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Charlie BreitroseThe Raiders celebrate after defeating Stoneham in the Final Four of the MIAA Div. 4 boys hockey State Tournament. LOWELL — Watertown High School’s Mason Andrade broke a 3-3 tie in the third period to beat Stoneham and send the boys hockey team to the MIAA Div. 4 State Final on Sunday. The Raiders jumped out to a 3-1 first period lead with two goals from Alec Banosian and the third from Michael Cormier.
Bridgewater State AthleticsWatertown’s T.J. Hairston will take a shot at the NFL at a Pro Day on March 22. Here he carries the ball for Bridgewater State. Watertown High School grad and standout wide receiver T.J. Hairston hopes to take his football career to the next level, and keep his dream of playing in the NFL alive this month when he attends an NFL tryout. He has been invited by two teams to participate in the Pro Day at Holy Cross on March 22. Hairston also has lined up a tryout for a Canadian Football League (CFL) team in early April.
Charlie BreitroseThe Raiders celebrates beating Grafton in the Round of 8 of the Div. 4 Boys Hockey State Tournament. After two straight dominating State Tournament victories, the Watertown High School boys hockey team found itself in a dogfight with Grafton/Blackstone Valley Tech on Saturday night. The Raiders prevailed 2-1, and will head to the MIAA Div. 4 Final Four.
Charlie BreitroseWatertown’s boys basketball team celebrates booking a trip to the MIAA Div. 3 Final Four after beating New Mission 64-57. After watching a 20 point lead whittle down to five, the Watertown High School boys basketball team kept its cool and finished off New Mission in the MIAA Div. 3 Round of 8 State Tournament game Saturday night, 64-57. Seventh- seeded New Mission (11-4) dug a little into the lead in the third quarter which ended with the Raiders holding a 15 point lead, (47-32).
Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Taylor Lambo led the Raiders with 12 points in the loss to St. Mary’s in the State Tournament. LYNN — The season ended Thursday night for the Watertown High School’s girls basketball team, which could not keep pace with Parochial powerhouse St. Mary’s in the Round of 8 of the Div. 3 State Tournament.
Charlie BreitroseThe Raiders celebrate scoring a second period goal against Dedham in the State Tournament. A second period scoring burst sent the Watertown High School boys hockey on the way to an 8-1 victory over Dedham, and moved on to a round that the Raiders haven’t reached in several years. With the win, second-seeded Watertown reached the Round of 8 in the Div. 4 State Tournament, the equivalent of the Section final under MIAA’s old system. The Raiders last made it that far in 2016.
Charlie BreitroseWatertown senior Tyler Timperio scored 27 points in the Raiders win over North Reading in the State Tournament. It took some time for the members of the Watertown boys basketball team to find their shooting touch, but when they did the Raiders rained down the three pointers and put away North Reading in the Round of 16 MIAA Div. 3 State Tournament game Tuesday night. The first half saw most of the Raiders shots from behind the arc miss. The only player with a three pointer was senior Tyler Timperio.
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.