THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 5, 2023 Page 17 New Crimson Tide girls lacrosse team keeps on working toward future success Host Everett gets ready for a rematch against Medford at Seven Acres later today By Joe McConnell T he fl edgling Everett High School girls lacrosse team (0-7) remains winless, but their attitude is still healthy as they know they are at the beginning stages of something that will continue to grow to give their successors more options to play a sport in the future. On April 27, the Everett girls lost to host Medford, 12-1. Amanda Verterio scored the lone Everett goal on a solo eff ort. “The highlight of this game for us was goalie Khadija Ailane. She made 23 saves,” said coach Christina Buckley, “while we had 10 shots on net throughout the game.” The Everett girls then dropped an 11-3 decision to the rival Highlanders at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium the very next day. Verterio paced the team’s offensive attack with two goals. Katherine Guzman notched the other Everett tally. Sophia Sousa was credited with one assist. Coach Buckley was pleased by the fact that her players, especially those on defense, held the Highlanders to just two goals in the second half. The Tide will get another chance to play Medford later today, May 5, this time on their home turf at Seven Acre BASEBALL | FROM PAGE 16 yet still ended up winning the game,” said Levine. “Something like that just shows you how much the kids believe in one another. They just don’t give up. “Besides a walk-off win to get us into the state tournament in our last regular season game in 2019, this one against Somerville was just as exciting of a win that I have ever experienced as any sort of coach here in Everett,” added Levine. After trouncing aforementioned Chelsea, the surging Crimson Tide went up against host Lynn Classical on May 3 (after press deadline) to close out this week. They will begin another week at home against Lynn English on Monday, May 8, beginning at 4 p.m. Everett’s Amanda Verterio takes a shot during last week’s action against Malden. Park, starting at 4 p.m. Almost one week later on May 11, the Mustangs will return to Seven Acres to take on their Everett counterparts after Somerville pays them a visit three days earlier on May 8. Both games will also begin at 4 p.m. The Tide’s Katherine Olivares Guzman carries the ball during last week’s game against Malden.
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