High School Sports- Page 4

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.…

Coach Jessica Smith’s optimistic outlook for her sixth-ranked Marauders proved prescient as the girls’ field hockey team routed 27th-ranked Newton North, 5-1, on Oct. 31 to open their postseason run.  Smith had stressed the keys to victory: a high level of involvement…

The Belmont High School field hockey team turned in an outstanding fall 2025 regular season, but what happens in the upcoming MIAA Division 1 state tournament matters more. The sixth-seeded Marauders (15-3) kick off their playoff run by hosting 27th-ranked Newton North…

Sometime in the fourth or fifth grade, Sophea Samir’s mother, Zarina Samai, herself not an athlete, presented her younger daughter with some second-hand golf clubs and a spot at golf camp. Left by a family friend and golf fanatic preparing to move…