Raiders Sports
Watertown Robotics Team Among Best in the Greater Boston Area, Helped Set World Record During First-Ever Competition Victory
WATERTOWN – The Watertown High School Robotics team recently came in first place in the FIRST Robotics Greater Boston District competition. In the process, they set the 2024 world record for highest combined point total in a match. From April 4-6, the team will compete in the FIRST New England District event in Springfield, MA.…
Read MoreRaiders Cheer Squad, State Champ Wrestler, Basketball Teams, and Girls Hockey Shine in Weekend Playoff Action
WATERTOWN – Watertown high school’s winter athletes shined once again this past weekend. Here is a quick recap of the weekend and a look ahead to tournament action the rest of the week. Recent Stories
Read MoreNew Watertown Coach Joey Carroll Shares What He Hopes to Bring to the Raiders Football Program
WATERTOWN – Watertown High School has a new football coach for the first time in nearly two decades. Joey Carroll, who has served on the Waltham High School coaching staff since 2019, was named the new Raiders coach earlier this month. Carroll graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2019 where he was a…
Read MoreWatertown Field Hockey Holds Off Newburyport, Wins 21st State Title in Program History
WATERTOWN – The record-setting shutout streak may have come to an end, but the stiff competition provided by the Newburyport Clippers didn’t faze coach Eileen Donahue’s squad. The Watertown high school field hockey team held off a strong Clippers attack and came away with a narrow 4-3 win in the Massachusetts Division 3 state championship…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Field Hockey Can’t Be Stopped, Football Shutout at Home, Soccer Night in Belmont
WATERTOWN – In this week’s Raiders report, the football team gets shutout at home, the Marauders get some payback against the Raiders in the eighth annual Soccer Night in Belmont, and the field hockey team simply can’t be stopped. Recent Stories
Read MoreRaiders Girls Basketball Coach Accepts New Coaching Job, Reflects on Time in Watertown
WATERTOWN – The Watertown News was first to report that Watertown High School girls basketball coach Pat Ferdinand has accepted a job coaching the Framingham High School boys basketball team. Before departing Watertown, WCN caught up with Coach Ferdinand to reflect on his 12+ year tenure as the Raiders’ girls basketball coach. He was joined…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Top 10 Moments of the Year
WATERTOWN – Another school year is officially in the books. For the Watertown Raiders, it was three seasons of state championships, final four appearances, Fenway Park, walk-off wins, playoff upsets, and all the emotions that comes with winning and losing. We did our best to narrow down the year that was into its 10 most…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Baseball Fights Way into Playoffs, Coach Reflects on Season
WATERTOWN – In the Raiders baseball team’s final game of the season, Watertown defeated St. Joseph’s 10-0 to earn their 10th win of the season and a spot in the playoffs. Head Coach Aram Manoukian spoke with play-by-play announcer Jim Vershbow about how the team has performed in recent weeks and what it meant to…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Six Watertown Athletes Honored for Playing 13 Seasons
WATERTOWN – During Watertown High School’s Athletic Awards ceremony on May 15th, Athletic Director Ryan Murphy bestowed six student-athletes with the school’s first-ever “13 Season Award.” Normally the school honors students who played in each of the three sports seasons during all four years of their high school career. But, thanks to the pandemic-caused “Fall…
Read MoreRaiders Report | Girls Lacrosse Wins OT Thriller, Baseball Grinds Out Pair of One-Run Victories
WATERTOWN – The Watertown High School girls lacrosse team (6-7) celebrated senior night in style this week with a thrilling 14-13 overtime win against Waltham. Raiders junior Molly Driscoll netted the game-winning goal. On the Victory Field diamond, the Raiders baseball team (8-7) earned two hard fought, one-run wins this week. In addition to the…
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