Watertown High School

We Remember Some Remarkable Recent Past Events in WHS Sports.

On Saturday, May 26th, the WHS boys lacrosse team defeated Lewis Mills 8-4 to claim the inaugural Western Connecticut Lacrosse Conference (WCLC) title.  

After a disappointing regular season, the boys entered the WCLC tournament with nothing to lose and everything to gain.  A 9-1 dispatching of Housatonic in the semifinal gave the team a big boost of confidence heading into the final.  Once there, the boys took an early lead and never gave it up.  

Hunter Guidess led the Indians offense with a first-half hat trick and Albion Lumani made a number of big saves in goal for Watertown. 

Congratulations to the boys and coaches Brian Major and Darren Mallette on another championship for WHS!

 

 

WHS Girls' Tennis NVL Champions 2012 

 

Baseball Photogallery

(Thank you Mrs. Brodeur.)

 

Track News.

Watertown Track and Field vs Woodland:  NVL Meet on April 24th video coverage.
On the boys side, Woodland (8-0) claimed a convincing 102-48 victory over Watertown (7-1) to clearly stake a claim as the best of the NVL.  (Joe Palladino's story in the Waterbury- Republican American, April 25th, 2012, see link above.)  The Watertown Girls Track and Field Team is "on track" to win the NVL with their 81-69 victory over the Woodland Girls.

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Golf News.

 

WATERTOWN -- If we didn't know it already, it's a certainty now: Watertown is the front-runner in the race for the Naugatuck Valley League golf championship.

The Indians had a dazzling afternoon on a chilly Wednesday at Crestbrook Park. Led by junior Eddie Hill, Watertown (7-0, 2-0 NVL) handed two-time defending champion Wolcott its first conference defeat since 2010, 164 to 188. The last time Wolcott lost, it was also to Watertown.

Most every golfer played in shorts, and they all shivered their way around Crestbrook's par-36 back nine. Except Hill. He sizzled with a 1-under-par round of 35. Hill hit every green and made eight pars. The lone exception was 17, where he made his only birdie of the day on what was probably his toughest putt. He sank a 27-foot downhill bender. 

 

 See this video link.  Joe Palladino's Coverage in Waterbury-Republican American.

 

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Congratulations to the WHS Varsity Cheerleaders who won 1st Place inthe CT State Class L Division.  The cheerleaders are coached by Sherry Cosmos.

 

  

WHS Varsity Cheerleader Class L State Champions 2012.

 

  

WHS Boys' Basketball Brass Division Champs 2012.

(Photo-Chris Martin-Thanks)

Watertown High boys basketball team played in the state championship basketball final game on Saturday March 17th, at Mohegan Sun against the Waterford Lancers.  The boys lost 57-71 to bring their amazing season to an end. 

WHS Boys’ Basketball had exciting 3^rd Round win (69-62) over Brookfield in 2 overtimes!  The boys are on to the semifinals of the Class M Tournament, to be played at Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday night at 7:00 pm. 

"The Indians (20-3) completed a remarkable — but know this, not improbable — run to a first-ever NVL championship for boys Thursday, defeating Holy Cross, 72-61, in front a raucous crowd of more than 1,000 fans at Wilby's Reggie O'Brien Gymnasium."  Joe Palladino, Waterbury Republican-American.  

Congratulations to coach Ed Sakl and the Watertown High School boys' basketball team.  Their 72-61 win over Holy Cross in tonight's championship game earned the team their first NVL Title in the history of the program! 

WHS boys basketball team captured their 2nd consecutive NVL Brass Division title.   

 

 

Girls' Basketball Brass Division Champs-Watch the Video Tribute.

(Video-Lee Lewis-Thanks)

WHS Girls' Basketball Team 2012-Brass Div. Champs.

(Photo-Chris Martin-Thanks)

 The Lady Indians are wearing pink uniforms and socks to raise funds for cancer awareness.  The pink uniforms were purchased with the assistance of the Watertown Foundation, are new and will be used for similar events in future years.  Proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

click on photo above

 

Doug Sasso, Mary Szarkowicz, and Quinton Hoey (l-r)

Watertown Track Team at the Rhode Island Classic over the Holiday break.

(Photo courtesy of WHS track & field)

 

 

As Jessica Spezzano (23) looks on, Kelly Lewis prepares to sink one

of the four pressure free throws she would make in the Indians 51-46 victory over Seymour on January 3.

(Photo courtesy of WHS basketball)

 

 

Eddie Hill drives left against Ansonia for two of his 14 points

in the 65-50 victory over their Brass Division rivals at Cook Gym on January 5.

(Photo courtesy of WHS basketball)

 

 

Girls Swimming NVL Champs 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to WHS Junior Katie Crochet who has been chosen Athlete of the Week by the Waterbury Republican-American.  She is a member of the Girls' Swim Team that just one the NVL Championship. 

 

See Waterbury Republican American coverage.  November 8, 2011. p. 4 C.

 

Watertown High won its first Naugatuck Valley League Girls' Swimming Championship since 1994.
The event was held at John Reardon Pool at Kennedy High School on Saturday, November 5th, 2011.
Katie Crochet won two events, 50 and 100-yard freestyles and anchored two winning relays, including the record-breaking 200 free.  She earned the James Farrar Award as the meet's most outstanding swimmer!
Coach Garry Smith summed it up, "We swam out of our minds all night long."
Watertown finished with 833 points to Torrington's 777.

Girls Swimming and Diving-Erin Murphy and Kristen Moreno.

 

 

Troy Collier's Photo Gallery of Student Athletic Events (used with permission)

Mr. Collier encourages students to download and save anything they like from his site.

Watertown is becoming Titletown...

Tuesday, March 22nd. 

Jack Murphy, senior at Watertown High, has been named "Athlete of the Week" by the Waterbury Republican-American.  To view the review, see this link.  Captain Jack Murphy, earned two goal as the Watertown-Pomperaug hockey team won its first state hockey championship Saturday, defeating Staple-Weston-Shelton, 4-0 at Yale University’s Ingalls Rink.  

WATERTOWN-POMPERAUG ICE HOCKEY TEAM-STATE CHAMPIONS.

photo courtesy of newstimes.com

With a  4-0 win over Staples the Watertown Pomperaug Ice Hockey team earned the title of State Champions!  Their run through the playoffs of the Southwest Conference and the CIAC Division III tournament has been a lot of fun to watch and to have it end with a state title is simply great.

Saturday, March 19, 2011.  Watertown-Pomperaug wins state hockey title.

To view Steven Valenti Republican-American game photos, click this link.

View game photogallery in the Westport News.

Sunday's wrap up and video highlights on the game.

 

CONFERENCE TITLE-The ICE Hockey Team defeated Brookfield-Bethel-Danbury 6-1 Saturday night in the SWC hockey tournament final.  Congratulations to "DUB-P" on their Conference Championship!  (Click here for an article from newstimes.com) 

 In its first season of competition, the WHS Boys Indoor Track Team beat Naugatuck 91 to 82 to capture the NVL Championship in competition held at the New Haven Athletic Center on Wednesday, February 9th.  Leading the boys were Doug Sasso who won the mile and Tom Woermer who captured the two mile.  All told the Indians took five of the top six places in the two distance events.  Jim Finley also won the pole vault. 

The WHS Girls Indoor Track Team came in first in the 4 x 800 relay run by Zoe Kelly, Alicen Finley, Mikey Therrien, and Lindsey Sasso in a time of 10:42.93.  See photo link below.

Watertown's Lindsey Sasso, finishes the 4x800 relay during the NVL Track and Field Championships Wednesday afternoon in New Haven. Sasso's team won the event. Christopher Massa Republican-American.

 The Indoor Track Teams are led by coaches Jack Hoey and Rachel Porter.  Team Captains are Mike Lorusso, Mikey Therrien, Alicen Finley, and Tom Woermer (photo below).

(Track Photos by Jack Hoey, used with permission)

 

 

2010-11 Indoor Track Team

 

The Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated Kaynor Tech 60-34.  To see some awesome game photos, visit the Waterbury Republican-American Hoop Zone.

 

At the 28th Annual All-NVL Breakfast held on January 9th, a number of WHS athletes were recognized for their achievements by the Gold Circle of Sports.  See the link for photos and details.

 

 

(photo supplied by Tom Woermer)

Boys Cross Country NVL Champs 2010. 

Boys Soccers NVL Champs 2010.

Girls Soccer NVL Champs 2010.

Boys Cross Country NVL Champs 2011.

Girs Cross Country NVL Champs 2011.

Girls Swimming NVL Champs 2011.

 

Congratulations to WHS Junior Katie Crochet who has been chosen Athlete of the Week by the Waterbury Republican-American.  She is a member of the NVL Championship Girls' Swim Team 2011.

See Waterbury Republican American coverage.  November 8, 2011. p. 4 C.

Senior captain Arian Hoxha led the boys' soccer team in scoring during the 2011 season.  His 15 goals and 4 assists gave him a season-oint total of 34 in 16 games.  (Story reported in Town Times, photo courtesy of WHS soccer.) 

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2010/11/04/sports/goalzone/518709.txt

 

 

Boys Soccer Oct. 2011--Town Times & Watertown Soccer

Costa Gakidis

  

  Girls Volleyball Seniors Night

Oct. 2011--Town Times

 

Meet the Team Captains Fall 2011.

We thank the Town Times (Sept. 15th, 2011):  Team Captain Photos by Taylor.

Boys Soccer-Arian Hoxha

Cross Country

Jonathan Pekins, Jessica Guerrera, Marc-Andre Giroux,

Claudia Ghisa, Emmett Rafferty, Mohamed Shaw.

 

Field Hockey-Maggie Collier and Nicole Lopes.

 

Football-Albion Lumani, Anthony Avoletta, Steve Niele, DJ Ouellette.

 

Girls Soccer-Lauren Scully, Jess Spezzano, Sara Barnick.

 

Girls Swimming and Diving-Erin Murphy and Kristen Moreno.

 

Volleyball-Julia Stevenson and Angelina Samela.