 18, 5 p.m. Home vs Winchester
Monday, Dec.