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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.

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Globe Spotlights Watertown’s Lauren Kelly for Hockey Exploits at Northeastern

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Watertown-native Lauren Kelly’s hockey abilities led her to be recruited by Div. I program Northeastern, where she has become a big part of the Huskies defense. Kelly attended the Winchendon School, where she played ice hockey, soccer and softball. Now a sophomore, Kelly has become a playmaker for the Huskies, with 10 assists in 18 games for an improving Northeastern women’s hockey team. The Boston Globe interviewed Kelly, who said she benefited as a young player by competing with her sister Erika, who was better known as a Watertown field hockey star.

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WHS Sports: Basketball Teams Claim Victories, Hockey Teams Fall

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The Watertown basketball teams both claimed home victories Wednesday night in a day full of action for the Raiders. The boys basketball team grabbed its first win of the year. Watertown beat visiting Burlington 57-43 and improved to 1-3. The Raiders will return to the WHS Gym on Jan. 2 to take on Waltham at 7 p.m.
Senior forward Felicia Korte scored 11 points to help the Raiders girls basketball team beat Burlington 43-27.

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WHS Girls Basketball Highly Ranked, Boys Hockey Skates to First Win

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The Watertown High School girls basketball team lost only once last year, and the Raiders may have even more expectations according to the polls. The Boston Herald ranked Watertown third in Eastern Massachusetts Pre-Season Poll, ESPN Boston ranks the Raiders third in their MIAA Girls Basketball Poll and the Boston Globe has Watertown fifth in its Top 20. Among MIAA Div. 2 North squads, the Raiders are at the top, according to the Herald. Other squads in the North to contend with are Arlington Catholic and Belmont, the team the Raiders beat in the Section Semifinal last year, according to the Heralds’ Girls Div.

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Watertown Hockey Teams Raise Banners at Home Openers

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Saturday was a day of celebration for the Watertown High School hockey teams as they each unveiled championship banners, but the day’s games did not leave the teams in a cheery mood. Last March, the Raiders boys hockey team won the school’s first state championship. Before the first home game against Winchester, Watertown unveiled the new championship banner at John A. Ryan Arena. The Raiders showed the same spirit that won them the title for most of the game, but the short bench caught up with them in the third period of the 4-2 loss. After Winchester went up 1-0 early in the second period on a goal by Joseph Lepore, Watertown battled back.

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Watertown Basketball, Hockey Teams Get Ready for Home Openers

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The Watertown winter sports teams will have quite a time coming up with a better encore for the 2015-16 season, after the boys hockey team won its first state title and the girls basketball team made it to the Garden for the EMass final. 

The Raiders hockey and basketball teams will hold their home openers this weekend, with the hoops squads tipping off Friday and the pucksters teams hitting the ice on Saturday. Both sports opened their seasons on the road this week, but only one of four teams came away with a win. Hockey
The defending Div. 3 State Champion boys hockey team is ranked 22nd in the ESPN Boston poll and has experienced forward lines, but an inexperienced defense and goalie. The Raiders fell on the road to Arlington by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday night.

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See the Watertown High School Winter Sports Schedules

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The winter sports season is about to kick off, and Watertown High School will look to have another successful year. Last year, the boys hockey team won the state championship and the girls basketball team got to the EMass final at the Garden. Boys Basketball
(Home Games at WHS Gym, 50 Columbia St.)
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5 p.m. Away @ Arlington
Friday, Dec. 18, 5 p.m. Home vs Winchester
Monday, Dec.