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Watertown High School Girls
Track: Watertown 70, Wakefield
66 Junior Michelle Poirier qualified for States in winning the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 36 seconds as the Watertown girls track team completed a meet against Wakefield that had been suspended due to rain. Junior Rachel Thomas won the 200 in 27.2 seconds and sophomore Talia Flores won the 400 in 63.5. Watertown had been leading by eights points with four events remaining and went on to the 70-66 triumph. Senior Kelsey Prendergast was third in the 800 in 2:44 and junior Bianca Jones was third in the 400 in 67.8. Watertown also learned on Wednesday that Thomas, sophomore Meaghan Kelly and the team's 4x400 relay team were named Middlesex League All-Stars. Thomas was named for high jump and dash, Kelley for the triple jump and both Thomas and Kelly were on the 4x100 team along with Flores and sophomore Lauren Basile. The Raiders will compete in the Division 4 EMass. Championships next weekend in Seekonk Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Watertown 82,
Belmont 49 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 19, 2010 @ 12:21 PM BELMONT The Watertown High girls outdoor
track team had little trouble with their rivals from Belmont on Tuesday. "This was a very good performance,"
girls head coach David Mastro said. "The girls were hitting on all strides." The visiting Raiders totaled 40
points in the running events and 42 in the field events on route to their
second win of the season. They totaled a season-high ten individual wins while
sweeping two events including the high jump and the javelin. Coming in first place were Katie
Carlson in the 400 meter hurdles (personal best time of 72 seconds), Waleska
Alves in the two mile (13:16), Rachel Thomas in both the 100
meter dash (12.7), and the high jump (5 feet), Meaghan Kelly in both the
100 meter hurdles (16.7) and the triple jump (personal best leap of 33-3), Lauren
Basile in the long jump (15-1/2), Julia Basile in both the shot-put
(28-9 1/2) and the discus (75-9), and Hannah Helfner in the javelin
(73-6). The 4 x 1 relay foursome of Kelly,
Thomas, Lauren Basile, and Christelle Madou also gave the team an
additional five points, winning that race in 52.5. Those earning second place points
included Calista Diehl in the two mile (13:51), Jamie Russo
in the mile (personal best time of 5:56), Michelle Poirier in the 800
meters (2:40.34), Talia Flores in both the high jump (4-8) and the
400 meters (65), Shannon McNally in the shot-put (28-8 1/2), and Valerie
Walker in the javelin (72) while coming in third were Analise DeBaie
in the mile (6:07), Krysta Brugger in the 200 meters (35 seconds),
Carlson in the high jump (4-6), Roop Kaur in the discus (68-4), and Bianca
Jones in the javelin (66- 8). "The girls were very excited about
this win," Mastro said. "They pushed themselves and worked really well. I
thought they showed the type of potential they have." Watertown, 2-6, will complete their
May 4 suspended meet with Wakefield on Thursday at Victory Field. The Raiders
were leading 53-46 with five events left. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Watertown 86,
Belmont 50 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 19, 2010 @ 12:12 PM BELMONT The Watertown High boys outdoor
track team earned their third win of the year in convincing fashion following
an 86-50 win at Belmont on Tuesday. "The boys did a very good job,"
Watertown head coach Tom Wittenhagen said. "Coming into this meet I thought
we'd score somewhere in the mid seventies so it was nice to exceed
expectations." The boys had seven individual wins
on the day including three from Kevin O'Laughlin. The senior won the 400
meter hurdles (59.2 seconds), the high jump (personal best distance of 6 feet)
and the triple jump (39-10). Also winning their events were Kris
Stinehart in both the shot-put (43-10) and discus (116- 3), Tim Moan
in the 110 meter hurdles (14.8), and Sean McCusker in the javelin
(134-5). Luke McElroy also had an excellent day as he came up with two second
place finishes that both qualified him for states. He finished with a time of
