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Trip to State Final Slips Out of Watertown Boy’s Basketball Team’s Grip

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Watertown center Michael Hagopian shoots a three pointer during the State Semifinal at the TD Garden on Tuesday. Watertown fell to Cardinal Spellman in overtime. Photo by Charlie Breitrose.

By Charlie Breitrose

A battle between two teams linked through history and circumstance needed overtime to decide, and the outcome for Watertown proved to be a tough one to digest.

The Raiders seemed to have Cardinal Spellman on the ropes during the Div. 3 EMass boy’s basketball final at TD Garden on Tuesday. Spellman, however, used the memory of a former player who died playing on the courts of the Watertown Summer Basketball League last summer to inspire an 11 point comeback to tie the state semifinal game and pull away in overtime, 51-44.

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Follow Watertown Boy’s Basketball Live from the Garden!

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Senior guard Cesar Fulcar drives to the hoop against Stoneham in the Div. 3 North Section Final. Tuesday he and the Raiders play Cardinal Spellman in the EMass final. Photo by Charlie Breitrose

By Charlie Breitrose

Budding basketball players growing up in Watertown don’t have far to look for inspiration – just head to the WHS gym.

Senior guard Cesar Fulcar recalls watching the Raiders growing up, and today it will be he and his Raider teammates’ turn to play in the Garden in the MIAA Div. 3 EMass Final (and state semifinal).

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Watertown’s Girl’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short in Lowell

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Watertown sophomore forward Katelyn Rourke Goes up for a shot under pressure from Arlington Catholic in the North Section final in Lowell. Photo by Charlie Breitrose.

By Charlie Breitrose

Watertown captain Gabriella Coppola walked up and took the North Section runners-up trophy Saturday but she could not even muster a grin after the game against Arlington Catholic in Lowell on Saturday.

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Watertown Boy’s Basketball Team Heading Back to the Garden

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Watertown’s boy’s basketball team celebrates victory over Stoneham in the North Section Final in Lowell on Saturday. Photo by Charlie Breitrose

By Charlie Breitrose

The Raiders will return to a familiar place after a three year hiatus after Watertown defeated Stoneham 48-34 in the MIAA Div. 3 North Section final at the Tsongas Center on Saturday.

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Follow Live Updates as the Watertown Basketball Teams Play in the Section Finals

Saturday is a big day for Watertown High School basketball, with both the boy’s and girl’s teams playing for North Section championships at Lowell’s Tsongas Center. Follow the action live on Watertown News!

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Watertown's girl's basketball team and Gabriella Coppola return to the North Section final for the second straight year. Here Coppola brings the ball up in the 2013 North Section Final against Pentucket. Photo by Charlie Breitrose

Watertown’s girl’s basketball team and Gabriella Coppola return to the North Section final for the second straight year. Here Coppola brings the ball up in the 2013 North Section Final against Pentucket. Photo by Charlie Breitrose

Win by Watertown Girl’s Basketball Sets Up Big Day in Lowell

By Charlie Breitrose

With the Watertown girl’s basketball team’s 51-39 victory over Hamilton-Wenham on Thursday night in Chelmsford, the Raiders set up a big day for Watertown hoops fans on Saturday.

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Watertown Ice Hockey Teams Skate into State Tournament

Watertown High School’s boys’ and girls’ hockey teams both earned high seeds in the MIAA state tournament, and one will skate at home.

The Raiders boys’ team took the top seed in the North Section Div. 3 tournament. Watertown, which finished with a record of 13-2-5, will play a quarterfinal game against the winner of the Continue reading