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Belmont/Watertown Girls’ Ice Hockey Sets a Winning Tone in Debut Season

March 3, 2024

WATERTOWN – As the calendar turned to 2024, the Belmont/Watertown Girls’ Ice Hockey team faced a gauntlet: Five games in 10 days from Jan. 4-13, primarily against Middlesex League opponents. It was a big test for the new co-op team under first-year…

Hockey Players in red and gold uniforms face off before a game.

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The Rise of Belmont Women’s Hockey

February 26, 2024

Barb Taylor was a woman with a simple dream: To play ice hockey. She had watched her children play, and the game looked like so much fun she wanted to try it herself. She found a co-ed beginner program, and after playing…

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Breaking Barriers and Scoring Goals with Grit and Grace

November 19, 2023

The loose puck bounced in the direction of Ryder Simmons, and with a burst of speed, with the puck at his stick, he just had to beat the goalie. Simmons, a 9-year-old member of the Belmont Youth Hockey Association (BYHA) Squirt AA2…