By day Gabbie Izzo is a first-year college student who happens to be attending the oldest and most prestigious university in the United States. Gabbie Izzo is also one of the nation’s elite figure skaters. The 19-year-old Harvard College freshman…
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Revere is Well Represented in Breakers Softball Program
By Melissa Moore-Randall Four years ago, the North Shore Breakers Softball Program was formed with a team of 13 ten year olds from Swampscott. The program was developed with the mindset of teaching girls the game of softball and allowing…
Revere AD Shea Welcomes Lynn Schools to the GBL
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea was part of a unanimous vote granting Lynn Classical and Lynn English admission to the Greater Boston League at a meeting held Nov. 12. The two Lynn high schools will most likely…
Cronin Rink Re-Opens After Two-Week Hiatus
The Cronin Ice Rink in Revere re-opened Saturday morning after being closed for two weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases. Arena Manager John Carroll of FMC Ice Sports said the rink is open for youth hockey practices and…
Frank Pagliuca Named Softball Coach at St. Mary’s
Special to the Journal In search of a new softball coach, St. Mary’s Athletic Director Jeff Newhall only needed to look as far as the hockey rink. St. Mary’s girls hockey coach Frank Pagliuca has been named to replace Paige…
Lynn English, Classical Are Aligned in Effort to Join Revere High in GBL
When Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea led the way for Revere to leave the Northeastern Conference for the Greater Boston League, he had a vision for the future composition of the GBL. Shea reasoned that the two…
Revere AD Frank Shea Awaits Guidelines from State and the MIAA
Will there be a winter sports season for Revere High School student-athletes? Revere Director of Athletics Frank Shea is awaiting guidelines from the state’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the MIAA about whether schools can proceed…
Revere Baseball Leagues Honors the Life of Coach Kevin Cummings
Following an event held in tribute to her husband, the late Kevin Cummings, at Griswold Park last Friday, Joyce Doherty related how proud she was of the city of Revere and Revere Youth Baseball League “for coming together and supporting…
Revere Youth Hockey on Hold as Cronin Rink Closes Due to COVID-19
The Revere Youth Hockey organization, known as the East Coast Junior Patriots, has had its season suspended for two weeks as a result of the Mass. Department of Public Health ordering that all rinks in the states be closed due…
Phillies Claim Revere Youth Baseball Championship
Phillies Manager John Leone said he always told his players, “We’ll learn during the regular season, we’ll get better during the regular season and we always dance in the playoffs.” And dance they did – all the way to the…
McKenna’s Tribute to a Red Sox Star: Artist’s Tony C Mural Is Getting Rave Reviews
Bobby McKenna never saw Tony Conigliaro play in person for the Boston Red Sox. But he developed an interest in the former baseball star who grew up in Revere. McKenna mentioned his interest in Conig’s baseball career to his father,…
18U Fall Ball Team Win on and off the Field
By Melissa Moore It may be football season, but it is still baseball season for some Revere boys. Casey Cummings, Kyle Cummings, Mike Popp, Rich Dimarzo, Dom Boudreau, Calvin Boudreau, Tyler Minesean, Chris Cecca, Sal DeAngelis, Ollie Svendsen, Andrew Leone,…
The Blast From the Past: GBL All-Star Mike Popp Remembers the Great 1995 Season
If there were a Revere High School Hall of Fame, Mike Popp would be a unanimous choice for hitting a sizzling .404 and being a GBL All-Star for the 1995 team, arguably the greatest in school history. But there is…
Jets Capture Revere Youth Softball Championship: Morgan, Simpson, Lead Team to 2020 Title
Winning a championship is never easy and the Jets needed every bit of their experience, skill, and clutch effort to prevail over an excellent Titans team in the Revere Youth Softball League finals. Manager Tom Simpson’s Jets, led by their…
Revere Babe Ruth Baseball: Mustangs Defeat Pals, 5-0, To Advance to Finals
The Mustangs, behind a complete-game three-hitter by Kevin Murillo, defeated the PALS, 5-0, to advance to the Revere Babe Ruth League playoff finals. Centerfielder Mike Morgan and shortstop Chris Cassidy played excellent defense in support of Murillo’s splendid seven-strikeout effort…
East Coast Junior Patriots Begin Youth Hockey Practices
The Revere Youth Hockey organization, now playing in its second season under the banner of the East Coast Junior Patriots that also includes players from East Boston, Everett, and Malden, has begun practices for the 2020-21 season at the Cronin…
Revere Youth Baseball and Softball League Proceeds Toward Playoffs
The Revere Youth Baseball and Softball League is being so well-received by players and their parents that the leaders are extending the 2020 season until the end of September. The start of the season was delayed due to the coronavirus…
Hinojosa Will Modify Parks and Recreation Activities Schedule for Fall
Mike Hinojosa said the Parks and Recreation Department will hold a modified schedule of activities for the fall season due to public safety concerns associated with the coronavirus in Revere. “We’re in the planning process, figuring out what we can…
Revere AD Shea Will Meet With GBL Officials on Fate of Fall Season
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea will be meeting with Greater Boston League officials to determine the fate of the 2020 fall sports season for Revere High teams. Because the city of Revere is being heavily impacted by…
Yawkey League Champs: Eastie Expos Edge Charlestown to Become the 2020 Yawkey League Champions
By Robert Marra In a summer where live sporting events are a rarity and the Red Sox have provided all the reason in the world to ignore baseball, the East Boston Expos and the Charlestown Townies wrestled through a five-game…
