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Frantic Comeback Gives Watertown Girls Basketball Team Victory in Tourney Over Norton

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Sophia Garapetian celebrates after hitting the go-ahead layup with under eight seconds left in the State Tournament game against Norton. A State Tournament game that was neck and neck most of the way appeared to be slipping away for the Watertown High School girls basketball team, falling behind six points with about two minutes left. But, the team and the WHS Gym came to life as the Raiders closed the game and senior Sophia Garapetian completed the comeback with a drive straight down the lane. When the final buzzer sounded, Watertown’s players came together on the court to celebrate their 54-52 win over Norton in the MIAA Div. 3 Round of 16 game, and kept their season alive.

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Watertown Boys Hockey Team Rolls in First Round of State Tourney

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown junior Mauricio Souza score the second of two goals against South Shore Tech in the first round of the State Tournament. Watertown High School’s boys hockey team made a statement in the first round of the MIAA Div. 4 State Tournament by scoring in double digits and shutting out its opponent. The second-seeded Raiders defeated 34th seeded South Shore Tech 12-0 at John Ryan Arena on Saturday night. Charlie BreitroseWatertown sophomore James Erickson skates around the South Shore Tech net in the MIAA Tournament game at John Ryan Arena.

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Trio of Seniors Lead Watertown Boys Basketball Team to Tourney Victory Over Medway

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown Senior Tyler Timperio drives against Medway in Friday’s State Tournament game. He led the Raiders with 20 points in the first round victory. Watertown’s Tyler Timperio scored 20 points for the Raiders and fellow senior Pierre Paul Labossiere added 19 in the 54-39 win over Medway in the first round of the MIAA Div. 3 boys basketball tournament on Friday night. A third senior, Adam Patterson, scored in double figures to help the second-seeded Raiders pull away from the 34th-seeded Mustangs.

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Watertown Girls Basketball Team Dominates Second Half to Win Tourney Game

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Taylor Lambo led the Raiders in with 17 points in the victory in the first round of the State Tournament over Greater Lowell Tech. The State Tournament got started on a positive note for the Watertown High School girls basketball team with a 53-28 win over Greater Lowell Tech on Friday night. The 26th-seeded Gryphons kept the game close in the first half, trailing by four after the first quarter. But seventh-seeded Watertown got a trio of three pointers from senior Ellie Monahan — two before halftime and one after — to help the Raiders pull away for the win in the first round of the MIAA Div. 3 State Tournament.

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See How Watertown’s Boys & Girls Wrestlers Fared in the State Tourney

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Watertown High School sent wrestlers to both the boys and girls State Wrestling tournament, and a pair of wrestlers made runs in their bracket. Four girls from Watertown participated in the All-State Meet, which was held in Fitchburg on Feb. 26 and 27. While nearly a dozen members of the boys’ team wrestled at the Div. 3 North Meet, with one advancing to sectionals.

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Watertown Hockey Teams Heading to State Tournament, Boys Earn High Seed

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Charlie BreitroseWatertown is back in the MIAA State Hockey Tournament, this time as the second seed in the boys bracket. The Raiders boys and girls hockey team both earned berths into the MIAA State Tournament, and the boys squad has been seeded near the top of its bracket. Watertown High School’s boys team will host the winner of the game between 31st seeded Saint John Paul II and 34th seeded South Shore Tech in the first round of the Div. 4 Boys Hockey Tournament. The Raiders finished with a record of 10-9-1, and benefited from the strength of schedule in the MIAA seeding system.

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Taylor Lambo Joins Watertown Girls Basketball’s Elite 1,000 Point Club

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Charlie BreitroseTaylor Lambo, second from left, poses with her family after scoring her 1,000th point on Saturday against Weston. A 33 point performance in just three quarters on Saturday vaulted Watertown High School senior Taylor Lambo over the 1000-point mark in the Raiders’ victory over Weston. Lambo knew she was approaching the four-figure mark before the game in the WHS Gym, but she wasn’t given word by Watertown Girls Basketball Coach Pat Ferdinand until just before she reached 1,000. “I had talked to him about it, I wasn’t super close to it, so it wasn’t definite that I was going to hit it,” Lambo said. “He didn’t even tell me until like two points before, and he was like, ‘Your next layup is 1,000.’