Photo Gallery: Waltham Boys' Varsity Basketball Loses To Arlington

Hawks lose by double digits.

With the regular season dwindling away, Arlington High School came out last night knowing a win was necessary to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Spy Ponders took care of business defeating Waltham High School 63-45 in. Arlington is now 4-8 on the season, while the Hawks fell to 3-10, as they watched their post season chances slip away.  Check out the photo gallery of the game below. 

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Waltham Girls' Basketball Falls To An Early Deficit

After trailing 12-points early, Waltham girls' basketball was unable to come back.

 An early deficit proved too much for the Lady Hawks Friday night. After hitting an early scoring drought, Waltham girls' varsity basketball (1-7, 1-5) fell 62-33 to Lincoln-Sudbury High School (5-3, 4-2) at home. “Lincoln-Sudbury is a very well-rounded and well-coached team,” Waltham head coach Denise Nugent said. “In spurts, we kept up with them pretty well and I am proud of our effort.” The Warriors' starters opened with a 12-point run which created a lead they would hold onto all game. A three-point jumper and a layup by Warriors sophomore Ashley Lutz helped finish off the drive for L-S. “I felt like things were going well with the starters,” L-S head coach Liza Feldman said. “Until people needed a break or I felt like I saw something …

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Waltham Girls' Basketball Defeats Tyngsborough

Leadership guides Waltham to victory.

Relying on senior leadership, the Waltham girls basketball team weathered a mid-game scoring drought and went on to defeat Tyngsborough, 54-42, Friday night. Nadja Kern and Alex Cercone, the two Hawks’ senior captains, combined to score more than half of their team’s points and helped Waltham improve to 2-6 on the season. Kern netted 17 points while Cercone had 14 points. “Alex and Nadja are two fantastic captains who are great leaders and great role models, et cetera, et cetera,” said Waltham head coach Rachael Turkington. “For them to come together, and put their game plans together like that, and lead their team like that, is fantastic.” Cercone, a center, proved a formidable presence at the beginning of the game. She drained a basket …

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Five Things You Need to Know: Jan. 2

Boys' basketball, medication prescriptions and more.

1.     Waltham High School's boys' varsity basketball team will square off against Everett High School. 2.     Prospect Hill Forge will hold a blacksmithing class today. 3.     Customers are now required to show their identifications to pick up prescription medications. 4.     The First Parish Church of Waltham will hold a service today. 5.     The Waltham Public Schools return from winter break tomorrow. Expect more children and traffic out in town. 

Waltham Boys Freshman Hoops Teams Loses to Natick

Hawks lose by double digits.

For most young adults, freshman year of high school is a time of transition — becoming used to new people and building a foundation for what some call the "best four years of your life." For Waltham High School boys' freshman basketball team, it was a step back last night, athletically speaking, on that road of transition. The Hawks were dominated by a quicker, bigger Natick squad in a 74-37 game at Connors Gym at Waltham High School. The loss dropped the Hawks to 1-2 early in the season, prompting head coach Steve Laforest to claim his squad was not ready to play early on in the game. "We were real flat to start out," he said. "You can't come out like we did and expect good things to happen. We need to get off to a better start. Once we …

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