On Saturday, a fundraiser run by a Watertown native raised more than $275,000 to support research into the development of cancer treatments.
Mike Slonina, a Watertown native, started A Shot for Life in 2017, and since its inception, through a number of sports-centric initiatives including the Gauntlet, the organization has raised more than $1.1 million in support of cancer research at Mass General.
At this weekend’s Gauntlet, which took place at the Starland Sportsplex in Hanover and was open to all skill levels, hundreds of players participated in shifts to ensure that basketball drills and sprints were ongoing for 24 hours – from noon Saturday to noon Sunday.