Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JunE 2, 2023 Everett softball team completes regular season with win over Cambridge, GBL title, many individual successes Skane, Rossi and company ready for the postseason to begin this week By Joe McConnell T he Everett High School softball team (12-2 in the Greater Boston League, 17-2 overall) completed the regular season with a nice and tidy 3-0 shutout win over non-league rival Cambridge at Glendale Park on May 24. Since then, the Crimson Tide have been prepping for the postseason as they await the announcement of the Division 1 state tournament pairings on May 31 (after press deadline). According to the latest power rankings on May 29, they are 37th overall among all Division 1 squads. “Coach [Jennifer] Nigro and I believe the reason why this team has done so well again this season is because they work together, which contributes to their success, whether if it’s at practice or in a game,” said coach Stacy Schiavo. Pitcher Kristi Skane went the distance in the circle against the Falcons, scattering four hits, while striking out six to secure her eighth shutout of the season. EHS Head Coach Stacy Schiavo, seniors Kayley Rossi, Kristi Skane and Julia Curran and assistant coach Jenn Nigro The game was scoreless Alexa Uga and Emilia Maria-Babcock celebrated after Everett’s win over Revere. Everett residents share future plans during Mystic Valley Girls Lacrosse Senior Night By Tara Vocino T wo Everett studen t -a thl et es shared their college choices during a Memorial Day Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse game at Mystic Valley Regional Charter School against Malden High School. Shown from left to right: friend Mary Tayag, grandmother Abuela Rosa, mother Rosa, Sofia Blandino, father Pedro and friend Kristina Tayag (far right). (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) through four innings, before the Tide broke through with three in the fifth. Bryanna Mason started the winning rally off with a double. Emma Longmore then drew a oneout walk. After both runners advanced into scoring position on a passed ball, Emilia Maria-Babcock drove them home with a hit. Skane was next up and was promptly hit by a pitch. A short time later, the Everett hurler was thrown out on the backend of an attempted double steal attempt, with Longmore sliding safely home to account for the third run of the frame. Skane did the rest with her arm to continue to shut down her Cambridge counterparts over the next two stanzas, with some help from her defense. “The defense played tough, especially when [Cambridge] got runners on base,” said Schiavo. “The biggest threat occurred in the fifth when SOFTBALL | SEE PAGE 21 Everett resident Sofia Blandino (#24) was accompanied by her mother, Rosa, father, Pedro, and grandmother, Abuela Rosa. She plans to major in exercise science at the University of Connecticut to continue professional athletic training. Shown from left to right: friend Julia Cutone, Danni Hughes and friend Kaitlynne Kearney (far right) are shown during Monday’s Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse Senior Night against Malden High School. Everett resident Danni Hughes (#26) was accompanied by her parents, Tonya and Paul. She plans to play lacrosse at Colby-Sawyer College, where she intends to study environmental science.
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