23 seconds in the 200 while completing a distance of 20-11 in the long jump. "We held our own in the running
events but the way we performed in the jumps and throws was the key to this
win," Wittenhagen said. Watertown, 3-5, will complete their
May 4 suspended meet with Wakefield on Thursday at Victory Field. At the time
the rain halted the event, the Raiders were trailing 61-34. Both Raider teams travel to Belmont
for a dual meet tomorrow before finishing the regular season Thursday at home
with the completion of a Wakefield meet that had been suspended due to rain. Update: May 21, 2010:
WATERTOWN HIGH: Raiders win two events at
Division 4 State Relays By Staff reports Posted May 17, 2010 @ 02:09 AM The Watertown High boys shuttle
hurdles team of seniors Nathan Wilson-Braun, Kevin O'Laughlin, Tim Moan and
junior James Holland set a Division 4 State Relays record in winning the event
at this weekend's competition in Abington. The team clocked 63.45 seconds,
which was .35 seconds better than previous mark of 63.7 that a team from East
Bridgewater held for two years, and six seconds better than the next team in
the race. "Our time was the
second-fastest in the state coming in so we knew we'd have a good shot at
it," Watertown coach Tom Wittenhagen said. "This is one of the best
teams in the state and a team that was ranked nationally indoors." The Watertown girls also had a
winner as the 4x100 team of sophomore Meaghan Kelly, junior Rachel Thomas,
sophomore Lauren Basille and freshman Christelle Madou set a school record of
52.05 seconds. The Raider boys finished third in
the team scores despite losing a top competitor to a knee injury in practice
last week. The Raider girls finished eighth and also overcame a key injury. Watertown was second in the boys
high jump as O'Laughlin, Moan and senior Luke McElroy combined for 17 feet, 2
inches. The Raiders were also second in the 4x100 where Wilson-Braun teamed
with senior Chris McDermott, senior Brian Dupuis and McElroy in 45.41. O'Laughlin, Wilson-Braun and Holland
were third in the triple jump at 36.64 meters. The 4x200 team of Moan, senior
Brendan Kuo, Dupuis and McElroy was fourth in 1:34.89. The shot put team of
senior Kris Stinehart, senior Dan McGrath and freshman Pat Lally was fourth at
36.91 meters. The sprint medley team of senior Tyler Moynihan, McDermott,
senior Varant Chiloyan and senior Ken Szubzda was fifth in 3:56.67. The Raider girls were also third in
the 4x200 relay with the team of Kelly, Thomas, junior Katie Carlson and
Basille breaking another school record in running 1:52. Watertown was fifth in the 4x1,600
as sophomore Annalise DeBaie, sophomore Jaime Russo, sophomore Waleska Alves
and sophomore Calista Diehl ran 24:45.74. The Raiders also took sixth in the
high jump as Carlson, junior Brianna Natale and Thomas combined to leap 13-5. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Watertown 74,
Winchester 62 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 13, 2010 @ 06:01 AM WATERTOWN The Watertown High girls outdoor
track team came through with their first win of the season after an impressive
performance over Winchester at Victory Field on Tuesday. "The girls just stepped it up,"
Watertown head coach David Mastro said. "This was a very nice win for us. After
the field events we were tied but we pulled away nicely in the running events." Rachel Thomas was a big reason the locals were able to come away with
their first victory of the spring. The junior won all three of her events
totaling 15 points. In the high jump Thomas won with a distance of 4 feet 10
inches while also leading the pack in both the 100 meters (12.8 seconds), and
the 200 meters (26.9). Those also coming through with first
place finishes for the Raiders included Talia Flores in both the long
jump (15-10) and the 400 meters (64.3), Meaghan Kelly in the triple jump
(personal best distance of 31-7), Julia Basile in the shot-put (personal
best throw of 33-1), Waleska Alves in the two mile (13:12), and the 4 x
1 relay team of Kelly, Christelle Madou, Lauren Basile, and Julia
Patsios. "Winning the 4 x 1 was big for us,"
Masto said. "I knew we had it won when we took that race." Coming in second place for the
