High School Sports

On the first Friday evening this December, Belmont High School’s varsity boys basketball team gathered underneath a basket on the far side of a buzzing Wenner Field House. After installing a few out-of-bounds plays, the program’s first-year coach, Danny Burns, recounted his…

Boys Basketball: The Marauders opened their season on Dec. 12 with an impressive victory over Watertown, 76-59. Senior guard and captain Andre Chavusian led the offense, registering a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists. Other contributors included juniors Braiden Dargon who…

The last two seasons of Belmont High School girls hockey came with major changes, and the 2025-26 campaign appears no different. Two years ago, the school fielded a co-op team with Watertown. Last year, the Marauders became their own program again, albeit…

Katie Reynolds and Katherine Murphy recently made history as members of the first-ever Women’s Pro Baseball League draft class, but their collective journey to this point began years ago on a baseball diamond in Belmont. Murphy, then in elementary school, and Reynolds,…

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…

Going into a quarterfinal matchup against the number one-ranked Needham Rockets, the Marauders girls soccer team knew they had plenty to prove after advancing with a 2-0 win over ninth-ranked Central Catholic. After a challenging road game, the Marauders advanced to the…

The Central Catholic High School girls soccer team allowed less than half a goal per game this fall and entered the MIAA Division 1 Tournament’s round of 16 on a 17-game unbeaten streak. Not that any of it mattered to Danica Zicha.…

Belmont High School Ski Team Celebrates 30th Year By Greg Levinsky, Belmont Voice correspondent Joining a high school sports team is usually as simple as signing up, but what happens when the program doesn’t exist? One of Julianne Gauron’s most “formative” moments…

It took no time—just one meet, really—for the Belmont High School girls swim team to establish itself as a powerhouse this fall. By season’s end, the Marauders left no doubt about who runs the Middlesex League. Eleven athletes boasted qualifying performances for…

Coming off an impressive 5-1 win against number 27-ranked Newton North, Belmont field hockey continued its strong playoff start with a dominant 4-0 win against number 22-ranked Wachusett Regional High School Mountaineers.…