David Klimasmith, Author at The Belmont Voice

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Belmont Girls Fall Just Shy of Advancing

February 26, 2026

For the No. 16 Belmont Marauders, the path in the MIAA Division I tournament began with a mirror image of themselves. Facing No. 17 Shrewsbury in the first playoff game at the new Skip Viglirolo Rink, dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime.…

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Belmont High School Sports Wrap, Feb. 9 through Feb. 15

February 20, 2026

Boys Basketball – Belmont comfortably beat Reading on Senior Night, winning 66-35 on Feb. 12. Junior Braiden Dargon led all scorers with 12 points. The Marauders wrapped up their season with a 68-51 win against St. Mary’s, the No. 1-ranked team in…

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Belmont High School Sports Wrap (Jan. 6 – Jan. 17)

January 21, 2026

Girls Hockey - Belmont, ranked No. 16, suffered two close losses, 1-0 to Lexington and 3-2 to Winchester, before bouncing back to beat the defending MIAA Division 2 champions Medfield on Jan. 19 in overtime, 3-2. Sophomore Mia Smith scored two goals,…

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Belmont Track Begins Building Momentum

January 17, 2026

For a Belmont boys’ track team that had not won a meet in two years, the outlook was grim heading into its second meet. The team lost in its opener to a perennially strong Lexington, 70-30. With six days to rest, Belmont…

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Belmont High School Sports Wrap (Dec. 17 to Jan. 5)

January 7, 2026

Boys Basketball - New coach Dan Burns’ relentless approach was the deciding factor for the Marauders, as they crushed rival Woburn, 73-56, on Dec. 22. They kept on rolling, taking down Weymouth 69-51, on Dec. 28, behind junior William Murphy’s 21 points.…

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Raiders Rally to Down Marauders, Secure Rivalry Win

November 28, 2025

The annual Watertown-Belmont Thanksgiving Day football game, a tradition dating to 1921, carried extra weight this year as Belmont searched for its first victory. Both teams entered the holiday matchup after difficult seasons; Watertown came in at 3-7, while Belmont hoped to…