Raiders were Bianca Jones in the 400 meters (68.7), Michelle Poirier
in the 800 meters (2:40), Kelly in the 100 meter hurdles (16.8), Analise
DeBaie in the mile (6:04), Katie Carlson in the 400 meters (73.4), Roop
Kaur in the discus (77-4), and Lauren Basile in both the long jump
(14-11 1/2) and the 100 meters (personal best time of 13 seconds). "I thought Lauren had a really great
meet for us," Mastro said of the sophomore. "As a matter of fact both Basile
girls have been outstanding lately." Those earning third place points on
the day for Watertown included Carlson in the high jump (4-6), Brianna
Natale in the triple jump (personal best distance of 31-1 1/2), Jones in
the javelin (72-6), and Jamie Russo in the two mile (13:30). "I am very pleased to see that
we are getting good times and we are getting stronger," Mastro added. Watertown, 1-6, will participate in
the state relays on Saturday in Abington before they go to Belmont for their
last scheduled dual meet of the season on Tuesday, May 18. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Winchester
82, Watertown 54 Posted May 13, 2010 @ 06:05 AM WATERTOWN The Watertown High boys outdoor
track team had some good performances but it wasn't quite enough to knock off a
very good Winchester team on Tuesday at Victory Field. "The difference in this meet was
that we were pretty good while Winchester was very good," Watertown head coach
Tom Wittenhagen said after the 82-54 setback. The Raiders had five individual
winners on the day including Kevin O'Laughlin in the triple jump
(40 feet 3 inches), Kris Stinehart in the shot-put (44-1), Sean
McCusker in the javelin (136-1), James Holland in the 400 meters
(52.6 seconds), and Tim Moan in the hurdles (14.4). "Tim's performance was especially
impressive," Wittenhagen said. "That was his fastest time ever." The 4 x 4 relay team of Tyler
Moynihan, Kenny Szubzda, Varant Chiloyan, and Holland also
gave the team five more points winning their race in a time of 3:49.01. "We are hoping coming into this meet
that we could make it a close one," Wittenhagen added. "But Winchester [6-1]
was just very good today." Pat Lally was the Raiders most improved performer of the week, coming
up with personal bests in both the shot-put as well as the javelin. Watertown, 2-5, will next
participate in the State Relays in Abington on Saturday. Despite 42 Division
Four schools expecting to show up, Wittenhagen is very confident his team will
finish very high. "We should definitely finish in the
top five," he said. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Stoneham 85,
Watertown 51 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 11, 2010 @ 01:03 PM WATERTOWN The Watertown High girls outdoor
track team continues to search for their first win of the season. "Once again we had some very good
performances," Watertown girls head coach David Mastro said after a loss to
Stoneham on Thursday. "But it's hard to win meets with our lack of depth. But I
thought overall we had a good meet. The girls pushed themselves as hard as they
could and I can't ask for more than that." Rachel Thomas led the Raiders with 15 points. She won all three of her
events: The 100 meters (12.6 seconds), the 200 meters (27), and the high jump (five
feet). Other first place finishes came from Meaghan Kelly in the 100
meter hurdles (season best time of 16.4), and Talia Flores in both the
400 meters (62) and the long jump (15-5 3/4). Coming in second for the locals were
Waleska Alves in the two mile (13:30), Lauren Basile in the long
jump (14-7), Kelly in the triple jump (first loss of season, 31-4 1/4), and Julia
Basile in the shot-put (30-5). Those earning third place points were Katie
Carlson in the 400 meters (personal best and state qualifying time of 73), Analise
DeBaie in the mile (6:14), Lauren Basile in the 100 meters (state
qualifying time of 13.1), Krysta Bruggers in the 200 meters (personal
best time of 29.5), Brianna Natale in the triple jump (30-3), Shannon
McNally in the shot-put (28-1 3/4), Bianca Jones in the javelin
(76-2), and Roop Kaur in the discus (83-4). "I got to mention Roop for her
