Sports

Basketball Star Anthony Coppola Joining WHS Athletic Hall of Fame

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Like many of the esteemed student-athletes in the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame, Anthony Coppola, class of 2007, was a multi-sport athlete. But it was in the gym and on the basketball court under the direction of Hall of Fame coach, Steve Harrington, where he was most dynamic and successful. The WHS Athletic Hall of Fame sent out the following profile:

“Anthony was relentless,” Harrington told us. “He had tunnel vision all the time, but especially as a senior, when we knew as a program we could make a good run at the program’s first State Title.” And after a grinding 18 game Middlesex League schedule, a brutal battle through the D3 North sectionals, a glorious trip to the Boston Garden, and four clutch free-throws by the cool, calm, and collected Coppola down the stretch to cap a nail biting one point victory in Worcester, the Red Raiders did indeed get to hoist the trophy. Like many of Harington’s troops, Coppola started out at the Boys and Girls Club playing Biddy Basketball.

Around Town

Watertown Park Hosting Basketball Tournament with Prizes, Raffles, More

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A 5-on-5 basketball tournament will be held at Casey Park in Watertown with a cash prize for the winning team and raffles and activities through the day. 

The Second Annual 5-on-5 Mobar Classic Basketball Tournament will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 form 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Casey Park, 124 Watertown Street. The winning team will take home a $3,000 prize, and there will be a special guest. There will be food, raffles, music, and activities for kids. Mobar Mobile Barbershop is based out of Waltham and cuts their clients include some members of the Boston Celtics.

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WHS Sports: Wrestlers Qualify for States, Track League Meet & Hoops

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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.

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Watertown Boys Basketball Pulls Out 14th Win Over Stoneham

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The Raiders mounted a fourth quarter comeback to defeat a pesky Stoneham team 46-43 win Tuesday night. 

Watertown jumped out to a 17-8 first quarter lead. Then Stoneham chipped at the lead, narrowing the margin to four at halftime and took a 35-29 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raiders comeback was lead by guard Julio Fulcar, who scored seven of his 16 points in the final period. Stoneham held center John Korte to 13 points, including five in the fourth quarter. The junior is Watertown’s top scorer and lead the Middlesex League in scoring though 14 games with 23 points per game.

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Watertown Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Off to Hot Start

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Both Watertown High School varsity basketball squads have enjoyed successful starts to their seasons, each only losing one game. 

The boys, coached by Steve Harrington, have won eight straight after losing the opener against Arlington. The team spreads the scoring around, but the top scorers for most games are John Korte (who scored 21 against Wilmington and 24 at Burlington) and Jayden Hairston (who was the top scorer at Burlington with 18). Vondre Chase and Julio Fulcar routinely score in double figures, too. The Raiders have road games against Wakefield and Woburn before returning to host Lexington on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m.

The girls basketball team dropped their first game of the season at Melrose last Friday.

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Watertown Basketball Tips Off This Week, See the Boys & Girls Schedules

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Watertown High School’s girls and boys basketball teams tip off the 2016-17 season this week and see if they can repeat or improve on last year’s successful seasons. 
The girls come off the team’s first trip to the State Final and return star center Shannon Murphy. The Raiders finished the regular season 17-3 and fell to Longmeadow in the State Final in Springfield. The boys went 10-10 in the regular season, made the tournament and fell in the Div. 3 North Section quarterfinal. Both teams start the season with league games against Arlington, the boys away and the girls at home.

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WHS Grad Gabriella Coppola Named Conference Player of the Week

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Endicott College junior guard Gabriella Coppola (Watertown, Mass.) has been recognized as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Player of the Week for her efforts during the week of Nov. 21- Nov. 27, as announced today by the conference office, the CCC announced. Coppola, a first-time CCC recipient, helped the Gulls to an exciting non-conference victory at Keene State on Tuesday as she scored a career-high 19 points, dished out three assists, and registered a game-high/career-high seven steals in the contest. Endicott (1-3, 0-0 CCC) returns to the hardwood on Wednesday, Nov.

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Three Watertown High School Athletes Sign Letters to Play in College

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Three Watertown High School athletes signed their letters of intent to play their sport in college next year, two field hockey players and one girls basketball player. 

Kourtney Kennedy will play field hockey at UConn next year, while her teammate Olivia Venezia will move on to Holy Cross. Joining Venezia will be Shannon Murphy who will play basketball for the Crusaders. WHS Athletic Director Michael Lahiff said he was proud to have three athletes taking their games to the next level. “A lot of people don’t know how difficult it is to do,” Lahiff said. “It is an honor to be moving on and continuing their athletic careers.”