Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Watertown field hockey players Lauren Sutherland and Alyssa Carlson made the Globe's All-Scholastic team, and the paper named boys' soccer coach Frank Cacia the coach of the year.
Watertown High School's successful fall season was recognized by the Boston Globe, which selected field hockey player Lauren Sutherland one of the players of the year and boys' soccer coach Frank Cacia as a coach of the year. Sutherland recieved the Div. 2 Player of the Year award from the Globe, and helped guide the Raiders to an undefeated season and Watertown's fourth straight state title. She never lost a game in her four-year career and the Raiders only had three ties. Next year she will play at Holy Cross, according to the Globe. Alyssa Carlson, co-captain for the field hockey team, also made the Globe's All-Scholastic team. She played defense for the Raiders, and also contributed to the four straight state titles four. She will play…
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Raiders boys' and girls' soccer squads held a banquet this weekend following seasons which saw both make the state tournament.
Watertown High School's soccer teams enjoyed much success during the 2012 soccer season, including state tournament berths for both the boys' and girls' teams, and a historic tourney run for the boys. On Sunday, the players and coaches celebrated with a team banquet at the Sons of Italy Hall in Watertown. The boys' team made the state final for the first time, falling to Sutton in Worcester. For their play in the Middlesex League and in the state tournament, the boys team and coaches picked up many awards. On Sunday, the boys' team also handed out the most valuable player awards. Boys' Team Most Valuable Players: Greg Koutroukas Raffi Chiligaryan Middlesex League All-Stars: Vardan Yeghiyan Cody Hect Greg Koutroukas Shaunt Vosbigian…
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
The Raiders held an early lead, but could not hold on during Saturday's MIAA Div. 3 boys' soccer state final in Worcester.
Watertown's magical run through the MIAA Div. 3 boys soccer tournament came up just short as the Raiders could not hold on to an early 1-0 lead and fell to Sutton in the state final, Saturday at Foley Stadium in Worcester. Despite the loss, Watetown coach Frank Cacia said the team accomplished more than any previous Raiders squad. "Give (Sutton) a lot of credit. They’ve been here before," Cacia said. "We scored the first goal, we didn’t lay down. I’m proud of the boys. It was an incredible run. I’m sure if I told them at the beginning of the year we would get to the state final they would tell me I was crazy." Before this year, the farthest the Raiders had advanced was the state semifinal. The Raiders (15-3-6) took a 1-0 lead when junior …
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Watertown defeated Oakmont 1-0 to claim its fourth straight field hockey title. The boys' soccer led Sutton early, but fell 2-1.
The Raiders play in not just one, but two state finals today in Worcester, and Watertown Patch will be there following the action from the field hockey game at 10 a.m. and the boys' soccer final at 12:30 p.m. You can also follow updates on Patch's Twitter feed, @WatertownPatch. You can add your comments in the box above, or include your Tweets to the live blog by using the hashtags #WHSFieldHockey and #WHSSoccer. Field Hockey Watertown's field hockey team seeks a fourth straight state championship today, and they have a rematch with Oakmont - a team they beat last year 3-1. Coach Eileen Donohues' team comes in with a 21-0 record, and a 91-game unbeaten streak. The Raiders have rolled through the tournament this year, beating …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Watertown Patch will be living blogging from Worcester Saturday during the two state semifinals, featuring Watertown High School's field hockey and boys' soccer teams.
Saturday will be a big day in Watertown High School sports history, as two teams play for state championships, and Watertown Patch will be there providing live updates from the games. First the field hockey team faces Oakmont at 10 a.m. at Worcester State University. Then, at 12:30 p.m., it's time for the boys' soccer team to see if they can complete their magical run as they take on Sutton at Foley Stadium in Worcester. If you can't be there, go to Watertown Patch to follow the latest updates. You can also follow the action on Patch's Twitter feed, @WatertownPatch. Add your comments on the story, or include your Tweets to the live blog by using the hashtags #WHSFieldHockey and #WHSSoccer. Boys' Soccer vs. Sutton Soccer coach Frank …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Raiders played to a 1-1 tie with Dover-Sherborn, and won the penalty shootout after goalie Greg Koutroukas saved one of the shots.
