Joe McMahon's girls hockey team had just fallen, 9-2, on Saturday and remains in search for its first victory of the season.
But you wouldn't know that watching the Wilmington High School mentor shaking every one of his player's hands as he laughed and joked with each as they passed him on their way out of .
The Lady Wildcats snagged the first goal of the game when Ryan Gautreau connected with 8:58 remaining in the opening period.
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With 3:36 to play in the game, Chloe Castellano tallied a marker of her own, but in between those scores it was Watertown dominating play to improve its record to 4-1-1 on the season.
Wilmington dropped to 0-6, but McMahon said he has been happy with his young team's effort and added that the future remains bright.
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