effort," Mastro said after the meet. "She really has been outstanding for us in
the discus." Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Watertown 83,
Stoneham 53 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 11, 2010 @ 12:42 PM WATERTOWN Coach Tom Wittenhagen called it his
team’’s best dual meet in three years. "Going into this meet I predicted that
we would win by two points," the Raider head coach said after his boys track
team defeated visiting Stoneham 83-53 on Thursday. "So I would call it a good
day when you win by 28 more points than you expect." Out of the 14 individual meets, the
Raiders won ten and also came away with both relay events. "There were a lot of surprises,"
Wittenhagen said. "Some of the boys really exceeded expectations. As far as
dual meets go this was our best in quite a while." One of those boys who pleasantly
surprised his head mentor was Sean McCusker, who won the javelin with a
hurl of 140 feet 5 inches. The sophomore threw ten feet farther than his
previous best. "I figured him to come in third,"
Wittenhagen said. "His performance really helped turn the meet around for us." Another Raider who came up big on
the day was senior Kevin O'Laughlin, who won all three of his events:
The 400 meter hurdles (58.6 seconds), the triple jump (41-1), and the high jump
(5-10). Other first place finishers included
Erik Hoiseth in the two mile (first varsity win, 11:27.02), Luke
McElroy in the long jump (18-9), Kris Stinehart in the shot-put
(season best 45-3), Tim Moan in the hurdles (14.9), Chris McDermott
in the 100 meters (11.1), and James Holland in the 400 meters (53.2). The 4 x 4 relay team of Tyler
Moynihan, Varant Chiloyan, Kenny Szubzda and Holland won
their race in a time of 3:54.06 while the 4 x 1 foursome of McDermott, Brendan
Kuo, Brian Dupuis and McElroy gave Watertown another unexpected five
points with a first place time of 45.6 "On paper their 4x1 relay team was
faster than ours," Wittenhagen said. "But the boys ran a great race and we
ended up winning by 1/10 of a second." Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown Girls Track: Versus Wakefield
(suspended by rain) By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 06, 2010 @ 06:36 AM WATERTOWN They haven't officially gotten their
first win, but when the rains came the Watertown High girls track team was on
the verge of recording their first victory of the spring. The Raiders were leading their
Wakefield opponents 53-46 with five events left. "I am confident we can pull this one
off," Watertown head coach Dave Mastro said referring to when the two teams
resume their festivities on Thursday, May 13. "We've got some very good
athletes competing in the remaining events." Those helping Watertown build their
lead with first place finishes were Katie Carlson in the 400 meter
hurdles (73.3 seconds), Rachel Thomas in both the high jump (5
feet) and the 100 meters (13.2), Meaghan Kelly in the triple jump (31-4
1/2), Lauren Basile in the long jump (15-2 1/2), Jamie
Russo in the mile (6:04), and Waleska Alves in the two mile (13.06) Coming in second place for the
Raiders were Talia Flores in the long jump (14-10 1/2), Basile in the
shot-put (30-5), and Analise DeBaie in the two mile (13.28). Those
earning third place points included Calista Diehl in the mile (6:25), Brianna
Natale in the triple jump (30-3 1/2), Basile in the 100 meters (13.7),
and Bianca Jones in the javelin (72-2). "The girls did very well," Mastro
said. "We should be able to finish this one off on a positive note." Freshman/sophomore meet Also on Saturday Watertown was
represented well again at the freshmen/sophomore meet held in Woburn. DeBaie
and Russo finished fifth and sixth respectively in the mile, Shannon McNally
finished third in the shot-put, and Hannah Helfner finished fifth in the
javelin. Watertown, 0-5, will take on
Stoneham in a make-up meet on Thursday May 6. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Kevin
O'Laughlin breaks school record By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted May 06, 2010 @ 06:05 AM Last update May 06, 2010 @ 06:30 AM WATERTOWN Versus Wakefield (suspended by rain) The Watertown High boys track team
