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Watertown Seniors Close Field Hockey Careers on Top; Raiders Add Ninth Straight Title, 18th Total

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After winning the MIAA Div. 2 Field Hockey State Championship on Saturday 5-1 over Oakmont, Watertown High School’s four seniors reflected on the year, and their careers for the Raiders. The seniors were part of some major accomplishments, Watertown field hockey coach Eileen Donahue said earlier in the week during a ceremony when seniors Jonna Kennedy and Maddie Leitner signed their letters of intent to play in college. Donahue noted that they were part of the team to set the nation’s longest unbeaten streak in high school field hockey two years ago, and this year they were there when the team finally lost after more than eight years. Ask the coach or her players, however, and the streak was not a big focus or even a topic of discussion.

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No Stopping Watertown – Field Hockey Team Claims Ninth Straight State Title

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WORCESTER – Coming into the MIAA Div. 2  Field Hockey State Final the crowd for Oakmont and others believed this was the year to beat Watertown, but as the final seconds drained away it was the Raiders celebrating a State Championship – for the ninth straight year. The final was a rematch of 2016 when Watertown narrowly defeated the Spartans, 4-3. This year the Raiders had lost a game for the first time in more than eight years and only won their last two tournament games by a goal apiece. Saturday morning, however, Watertown put its offense into high gear and won 5-1 at WPI.

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Watertown Field Hockey Wins Ninth Straight State Title!

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When the Watertown High School field hockey team takes the field for the MIAA Div. 2 State Final Saturday it will be both in familiar and unfamiliar territory. 

Read the preview bellow. Follow the action from WPI live here beginning at at 10:30 a.m.:

Game over – Watertown wins 5-1! Nine straight titles! 3 minutes left: Watertown running the clock out.

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Watertown Field Hockey Holds On to Early Lead to Win State Semifinal

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BRAINTREE – Dennis-Yarmouth gave the Watertown High School field hockey team a run for their money, but the Raiders made an early goal stick as they won 1-0 the State Semifinal and are on their way to their ninth straight MIAA Div. 2 State Final. From the first whistle, the Dolphins showed they could threaten the Watertown net, and had two early corners, but the Raiders took the ball down the the field and senior Sydney Poulin got the space she needed to put the ball in the back of the D-Y net 5 minutes into the game. “(Poulin) just kept staying with the play and found her opening. It’s nice to get that early and to hang on,” said Watertown field hockey coach Eileen Donahue.

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Three Raiders Sign Letters to Continue Playing Sport in College

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Three outstanding Watertown High School athletes made it official Monday, they will be taking their game to the next level. Two field hockey player and a track and cross country runner signed their letters of intent during a ceremony in the Watertown High School Gym. Jonna Kennedy
Watertown’s field hockey goalie Jonna Kennedy will be playing for Boston College next year. She has been part of three state championships and hopes to win another one this week. Watertown field hockey coach Eileen Donahue said her goalie played both for the varsity and JV her freshman year. Sometimes playing with such a talented team in front of her can mean little action, but Kennedy responds when called upon.

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UPDATED: WHS Sports: Raiders Excelling in Post Season, Tournament Schedule

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{The date of the field hockey game has been changed and the soccer information has been updated at 12:19 p.m. on Nov. 13}

Watertown High School athletes are competing in the post-season, and not just for team sports. 
Cross Country
Emily Koufos competed against the top runners in schools of Watertown’s size in the Div. 5 Eastern State Championships and finished in fourth place. The performance came on the heels of winning the Middlesex League meet. The WHS senior ran a time of 19:11.95 over the 5K course at the Wrentham Developmental Center on Saturday.

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Late Goal Propels Watertown Field Hockey to 10th Straight North Title

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NORTH ANDOVER – A late strike by senior Sydney Poulin gave the Watertown High School field hockey team the 1-0 victory over Manchester-Essex and clinched the team’s 1oth straight North Section title Saturday afternoon. The Div. 2 North Section final, played in frigid temperatures at North Andover High School, remained up in the air late into the game. Watertown (20-1) had controlled play the first half and most of the second half, but Manchester-Essex (19-1-1) junior goalie Christina Calandra made several saves. In the last 10 minutes of the game Manchester-Essex got a series of corners and seemed to be controlling the tempo of the game. Raiders goalie Jonna Kennedy did not have to make many saves, but the ones she did were under pressure, and late.

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WHS Sports: Soccer Team Triumphs in OT, Field Hockey & Football Ready for Next Round

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The Watertown boys soccer team defeated Bedford in overtime at Victory Field on Monday night to move on to the Div. 3 North Section semifinals. The fifth-seeded Raiders (13-6-1) found themselves behind in the first half of the Section quarterfinal when the 13th-seeded Buccaneers (7-11-2) scored just a few minutes into the game. Watertown’s Robert Danielian tied the score with a goal in the ninth minute. Danielian struck again late in the first half to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead.