WHS Sports: Runners Place Well at Division Meet, Raiders Host Baseball Tourney Game

Watertown High School runners showed they could compete with the best at the MIAA East Div. 4 Meet on Sunday, with two runners finishing second and others scoring points.

Watertown junior James Garbier took second place in the 800 meters at the Div. 4 Outdoor Track Meet at North Reading High School with a time of 1:58.73, according to results on Milesplit.com.

On the girls side senior Christelle Madou’s time of 13.32 seconds in the 100 meters earned her second place in the Div. 4 Track Meet.

The Raiders’ boys 4 x 400 relay also had success, placing third with a time of 3:36.59.

Watertown junior Lea Strangio placed fourth in the girls 400 meters with her time of 1:01.58. With a throw of 24-feet-4.5-inches placed junior Casey Halle sixth at the meet.

The Watertown boys track team placed 14th and the girls finished 19th.

Other athletes competing at the Div. 4 meet were:

Watertown Boys

Cameron Anderson, ninth shot put

Pat Lally, 21st shot put

Daniel Shin, 21st 400 hurdles

Alec Holland, 20th 2 miles

Amin Touri, 23rd 1 mile

Prosper Lubega, 23rd triple jump

Peter Wilson-Braun, 33rd triple jump

Watertown Girls      

Keegan Duguay, 22nd, 100 hurdles

4 x 100 relay, 12th

Kara Macri, 28th shot put

Baseball Hosts Tourney Game

The seedings for the MIAA Div. 3 North Section baseball tournament are out and Watertown earned the 16th seed and a home game.

The Raiders (9-11) will face No. 17 seed Swampscott (9-11) in a preliminary round game at Victory Field. The game is scheduled for Thursday, May 30 at 4 p.m. The winner plays No. 1 seed North Reading on June 1 at 4 p.m.

Watertown Softball Headed to Postseason

The Raiders softball team made the Div. 3 North Tournament and will head to Whittier on Saturday, June 1 at 4 p.m.

Watertown (4-14) got the 23rd seed and faces No. 10 seed Whittier, which has a record of 14-6. The winner faces Georgetown on June 2 at 4 p.m.