11 girls named GBL track stars
Eleven members of coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli’s undefeated and 2024 GBL Meet champion Revere High girls outdoor track and field team have been selected as Greater Boston League (GBL) all-stars.
The 11 are: Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Liv Yuong, Gemma Stamatopoulos, Rocio Gonzalez, Angelina Montoya Araque, Genevieve Zierten, Olivia Rupp, Hiba El Bzyouy, Daniela Santana Baez, Yara Belguendouz, and Giselle Salvador
RHS girls tennis falls in state tourney
The Revere High girls tennis team, the first Lady Patriot squad to qualify for the state tourney in many years, dropped a 5-0 decision to GBL foe Malden in the first round of the state tourney last Wednesday
“Although we lost, the team played well,” said RHS head coach Carla Maniscalco. At first singles, Dayna Phan dropped her match, 1-6, 0-6. Jaimy Gomez fell at second singles, 0-6, 0-6 and at third singles, Lesly Calderon Lopez came up short, 0-6, 0-6.
In the match at first doubles, the duo of Cesia Loza and Rachel Sanchez dropped their contest 3-6, 0-6, and at second doubles, the tandem of Keila Loza and Ivana Nguyen fell 4-6, 0-6.
RHS softball team drops tourney contest; three named all-stars; O’Donnell coach of year
The Revere High girls softball team came up on the short end of a 15-3 decision this past Sunday at Shrewsbury in the opening round of the Division 1 state softball tournament.
Coach Megan O’Donnell’s Lady Patriot squad, who compiled a 15-5 record during the regular season, entered the tourney as the #36 seed in D-1, while Shrewsbury (5-13) was seeded at #29.
Shrewsbury moved out to a lead in the opening inning with four runs and then added three markers in the second before tacking on five more in the fifth to put the game away.
Frankie Reed (3-for-3), Caleigh Joyce (two hits), and Luiza Santos (one hit and two RBI) provided the offensive punch for Revere.
Although the loss ended the Lady Patriots’ season, it did not diminish their outstanding overall performance in 2024 that saw O’Donnell’s team finish third in the Greater Boston League (GBL) behind co-champs Everett and Medford.
Three Lady Patriots were selected to the GBL All-Star team: Sophomore 3rd base Frankie Reed; sophomore catcher Shayna Smith; and sophomore pitcher Danni Hope Randall.
In addition, O’Donnell was named the GBL Coach of the Year by a vote of her peers.
RHS volleyball wins tourney opener
The Revere High boys volleyball team earned a 3-2 victory over Nipmuc Regional this past Friday in an opening round contest of the Division 1 state volleyball tournament.
Coach Lianne Mimmo’s squad entered the tourney as the #31 seed with a 12-8 record, while Nipmuc was ranked at #34 with a 14-6 mark.
Leading the way for the Patriots were Larry Claudio, who had 40 assists in the five-set match; Ruben Rodriguez with 20 kills; and Kawan Dias with 10 kills.
Revere then moved on to the Round of 32, traveling on Sunday to #2 seed Newton North, and dropped a 3-0 decision.
