Page 10 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: Malden swimmer makes States; Everett boys’ basketball wins GBL title Revere High girls’ basketball finishes 3rd in GBL, clinches State Tourney spot By Steve Freker he Winter Season is winding down its regular season schedule and attention T is turning to the postseason competition in all winter sports. That holds for both individual and team sports and one of the top swimmers from the region, Malden High senior Tony Giech, is headed for this weekend's MIAA Division 1 State Swim Championships at Boston University. Giech, a four-year varsity performer for Malden, helped lead Malden High to a fourth straight league championship. For the past two years, including this 2021-22 Roger Vasquez, an Everett High junior, is one of the leading scorers in the Greater Boston League. (Courtesy Photo) season, Malden was Greater Boston League (GBL) Champion and for the two years before, was Northeastern Conference (NEC) divisional champion. Giech is one of the winningest performers in Malden High swim team history, in addition to being one of the top student-athletes at Malden High School academically and as a Class of 2022 officer. Giech qualified for this weekend's MIAA State Championship in the 100 Yard Breaststroke by way of his 10th place finish in the MIAA North Sectional Meet, held at Milford High School. Giech finished at 1:04.43 (one minute, 4.43 seconds) in the 100 Yard Breaststroke event, right behind Eric Xu a senior from Andover High School (1.04.24). The event was won by Paul Shen of Weston, with a time of 59.98 seconds. For Giech, it was a season personal best in the pool, though not a personal best overall, which was 1:02.48 this past summer. Giech said he was pleased with his performance this past Saturday and was looking forward to the State Meet this weekend. "It was my best time this season, but I am looking forward to the competition at BU which will be the best I will face all year," said Giech, who customarily trains year-round with his club team. Giech was the top performer on the Malden High title SPORTS | SEE PAGE 18 Malden High senior Tony Giech has qualified to participate in the MIAA Division 1 State Swimming Championships. Above, he is shown competing in the Greater Boston League Championship meet. (Advocate Photo/ Henry Huang) ENCORE | FROM PAGE 2 of $8.5 million from the prior month. In addition, the state received $13.4 million in taxes from Encore in January. However, the casino’s revenue is substantially higher than it was in January 2021 when Encore brought in $33.3 million. As for the competition, MGM Springfield reported a revenue of $18.6 million in January while Plainridge Park Casino brought in $9.8 million. Encore generated $633.7 million in 2021 for a monthly average of $52.8 million. Since opening in June 2019, the casino has brought in a grand total of $1.3 billion.
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