will have an uphill battle when their suspended meet with Wakefield resumes
Thursday, May 13. When the rains halted Tuesday's meet the locals were down
61-34. "We still have a chance," Watertown
boys head coach Tom Wittenhagen said. "We are favored in most of the remaining
meets. On paper I think we can make it very close despite being down almost 30
points." Win or lose the final outcome won't
take away the historic efforts from Kevin O'Loughlin in the 400 meter
hurdles. The senior broke the school record with his first place time of 58.5
second. "This is actually the second school
record he has broken this year," Wittenhagen said noting that O'Loughlin also
broke the school's triple jump record earlier in the season. "It's impressive
enough to break one record." The most unfortunate event of the
day, however, came when one of the Raiders was disqualified for uttering a
swear. The Raider, who had rallied from a long way to come back and win the
race at the finish line, swore in hearing distance of the Wakefield coach and
the two referees. That calls for an automatic disqualification. "It really was an unfortunate thing
because he actually swore in happiness and wasn't directing a profanity at
anyone," Wittenhagen said of his runner. "But rules are rules and I really
can't blame anyone for the disqualification." Watertown, 1-4, will next face
Stoneham in a make-up meet on Thursday, May 6. Middlesex League freshman/sophomore
meet This past Saturday at Lexington the
Raiders had two top four finishes: Sean McCusker coming in second in the
javelin (131 feet) and John Arslanian finishing fourth in the discus
(86). Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Weston
Twilight Meet By Scott Souza/Daily News staff Posted May 03, 2010 @ 11:22 AM WESTON — Rachel Thomas led the Watertown girls' contingent with a fourth in the
high jump at 5-0 at the Weston Twilight Meet held under the lights Saturday
night. Talia Flores was fifth in the 400 in 61.49 and 10th in the long
jump at 16-3. The Raider 4x100 relay team of Thomas, Flores, Lauren Basile
and Meaghan Kelly was fifth in 52.23. (Broke the school Record) Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Lexington
85, Watertown 46 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted Apr 21, 2010 @ 10:28 AM LEXINGTON — The Watertown High girls track team
remained winless at Lexington on Tuesday but the Raiders continue to please
their head coach with their efforts. "I feel we are getting better and
stronger with each meet," Mastro said. "We had a lot of injuries and still did
well. We are a young team but we are a pretty good team when we are all
healthy." Rachel Thomas led the way for the locals with three first place finishes.
She captured the 100 meters (12.8 seconds), the 200 meters (57.1), and the high
jump (4 feet 10 inches) for an impressive 15 point day. Others who won their events included
Meghan Kelly in the triple jump (personal best distance of 31-4), and Julia
Basile in the shot-put (28-2). Those earning second place points
included Katie Carlson in the 400 meter hurdles (74.4), Kelly in the 100
meter hurdles (personal best time of 16.7), Roop Kaur in the discus
(75-6), Carlson in the high jump (4-6) and Bianca Jones in the javelin
(69-7) while third place points came from Analise DeBaie in the mile
(personal best time of 6:03), Flores in both the 400 meters (64.2) and long
jump (14-3) and Brianna Natale in the triple jump (29-7 1/2). Not scoring but coming up with a
solid performance in the mile was Jamie Russo, who finished fourth with
a personal best time of 6:04. That's 18 seconds off her previous mark. Watertown, 0-4, will take on Woburn
on Tuesday, April 27. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Reading 86,
Watertown 50 Posted Apr 14, 2010 @ 02:18 PM READING — The Watertown High girls track team
racked up some impressive points in a loss at Reading on Tuesday. "I don’’t think I have ever coached a
team that scored 50 points against Reading," Watertown girls outdoor track
coach Dave Mastro said. "We really had a very good day. It was one of our
better showings ever against Reading." Watertown won seven events on the
day including two from Meghan Kelly who captured the 100 meter hurdles
