Basketball standout Nicolette D’Itria and the Division 3 state championship St. Mary’s High School (Lynn) team were honored by the MIAA during a ceremony Friday at the Tony Conigliaro Gymnasium. D’Itria was a starting player for the Spartans, who compiled…
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Time to Be a Fan: Mike Cella Retiring, Will Enjoy Grandchildren’s High School Careers
From a being a football player to being a high school and college coach, Mike Cella been on the field and walking the sidelines in stadiums on fall weekends for six different decades. Mike is the son of the legendary…
Floor to Ceiling: Sao-Pedro-Welch, Endicott Claim National Dance Crown
Nikki Sao Pedro-Welch is familiar with winning major championships as an athlete. At Revere High School she was a state gymnastics balance beam champion before becoming a captain of the RHS cheerleading squad that built the foundation for a program…
A New Set of Downs: Sobolewski Will Take Winning Tradition to Lowell Catholic
Which high school football coach has received “Coach of the Year” Awards in successive seasons at two different schools? That would be Revere’s own Paul Sobolewski who accomplished that rare (if not unprecedented) feat at Cathedral High School (Boston) and…
RHS Football Ironman Competition on Hold
Revere High head football coach Lou Cicatelli said the team’s annual Ironman Competition will be pushed back this year to a date still to be determined. The competition includes strength and agility events and is usually held the last week…
The Art of Discipline: Revere Karate Awaits Reopening, Anniversary Celebration
For 40 years, the Revere Karate Academy has trained tens of thousands of local youths who developed a lifelong appreciation for the martial arts. In addition to a love of the sport and a mastery of self-defense techniques that are…
Moving Day: Ed Montone Returns to Hometown Course as Club Pro
Golfers arriving at the Winthrop Golf Club this season will be welcomed to the course by a new head professional. After a delayed start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ed Montone began in his new position at…
Play Ball! Revere Youth League Targets July 6 Opening
Revere Youth Baseball and Softball League President Danny Dacey is hopeful that the 2020 season can begin on July 6 and consist of a full slate of regular season games and playoffs at Griswold Park and a district-wide All-Star Tournament.…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS girls track seniors reflect on lost season and what sports has meant to them The senior season for any high school athlete always is highly-anticipated. The seniors typically are at the height of their physical and athletic abilities. In…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS LAX Coach, Seniors, Reflect on Lost Season “As an RHS athlete, I have learned that you can do anything you set your mind to.” With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder…
Perfect Recollection: Jim Del Gaizo Remembers Shula, Undefeated Dolphins Team
Former Revere High quarterback Jim Del Gaizo and his wife, Sandra, are living in south Florida not far from where Jim and his Miami Dolphins teammates made history in the 1972 season, becoming the National Football League’s first (and still…
RHS Sports Roundup
RHS Tennis Coaches Reflect on Lost Season, Praise Their Seniors With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the closure of schools across the state for the remainder of 2020, the Revere High athletic season also was canceled, taking away from the members…
EJ Leone Will Play Baseball at Johnson & Wales University
Emilio John “EJ” Leone was expected to be a top-tier contributor for the defending state champion St. Mary’s High School (Lynn) baseball team this spring. With an 85 MPH fastball and natural athletic talents that extend all the way back…
Meet Revere Pop Warner’s New Leader: Brianna Roderick Begins as Organization President
It’s hard to think of youth football and cheerleading amidst a global pandemic, but hopefully Sundays this fall at Della Russo Stadium will ring again with the audibles and the cheers of Revere Pop Warner athletes and their proud families.…
Season Cancelled, Legacy Endures: Katie O’Donnell Made a Big Impact at RHS
All Revere High senior Kathryn “Katie” O’Donnell wanted was play one more season for the varsity softball team. More than anything, she wanted to helped lead Coach Joe Ciccarello’s program to another state tournament berth. Though Katie had already accomplished…
A.D. Shea Looks to Acknowledge Student-Athletes at Some Point
Revere Director of Athletics Frank Shea planned diligently for the re-opening of the spring sports season, hoping that it would finally get underway after being twice postponed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The season would have been the culmination of…
Revere’s Iron Horse: DiCarlo Has Been a Diamond Presence for a Half Century
Peter DiCarlo was an All-Scholastic and All-Catholic running back at Immaculate Conception High School in Revere during the tenure of legendary football coach Ronnie Corbett. DiCarlo, a 1956 IC graduate, would go on to become a legendary coach himself –…
Breaking the Huddle: Murphy Completes Family’s Journey, Heads to Endicott
Whenever Jonathan Murphy and his 2019 Revere High teammates gather in the years to come, they’ll remember their game against Lynn English at Manning Field – when, as it all turned out – their undisputed and undefeated NEC championship season…
Hope Springs Eternal: MIAA Plans for Shortened Season
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) last week announced plans for a shortened spring athletic season season in the event that Gov. Charlie Baker allows schools to go back into session on May 4. The MIAA’s plans compress the 2020 spring…
Boston Renegades Women’s Football Is Now on Hold at Harry Della Russo Stadium
Harry Della Russo Stadium on Park Avenue would normally be bustling with activity during the spring and in to the summer. Revere High sports teams, men’s soccer leagues, the Boston Renegades of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), and outdoor basketball…