[NOTE: The scoring for Watertown's goal was updated on Nov. 19] Watertown's boys' soccer team has not done any favors to fans with heart conditions during its state tournament run. For the second straight state tournament game the Raiders took the game to a penalty shootout, and Wednesday night they won the shootout 5-3 over Dover-Sherborn to clinch a spot in the MIAA Div. 3 state final. The teams played an even, up-tempo game of soccer for 80 minutes of regulation, after which the game was tied 1-1. Two 10-minute periods of sudden death overtime did not settle matters, either, and it came down to spot kicks 12 yards from the goalie. Watertown (15-2-6) and Dover-Sherborn (17-6-1) both scored on their first shots, but in the second round …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The field hockey team returns to the state final seeking their fourth straight title, while the boys' soccer team used a penalty shootout to clinch its first final.
Oh what a night for Watertown Raiders' fans. The Watertown High School field hockey team clinched yet another state final spot after defeating Apponequet 3-0 in the semifinal at Reading High School Wednesday evening, and hours later, the boys' soccer team won a second straight penalty shootout against Dover-Sherborn to get to their first state final in years, if ever. Soccer The Raiders struck first off a corner kick when Rafael DeSouza scored directly from a corner kick with 15 minutes left in the first half of the game played at Veterans Stadium in Quincy. Dover-Sherborn tied it up with 27 minutes left in the second half, on a corner kick of its own. The teams could not find the back of the net for the rest of regulation, nor during …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Raiders' boys' soccer and field hockey teams both take the field Wednesday seeking a spot in the state final.
Two Watertown High School teams play tonight for a berth in the state final. For one, that has become a regular in the state semifinals and another has not reached this point for years. The Raiders boys’ soccer team continued its historic run Monday by taking out Weston in the MIAA Div. 3 North Section final. Coach Frank Cacia said his team has shown resilience throughout the state tournament. “We got scored on in the first game (against Georgetown) with 25 seconds left and we came back and won it in overtime,” Cacia said. In Monday’s section final, the Raiders had a good shot to score the go ahead goal late in the game, but could not convert the breakaway opportunity. The team regrouped and won on penalty kicks. Cacia credited his players…
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Monday, November 12, 2012
The Raiders battled Weston to a 1-1 tie, and the teams needed a penalty shootout to decide the North Section title in Lynn on Monday.
Two evenly matched teams came into the North Section final Monday evening, and 100 minutes of soccer could not separate Watertown and Weston, so the game came down to penalty kicks. The Raiders grabbed the trophy after taking the game 5-3 on penalties. For the No. 6 seed Raiders (14-2-6) , the win means the farthest the team has advanced in the state tournament in recent memory, while the No. 8 Wildcats’ (12-5-3) season ended in heart wrenching fashion. Watertown coach Frank Cacia received two honors Monday, but one stood out. “It means everything. They notified me that I got Eastern Mass coach of the year and I told them that did not want to take the trophy and that I would trade it in for a North Sectional championship trophy,” Cacia …
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Vardan Yeghiyan's hat trick leads the Raiders to a victory in the North Section semifinal on Saturday.
A blast by Watertown's Vardan Yeghiyan into the top corner of the goal ended any hope for Newburyport in the boys' soccer section semifinal and capped a hat trick for the junior striker Saturday afternoon at Lynn's Manning Field. The No. 6 seed Raiders' scored an historic victory, said Watertown coach Frank Cacia, as Watertown moved onto the MIAA North Section Div. 3 final. "At this stage it is whatever team wants it most. We've trained hard during the season, the boys worked their butts off in the off season," Cacia said. "I still believe we haven't peaked as a team. I still think we can get better in finishing the opportunities we had, but we just made history today making it to the finals." No. 10 seed Newburyport (11-7-2) pressured …
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