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Watertown Field Hockey Blows Past Hanover to Reach State Final

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Led by two goals from senior co-captain Ally McCall, the Watertown field hockey team is headed back to Worcester for an eighth straight state final after beating Hanover Tuesday night. The Raiders (21-0) struggled to find the back of the net in the first half of the state semifinal played on a frigid night at Canton High School. Hanover came in undefeated at 19-0-3 and posed a tough opponent, said Watertown Head Coach Eileen Donahue. “This was a tough game. it was a very physical type of game,” Donahue said.

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Watertown Field Hockey Team Claims Another Section Title

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On a day where the wind chill dipped temperatures into the 30s and snowflakes could be seen, the Watertown High School field hockey team came out red hot – defeating Manchester-Essex 4-0 for the MIAA Div. 2 North Section championship. The matchup was billed as a tough one for the seven-time defending state champs – and a threat to the team’s record unbeaten streak. The Hornets (17-2-2) came off wins of 5-0 and 3-1 behind the goal scoring of Robert Carter (yes, a boy on the girls’ field hockey team). Just four minutes into the game at North Andover High School, however, Watertown sophomore Sydney Poulin jumped on a ball that popped in the air, and batted it down into the Manchester-Essex net.

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Three Watertown Athletes Sign Letters to Play College Sports

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Three Watertown High School athletes signed on to keep playing sports when they head to college next year. 
The National Signing Day was Wednesday, and Thursday Watertown High School held a ceremony for a trio of seniors. Michaela Antonellis signed to play field hockey at Stonehill College. Jason Hughes will go to Assumption College and play for their lacrosse team. Another field hockey player, Mikayla Paone, is headed to UMass-Lowell. Hughes and Antonellis grew up across the street from each other, playing sports such as basketball, hockey and soccer together, according to Hughes’  father Jay.

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Watertown Field Hockey Beats Weston, Faces a Challenging Section FInal

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The Watertown High School field hockey team will take on a tough Manchester-Essex team in the Section final on Saturday, a team whose star player is a boy. 

On a drizzly Wednesday night, the Raiders (19-0) won 2-0 over Weston (14-4-3) in the MIAA Div. 2 North Section semifinal at Reading Memorial High School. Christa Knell scored in the first half on a pass from Michaela Antonellis to put Watertown on top. Weston kept the game close until the last minute of the game when Gabby Venezia scored to make it 2-0 Raiders. Saturday, Watertown will take on Manchester-Essex, a team that has rolled through the playoffs thanks to the help of Robert Carter, a boy playing for the Hornets.

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Watertown Beat Pesky Wilmington to Moves on to Section Semifinal

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Another win and another shutout for the Watertown High School field hockey team, but for more than a half Wilmington kept the Raiders from getting on the board. The 2-0 victory Friday afternoon at Victory Field moves the Raiders (18-0) into the MIAA Div. 2 North Section semifinal. Wilmington (11-7-2) packed its entire team inside the circle for much of the game and pressured Watertown’s players when they had the ball. The Wildcats’ goalie, Rose Cuozzo, came far out of the goal to challenge the Raiders.

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WHS Sports: Raiders Field Hockey, Football and Soccer in State Tourney

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The post season begins this week for the streaking Watertown field hockey team, which seeks an eighth straight State Championship. Coach Eileen Donahue’s squad has not been beaten in 155 games and set a new national record. The streak includes a perfect 17-0 in 2015. Top seeded Watertown will have a first round bye, and then hosts with winner of the game between eight-seed Wilmington (10-6-2) and nine-seed Wayland (8-5-3). The MIAA Div.

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SPORTS: WHS Alumna Sets College Record, Girls’ Soccer Makes States

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With two goals on Tuesday, Stonehill College field hockey player and WHS alumna Erika Kelly set a new Northeast-10 Conference scoring record. The senior All-America player’s 92nd goal broke the conference record of 91 goals by UMass-Lowell’s Sammy Macy. The goals came in a 4-3 loss to Merrimack. A 3-0 win over Mystic Valley at Victory Field earned Watertown a trip to the state tournament. WHS Girl’s Soccer Team Makes Tourney
Hannah Cook scored the first goal with five minutes left in the first half, and junior captain Sidar Akisik added two more for the Raiders, according to the report on Wicked Local Watertown. While Coach Kaz Keuchkarian’s team struggled for wins this season, the Watertown earned the postseason berth after finishing at the .500 mark against Div.

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Watertown Field Hockey’s Record Streak a Family Affair

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Watertown’s field hockey players hugged and danced on the field after setting a new national record for the most straight unbeaten games by a high school team Wednesday afternoon, but they were also quick to acknowledge the players that game before them. After beating Melrose 6-0 and extending their unbeaten streak to 154 games, the Raiders invited all the former players in the stands to come down to pose with them for the throngs of media at Victory Field. They came in droves, some with children in hand. Coach Eileen Donahue was glad to see her former players in attendance. “Once you are a Watertown player, you are always a Watertown player,” Donahue said.