Snowboarding

Q&A With Watertown Teen Who’s Among the Best Snowboarders of His Age

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Watertown High School sophomore Tim McCall recently returned from Frisco, Colo., where he competed in the 2018 USASA Snowboard National Championships. While there he showed he was among the best in his age group. Watertown News asked McCall about his experience, and how he fits snowboarding into his life as a high school student, and multi-sport athlete. 1) Earlier this month you competed in the USASA Snowboarding Nationals in Colorado. How did you do and what was the experience like?

Sports

Watertown High School Grad Taking His Game to the Next Level at Bentley

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Former Watertown High School baseball player Austin Farry has continued his career on the diamond at nearby Bentley University. 

While at Watertown High School he also played football and hockey, and served as captain for all three sports his senior year. He was a member of the 2015 State Championship winning hockey team and played in the Shriner’s Football Game and Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association all-star game. After not getting much time on the field in his freshman year, Farry — an outfielder for the Falcons — has seen a lot of playing time in his junior year and has a career batting average of over .260. This season, through 24 games, Farry has a .256 batting average, 22 hits (including two doubles), 15 runs, and eight RBIs. Watertown News caught up with Farry to see how life is at Bentley.

Sports

Watertown Has 15 Middlesex League All-Stars and 4 MVPs This Winter

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Watertown High School’s athletic teams had a strong winter season, which resulted in 15 athletes named to the Middlesex League All-Stars and four named Most Valuable Player for their sport. The 2018 Winter All-Stars:

Girls Hockey: Jonna Kennedy (MVP), Olivia Lampasona, Sydney Poulin

Boys Swimming: Christopher Kerrigan, Kian Rice

Girls Basketball: Cali McMahon

Boys Basketball: Julio Fulcar, John Korte (MVP). Girls Track: Gabriella Cacia, Emily Koufos (MVP), Rose Muldrew, Abigael Peterson, Elizabeth Powderly. Boys Track: Mange Camara (MVP), Nathan Follett, Ben Landry

Basketball

A Pair of Watertown High School Coaches Named Honored by Boston Globe

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Watertown High School had not one but two coaches honored as coach of the year in their sports by the Boston Globe during the winter season. Watertown High School basketball coach Steve Harrington guided the Raiders to the school’s third State Championship, and his third as head coach. Harrington was named the Div. 3 boys basketball coach of the year by the Boston Globe. Having just completed his 24th season coaching Watertown, Harrington took the job when he was 24 years old.

All-Scholastic

Two Watertown Athletes Named to Boston Globe’s All-Scholastic Teams

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After stellar winter seasons two Watertown High School athletes made Boston area All-Scholastic teams, one in basketball and one in track. Senior John Korte led Watertown to its third State Championship in March. The center finished with 1,337 points in his career with the Raiders and averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds a game. He was named to both the Boston Globe’s boys basketball All-Scholastic team and the Boston Herald’s All-Scholastic team. Korte also was named the Most Valuable Player of the Middlesex League Freedom Division for the second straight year. He is an honor role student and plans to do a postgraduate year, during which he will play basketball, before heading to college.

Sports

Watertown Youth Lacrosse Comes Full Circle After 10 Years With Original Players Now Coaching

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When the organizers of Watertown Youth Lacrosse formed the league in 2018 there were many naysayers who doubted that another sport could not only get a toe hold, but thrive in town. This year, the group will marks its 10 year anniversary and among the success stories is having to former players come back to coach budding Watertown lacrosse players. One of the original organizers, Jay Hughes, recalled that the group formed with “no money, no clue and not knowing the difference between a long pole and a fishing pole.” “We were told that Watertown was too small to have baseball and Lacrosse and we shouldn’t do it,” Hughes said. “We were warned that the biggest obstacles would be in order: 1) Fields, 2) Kids, 3) Coaches.”

Sports

Watertown Ice Hockey Goalie Playing in Shriners All Star Hockey Game

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Watertown High School’s Jonna Kennedy will be playing in the Shriners All Star Hockey game for the second year in a row. 

The goalie for the Raiders’ girls hockey team will be playing in the game at Canton Ice House at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The High School All-Star Hockey game is sponsored by the Shriners and Mass High School Hockey Coaches Association. The game features the best high school senior boy and girls from Massachusetts. All proceeds benefit Shriners Hospital for Children. Kennedy has been the starting goalie for the Watertown High School ice hockey team since she was in eighth grade.

Basketball

STATE CHAMPS! Watertown Cruises Past Easthampton to Claim School’s Third Title

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SPRINGFIELD – The Watertown High School boys basketball team raced to a 9-2 lead over Easthampton on  Saturday afternoon and never looked back. Lead by seniors John Korte and Julio Fulcar, the Raiders won the MIAA Div. 3 State Final 72-53 and headed home clutching the trophy. The game at Springfield College was billed as a match up of teams with swarming defense who like to run on offense. Unlike the previous two games, when Watertown had slow starts, the team hit early baskets and made stops on the defensive end.