in a state qualifying time of 17.4 second while also winning the triple jump
with a distance of 30 feet 9 inches. Rachel Thomas also captured two events winning the high jump in 4-11 and
the 100 meter-dash in a time of 12.3. That performance is only .05 seconds off
the school record. Not to be outdone was Talia Flores,
who also finished first twice. In the 200 meters Flores won the race in 28
seconds before winning the long jump with a state qualifying distance of 16-7
1/4. "I thought a lot of girls did well
for us but I really have to commend Talia, Rachel, and Meghan for the way they
performed," Mastro said. "Those three girls were outstanding." The 4x1 relay team rounded out the
first place performances as Lyndsay Daley, Thomas, Lauren Basile
and Flores won the race in 53.7. "Seven wins is a lot against
Reading,” Mastro said. “I was ecstatic to see that." Those earning second place points
for the Raiders included Bianca Jones in the 400 meters (65.9), Analise
DeBaie in the two mile (13.37), Katie Carlson in the high jump
(4-8), and Julia Basile in the shot-put (28-4 1/2) while coming in third
were Roop Kaur in the discus (65), Shannon McNally in the
shot-put (27-1 1/4), and Basile in the 100 meter-dash (13.6). Watertown, 0-3, will travel to
Lexington on Tuesday. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Reading 82,
Watertown 54 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted Apr 14, 2010 @ 02:27 PM WATERTOWN — The Watertown boys track team fell
to 1-2 on the season, but not before putting in an impressive outing against
Reading. "We were close for a while and any
time you can do that against a team like Reading you’’re doing well," head coach
Tom Wittenhagen said. "I was very pleased with the meet." Kevin O'Loughlin highlighted the day's performances for the Raiders with a
school record distance of 42 feet 1 inch in the triple jump. "The ironic thing is that he ended
up in second in that event," Wittenhagen said noting how talented Reading is. "But Kevin was outstanding." O'Loughlin did however win the high
jump with a distance of 5-8 while other individual winners also included Tim
Moan in both the 40-meter-hurdles (61.1) and 110-meter hurdles (15.3), and Kris
Stinehart in both the shot-put (44-4) and the discus (109). The relay squads were also very
impressive as both the 4x100 foursome of Chris McDermott, Brendan Kuo,
Ryan DuPuis, and Barant Chiloyan (47.2) and the team of Tyler
Monahan, O'Loughlin, Kuo, and James Holland (3:37.08) not only won
their respective races but both qualified for states. Watertown, 1-2, will take on
Lexington on Tuesday. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Burlington
84, Watertown 47 By Staff reports Posted Apr 07, 2010 @ 12:01 PM BURLINGTON — The Watertown High girls outdoor
track team fell to 0-2 at Burlington on Tuesday. "I was still pleased with the
girls," Watertown coach Dave Mastro said. "We got almost as many points against
Burlington as we did against Melrose and Burlington is one of the top teams in
the league. That shows me we are improving." In the track events the Lady Raiders
earned 27 points including points from Katie Carlson in the 400 meter
hurdles, (second, 73.7 seconds), Analise DeBaie in the mile (second,
6:14), Meghan Kelly in both the 100 meter high hurdles (second, 17.6)
and the 200 meters (second, 28.6), Rachel Thomas in the 100 meter dash
(first, 13.1), Lauren Basile in the 100 meter hurdles (first, 13.7), Michelle
Poirier in the 400 meters (third, 68), Jessica Doggett in the two
mile (second, 13:29), and the 4 x 1 relay team of Lyndsay Daley, Thomas,
Basile, and Talia Flores (first, 53.4). Points from the field events came
from Thomas in the high jump (first, 5 feet), Flores in the long jump (14-7
1/2), Basile in the long jump (third, 13-10), Kelly in the triple jump (first,
29- 10 1/4), Natale in the triple jump (28), and Shannon McNally in the
shot-put (second with a personal best distance of 29-1 1/4). "I feel we are getting better and
that’’s what it's all about," Mastro said. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Burlington
86, Watertown 50 Posted Apr 07, 2010 @ 12:06 PM BURLINGTON The Watertown High boys track team
