THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 6, 2026 Page 13 Everett indoor track squads wrap up the regular season against Revere, Medford Tide boys finish third in the GbL after beating the Mustangs, while the girls get tripped up twice The 2025-26 Crimson Tide EHS Co-Ed Indoor Track Team, shown from left to right: Front row: senior Miguel Ventura, senior Captain Anthony Whitlow, sophomore Shashi Pokhrel, senior Captains Zoe Massiah, Isabella Pimenta and Akanksha Neupane, sophomore Sofia Chavez Velasquez and senior Captain Jeremy Whitlow; second row: juniors Sandesh Pun and Domenico Delle Rose, senior Dante Gell, sophomore Pratyush Darai, senior Captain Shinead Riley, senior Ian Herrera, juniors Amina Mekic and Adrianna Figueroa, sophomore Gissell Lemus, freshman Isabella Mitrano and junior Olivia Dresser; third row: Head Coach Jehu Cimea, junior Raakin Shrestha, senior Bryan Lewis, senior Captain Antonio Iraola, seniors Wilmer Fuentes, Captain Lucas Nunez, Gaetano Foster and Captain Kayshaun Eveillard, junior Carlos Pagan Landeo, senior Captain Kervens Joseph, junior Captain Graziella Foster, sophomore Edwich Jean-Pierre and Distance Coach Brendan Hahesy. (Advocate file photo) By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School indoor track teams took on Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals Revere and Medford in another tri-meet to complete the regular season on Jan. 30. “It was a good meet,” said coach Jehu Cimea. “It wasn’t the outcome that we were hoping for in the Revere meet, but overall, it was a strong performance.” Cimea was specifically referring to the boys loss to the Patriots, 55-31, on the heels of them beating the Mustangs, 47-39. As a team, the Tide boys completed the season with a 5-2 record, which was good for third place in the GBL. The girls, on the other hand, lost both ends of this tri-meet – 75-18 to Revere and 62-23 to Medford – to end the season with a 1-6 record. Both teams were scheduled to participate in the annual GBL Meet on Feb. 5 (after press deadline). Against Medford, senior captain Jeremy Whitlow (5:21.77, personal best) ran away from the competition to secure first place in the mile. Senior Ian Herrera (9.69, personal best) accounted for a second-place finish in the 55-meter-high hurdles. Senior captain Kervens Joseph (7.05), junior Sandesh Pun (7.16) and senior Saymon Silva (7.20) completed the clean sweep in the 55-meter dash. Senior captain Lucas Nunez (1:33.81) came in second in the 600. Junior Carlos Pagan Landeo (3:05.66) was third in the 1,000. Joseph (38.40) and sophomore Jonathan Hernandez (40.44, personal best) topped the ticket in the 300. Nunez (11:25.57) finished second in the two mile. Joseph (200, personal best) won the long jump to complete his hat trick of victories on this day against the Mustangs, while Hernandez (16-11.5, personal best) ended up third. Seniors Gaetano Foster (42-2.5), Christopher Roberts (359.75, personal best) and sophomore Bhavikpreet Singh (32-9.5) took the top three places in the shotput to end this meet against Medford in style. Winning efforts Junior captain Graziella Foster (27-2, shotput) and sophomore Shashi Pokhrel (16.49.29, two mile) were credited with first-place finishes against Medford. Foster also came out on top against Revere. Senior captain Shinead Riley (8.0) experienced the same winning results against the Patriots in the 55-meter dash. Crimson Tide boys basketball ends January with two straight wins; Girls beat Lynn English to extend winning streak Everett hoop squads celebrate Senior Day during Saturday’s tripleheader against non-league Worcester North By Joe McConnell A fter seeing its six-game winning streak snapped by Chelsea, the Everett High School boys basketball team (9-6) got back on the winning track right away with home wins over Lynn English (64-58, Jan. 29) and nonleague Durfee (75-57, Jan. 31) to end the month of January needing just two more wins to clinch a Division 1 state tournament berth. They are currently seeded 33rd , according to the Feb. 3 power rankings. Jayden Alsaindor was the leading scorer against the Red Devils with 16 points. But overall, coach Gerard Boyce said that it was a “tough night” for his team, who lost at home to their longtime Greater Boston League (GBL) rivals, 69-45. “We showed some life early on in the third quarter to cut into the lead, but Chelsea then went on a 10-0 run, and we couldn’t recover from it,” said Boyce. “Credit to Chelsea, they executed better than us, and while this (loss) hurt, it was definitely a wakeup call.” Sure enough, the Everett boys listened to their coaches, much to the chagrin of Lynn English and Durfee. “After the tough outing against Chelsea, I’m proud of how our BASKETBALL | SEE PAGE 17
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