RHS volleyball defeats Classical
The Revere High boys volleyball team earned its first victory of the season with a 3-0 triumph over Greater Boston League (GBL) foe Lynn Classical this past Monday.
Leading the way for coach Lianne Mimmo’s Patriots were Christyan Berger, who set 24 assists for his teammates, and Alex Serrano Taborda, who delivered 12 kills.
The win evens Revere’s record at 1-1 after a 3-0 loss to non-league opponent Brookline in the season-opener last Friday.
“For six of our guys, it was their first game ever,” noted Mimmo.
The Patriots are scheduled to play at GBL foe Lynn English today (Wednesday) and will host GBL opponents Medford on Monday and Chelsea next Wednesday.
Girls tennis opens with win over Classical
The Revere High girls tennis team opened its 2023 season on a successful note with a 3-2 victory over Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Lynn Classical this past Monday.
Sophomore Dayna Pham, playing at second singles, won a close three-set match and senior Christy Ly, playing at third singles, defeated her Classical counterpart in straight sets.
At second doubles, the duo of junior Jaimy Gomez and sophomore Ivana Nguyen won a close, three-set match in come-from-behind fashion after losing the first set.
Both of the other matches were highly-contested, with senior Tenzin Chime coming up short in a very close, two-set match at first singles and the tandem of senior Kathy Trinh and junior Lesly Calderon Lopez falling in a hard-fought, three-set match.
Coach Carla Maniscalco and her squad are scheduled to take on GBL foes Lynn English today (Wednesday) and Malden next Monday. They will travel to non-league opponent Boston Latin Academy next Tuesday.
Encouraging start for RHS boys tennis
Although the Revere High boys tennis team came up on the short end of a 4-1 decision to Greater Boston League (GBL) Lynn Classical this past Monday, veteran RHS head coach Mike Flynn saw some encouraging signs from his squad.
“We have a lot of new players and I was very happy with the effort and result of our first match,” said Flynn.
“One of our new players, sophomore Nicolas Aguiar, played an excellent first match of his career at third singles and won 6-1, 6-0,” Flynn continued. “Senior captain Alex Waxer played very well and lost to a good player 6-1, 6-1, at first singles. And at second singles, senior captain Moises Alfaro played a strong match and lost to an excellent second singles player from Lynn Classical 6-1, 6-0.
“First doubles was a very competitive match with new players, juniors Raihan Ahmed and Vincent Phan, playing very well and losing 7-5, 6-4. Second doubles was another very competitive match with juniors Nick Barry and Sergio Osorio losing 6-1, 7-6 (8-6),” added Flynn.
The Patriots play at GBL foe Lynn English today (Wednesday) and will host GBL rival Malden at the Gibson Park courts on Monday. They will entertain non-league opponent Boston Latin Academy next Tuesday.
Busy week ahead for RHS lacrosse teams
Both the Revere High boys and girls lacrosse teams have a busy week ahead.
Coach Zach McDannel and his boys’ squad, who dropped a 9-2 decision to Somerville last week in their season-opener, were scheduled to take on Lynn yesterday (Tuesday) and will travel to Medford tomorrow (Thursday) and to Cambridge on Saturday.
They will entertain Malden next Tuesday at 4:00 at Harry Della Russo Stadium and Saugus next Wednesday at 5:45 under the lights at HDR.
The highlights for the Patriots in the Somerville contest were two goals by Walid Harda and 13 saves by goalie Ryan Willet.
Coach Amy Rotger’s Lady Patriots, who fell short by a score of 13-3 in their season-opener Monday against Stoneham, travel to Malden today (Wednesday). They will entertain Northeast Regional Friday afternoon and Cambridge this Saturday morning at 10:00 at HDR.
They will trek to Malden on Monday and host Medford next Wednesday.
RHS softball entertains English today; baseball hosts Malden on Monday
The Revere High softball team, whose scheduled season-opener with Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Lynn Classical this past Monday was postponed, will get its 2023 campaign underway today (Wednesday) when coach Megan O’Donnell and her crew host GBL foe Lynn English at the St. Mary’s fields.
They will entertain non-league opponent East Boston tomorrow (Thursday) and trek to GBL rival Malden next Monday and to GBL opponent Chelsea next Wednesday.
Coach Michael Manning and the RHS baseball team, which dropped its season-opener to Lynn Classical by a score of 7-3 on Monday, will trek to English today (Wednesday) and will host Malden next Monday. They will travel to non-league opponent Cambridge next Tuesday and return home to take on Chelsea next Wednesday.
Porrazzo reflects on past season, looks ahead to next
With the 2023 season now in the rear-view mirror for his young team, Revere High girls basketball head coach Chris Porrrazo looked back on the recently-completed campaign and looked ahead to 2024.
“As we walked off the court after losing to Hamilton-Wenham 45-28, we couldn’t help the strange mix of emotions we were all feeling,” said Porrazzo after his team’s season finale that left the Lady Patriots with a final record of 6-14 overall and 6-8 in the Greater Boston League.
“Playing a varsity sport is a huge commitment. It takes a lot of sacrifices from coaches and players to be a part of our high school basketball program. We all felt a mix of gratitude and sadness after the game, along with feelings of hope and excitement for the future,” Porrazzo continued.
“I want to thank all the members of our varsity team. For our juniors, Haley Belloise, Bella Stamatopoulos and Rocio Gonzalez, the next time they step on a varsity basketball court they will be seniors,” said the coach.
“For our sophomores, Belma Velic, Marwa Riad, Nisrin Sekkat, Lea Doucette, Lorena Martinez, and Daniela Murillo, their high school hourglass will be bottom-heavy the next time they take the court,” Porrazzo added.
“And for our lone freshman, Shayna Smith, who has a bright future ahead of her, she will be an old head of the program before she knows it,” he noted.
“Thank you to coaches Michael Micciche and Ariana Rivera. It’s crazy that next season will be our third together and this program is lucky to have them both. And a thank you to our first year coaches, Nicholas Canelas and Elizabeth Lake. We couldn’t have asked for much more out of those two this season and our program is better for it,” Porrazzo said.
“It’s a crazy concept that we were just together almost every day for three months and then abruptly, it all just ends. When we all get together this November for the 2023-2024 season, we will have had another year of growth and experience from our own lives that we will carry with us to become the fabric of the culture of our team. The last two seasons we were Tough, Smart and Together, we were Solid, Steady and Strong, we did the things that Take No Talent, and next year we plan to not just play basketball, but to love basketball,” Porrazzo continued. “Whatever our identity becomes next season this group has the foundation for success. We all take that as a responsibility and as motivation to make this past season mean more than our record shows. Until then, it’s back to the lab this summer for the RHS Lady Patriots,” Porrazzo concluded.