(1-1) had seven first place finishes on Tuesday but it wasn't nearly enough to
overcome a very talented Burlington squad. "Burlington is certainly one of the
stronger team in the Middlesex League," Watertown head coach Tom Wittenhagen
said. "But I was pleased. I thought we had some nice performances." Three Raiders captured two events
each. They included senior Tim Moan in both the long jump (18 feet 7
inches) and 100 meter hurdles (14.7 seconds), junior James Holland in
the 200 (23.9) and 400 meter hurdles (60.8), and senior Kevin O'Loughlin
in the high jump (5-9) and the triple jump (40-1 1/2). Senior Brendan Kuo got the
other Raider victory when he won the 400 meters. "It's early in the season and
we are still developing," Wittenhagen added. "But I am seeing some of the
younger boys start to perform well so I would say things are looking up." Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Girls Track: Melrose 86,
Watertown 50
By Staff reports Posted Apr 06, 2010 @ 01:45 PMWATERTOWN — Sophomore Meghan Kelly had a first place and two second-places in helping pace the Watertown girls track team in its 86-50 season-opening loss to Melrose at Victory Field last Thursday. Kelly won the triple jump at 30 feet, 4 1/2 inches, and was second in both the high hurdles and the 200 meters. Junior Rachel Thomas won the high jump at 4-8, was second in the dash and was on the winning 4x100 relay team. She was joined on the relay by junior Lyndsay Daley, sophomore Lauren Basile and sophomore Talia Flores on the quarter that clocked 53.2. Update: May 21, 2010:
Watertown High Boys Track: Watertown 83,
Melrose 53 By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Wicked Local Watertown It's safe to say Tim Moan had
himself a day to remember. Winning all three of his events to
lead the Watertown High boys outdoor track team to an 83-53 win over visiting
Melrose in their season opener on Thursday only tells some of the senior's
story. More importantly the
soon-to-be-named 2010 valedictorian was accepted to attend one of the premier
universities in the country. "Right after the meet he found out
he was accepted to go to Harvard", Watertown head boys outdoor track coach Tom
Wittenhagen, who also noted that Moan was named the MIAA student of the month
in February, said. "This couldn't happen to a nicer kid. He's a wonderful
person who comes from a wonderful family." Moan captured the 110-meter hurdles
in 15.2 seconds, won the high jump in 5 feet 7 inches, and finished off
the trifecta with a victory in the long jump with a distance of 18-7. However, there were plenty more
victories by the Raiders in this meet as most of their points came via first
place finishes. Others who won their events included
Kevin O'Loughlin in the 400-meter hurdles (60.5) and the triple jump
(40-10), James Holland in the 400 meters (52.9), Kenny Szubzda in
the two mile (11:35), Kris Stinehart in the discus (105-4), David
Barrioneuvo in the javelin (123-9), and winning his first race, sophomore Kevin
Eskici in the mile (5:14). "It was a good way to start the
season," Wittenhagen said. "I saw a lot of very nice performances." The Raiders, 1-0, will host
Burlington on Tuesday, April 6. Update: February 11, 2010: Watertown High Girls Track: Middlesex Individual Championships
By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted Jan 28, 2010 @ 07:14 AM Last update Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:53 PM Once again the Watertown High girls track team put in another impressive effort at the Middlesex League individual championship meet on Wednesday at the “I really can’’t say enough about how pleased I am,” Headlining the day’’s performances for Others who scored points for the Raiders on the day included Talia Flores in both the 300 (fourth place, school record time of 43.66) and the long jump (sixth, 14-4), and freshman Christelle Madou in the dash (7.98). The girls also put in an impressive effort in the mile when Jessica Doggett (season best time of 5:58), Waleska Alves (personal best time of 6:08), and Calista Diehl, (personal best time of 6:13) all hit their peak while senior Kelsey Prendergast also ran a personal best time of 3:32 in the 1,000. “Kelsey was just terrific,” Mastro added. “She really ran a great race.” Some of the girls will take part in this weekend’’s festivities at the Update: February 11, 2010: Watertown High Boys Track: Middlesex League Individual Championships
