Sports

Watertown Hockey Player Selected Women’s Professional League Draft

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Watertown’s Lauren Kelly was selected by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft. Kelly, who plays defense, was taken by the Pride in the fourth round and was selected 16th overall in the National Women’s Hockey League draft on Aug. 17. She is going into her senior year at Northeastern this fall. The Pride enters its third season in 2017-18, and plays its home games at Warrior Ice Arena – the Boston Bruins’ practice facility – in Brighton. Players are typically drafted before their senior year, but finish playing in college before joining their NWHL teams.

Last year, Kelly scored two goals and had eight assists for the Huskies, and played in all of the team’s games.

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SPORTS: WHS Hockey Team Makes Tourney, Two Youth Players Win Gold

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The defending state champions are not done yet. The Watertown boys hockey team grabbed a spot in the MIAA Div. 3 North Section tournament when the seedings were announced Saturday. 

The Raiders finished the year 9-11 and will play Northeast Regional on Thursday, March 3 in the first round of the tournament. The game will be played at Hallenborg Ice Rink in Billerica at 7 p.m.

Last year, Watertown made its first state final and beat Agawam to claim the Div. 3 state championship.

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Watertown’s Lauren Kelly Helps Northeastern Reach Beanpot Final

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Northeastern came back to win the first round of the women’s Beanpot Tournament Tuesday with the help of a goal from Watertown native Lauren Kelly. The Huskies trailed Boston University 1-0 after the first period, but took the lead on Kelly’s goal with 14:47 left in the second period of the game at BU’s Walter Brown Arena, according to the report on GoNU.com. Northeastern won the game 3-2, and will have a tough test in next Tuesday’s final against undefeated and No. 1 ranked Boston College, which beat Harvard 8-0 in the other first round game. The final will be at BU on Feb.

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WHS Sports: Girls Hockey Player Honored, Wrestling Winning and More

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Watertown girls hockey player Aurora Fidler was named a player of the week by the Boston Globe for scoring two goals in the Raiders 3-2 win over Woburn. Watertown also got a stellar performance from goalie Jonna Kennedy, who made 52 saves. Wrestlers Collect Trio of Wins
Watertown’s wrestlers dominated a quad meet and beat all three opponents, according a story on Wicked Local Watertown. The Raiders defeated Northbridge (36­-18), Gloucester (48­-18), and Josiah Quincy Upper School (42­-18). Among the top performers were Alek Kebabjian (160 pounds), Nick Stanizzi (106), and Farid Mawanda (152) who all went 2-0 during the meet.

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SPORTS UPDATE: WHS Basketball & Hockey, and Amateur Boxing

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Watertown’s girls basketball team got back on track after suffering its first loss of the year. 

The Raiders went to Stoneham on Tuesday and won 57-27, with Katelyn Rourke and Nicole Lanzo scoring a combined 33 points. Friday night, Watertown came home and defeated Wilmington 58-37. The Raiders are now 7-1 and 6-0 in the Middlesex League. Boys Basketball
The Raiders had a mixed start to the New Year, which ended on a very positive note. The Raiders fell in a home game to Waltham 48-44 on Jan.

Around Town

See the Top Stories of 2015 from Watertown News

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Big issues seemed to be everywhere you looked around Watertown in 2015, with new developments, the firefighter contract, the opioid epidemic and the Town Election, plus Watertown athletes enjoyed great success. Development
Rising above all the major issues this year was development. A number of major projects were proposed in town, many of which were approved. In January, the controversial East Watertown CVS got approved. In June, the major apartment complex on Arsenal Street, Elan Watertown, received approval – a project that went through the town’s new Design Standards and Guidelines.

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WHS Sports: Boys Hockey Wins High Scoring Game, Herald All-Stars

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The Watertown boys hockey team won a high scoring affair at the John A. Ryan Arena on Wednesday night. 

The Raiders took the non-league game 6-5 over visiting Westborough. The win improved Watertown’s record to 2-3 on the season. The Raiders’ next game is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against Burlington at Ryan Arena. Herald All-Stars
Several Watertown fall season athletes made the Boston Herald’s Middlesex League All-Stars. Girls Cross Country – Katherine Tolman, Elizabeth Powderly and Janaki Thanagaraj

Boys Cross Country –  James Piccirilli and Amin Touri

Football – Farid Mawanda, Stevie Mey and Deon Smith

Golf – Sean Peshier

Volleyball – Shannon Murphy

Note: The Herald did not have Middlesex League All-Stars for boys soccer, girls soccer or field hockey.

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Watertown Native, BC Hockey Coach Jerry York Approaching 1,000th Win

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Sometime in January, Boston College hockey coach Jerry York will get his 1,000th win as a college hockey coach. 

The man who grew up in Watertown and still calls the town home was featured in a long piece in the Boston Herald this week. He already has the most wins of any college hockey coach, and Boston College remains one of the best teams in the country, currently ranked No. 4. While he spent years at Clarkson and Bowling Green, York is best known for his time at the Heights, where he also attended college and played hockey. What is the key to his success? The Herald’s Ron Borges writes that it is his ability to live in the present.