By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted Jan 28, 2010 @ 07:25 AM Last update Jan 28, 2010 @ 01:52 PM The boys who represented Watertown High at the Middlesex League Individual championship track meet did themselves proud on Wednesday as they combined to collect 45 points. “We left the Reggie Lewis track pretty pleased with what we accomplished,” Raider boys track coach Tom Wittenhagen said. “We had five boys qualify for states and had nine personal bests.” The most memorable moment of the day came in the 55-meter hurdles when senior Nathan Wilson-Braun won the event in a time of 7.72 seconds. His performance was not only the second-best ever in school history but it was also the second-best time in the state this year. “And the beauty of it is he still has time to improve on that,” Wittenhagen said. Also winning on the day was the 4 x 200 relay team of Wilson-Braun, Luke McElroy, James Holland, and Tim Moan who captured the race in a time of 1:35.10 The foursome also combined to record the second best time in school history. Others who put points on the board for Watertown included McElroy in the high jump (third, 5-9), Moan in the 55-meter hurdles (third, 8.02), Wilson-Brown in the long jump (fourth, 19-2), Holland in the 300 (fifth, 37.99), Kenny Szubzda in the mile (fifth, 4:49.02), Dan McGrath in the shot-put (fifth, 43-5), and Steve Jewers in the shot-put (sixth, 43-1). Some of these boys will travel back to the Reggie Lewis facility this weekend to take part in the state coaches meet on Saturday and the state relay elite meet on Sunday Update: February 11, 2010: Watertown High School Girls Track: Raiders take Eighth place at Division Four State Relays
By Staff reports Posted Jan 25, 2010 @ 02:25 PM The The squad of junior Rachel Thomas, freshman Christelle Madou, junior Caroline Stewart and sophomore Lauren Basile finished in 25.598 seconds and was awarded second on a photo-finish lean at the wire. The team of Thomas, sophomore Talia Flores and junior Brianna Natale was fourth in the high jump relay at 14-4, with Thomas' 5-foot-1 ranking as a PR and the second-highest jump of any competitor. Flores, Thomas, Stewart and Basille broke a school record in the 4x200 with a fifth in 1:52.36. Flores also qualified for States with a long jump of 15-2 3/4 in helping the long jump relay to sixth at 41-6 1/2, along with Stewart and senior Kelsey Prendergast. “It was a good day for us,'” Update: February 11, 2010: Watertown High Boys Track: Division Four Relays
By Frank Santarpio, correspondent Posted Jan 27, 2010 @ 12:20 PM There were 42 schools at the Division Four State Relay meet at the “I have looked back more than 30 years and none of those teams finished with as many points as this team did this year at the state relays,” Watertown high boys track coach Tom Wittenhagen said. “It was a great performance and it certainly was encouraging to know we have a shot at doing something special when the state meet rolls around.” The Raiders won both the shot-put relays and the 4 x 200 relays. In the shot-put Kris Stinehart, Steve Jewers, and Dan McGrath had a distance of 124 feet 1 inch to finish better than any other squad while the foursome of Nathan Wilson-Braun, Luke McElroy, James Holland, and Tim Moan captured the 4 x 200 in a time of 1:36.15. “I am very pleased we had two winners,” Wittenhagen said. “It’’s special we have some kids now going to the Elite Relays.” Also collecting points for the Raiders were McElroy, Wilson-Braun, and Moan in the long jump relay (third place with a distance of 53-7), Wilson-Braun, Moan, McElroy, and Chris McDermott in the 4 x 50 shuttle dash (third, 23.03 seconds), and Kenny Szubzda, McDermott, Eric Yakuze, and Tyler Moynihan in the sprint medley relay (sixth, 1:52.05). Update: January 14, 2010: Watertown High School girls track: Watertown 49,
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