THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, AugusT 21, 2026 Page 7 Malden and Everett players shine at the annual statewide Bay State Games Baseball Showcase Tournament Players from Malden High, Everett High and Mystic Valley represented on Metro Team at Pine Banks Park METRO LOCALS: Local players on Metro Baseball Team in Bay State Games, from left: Ben Hickey (Mystic Valley), M.J. Guida (Everett High) and all the rest from Malden High: Nick D’Anna, Davante Layne, Jaylen Rivera Fuentes, Joe Ewing Jr., Devin Otero Milonopoulos and Kyle Nickerson. (All Advocate Photos) BETWEEN INNINGS: From left: Juan Fernandes Ignacio (Quincy High), Jaylen Rivera Fuentes, Nick D’Anna and Davante Layne (all Malden High). (All Advocate Photos) layers from two local communities and three area high schools excelled in the recent Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation (MASF) Bay State Games. Players from Malden High School, Everett High School and Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (Malden) represented their schools and communities on the Metro Team in the six-team Baseball Showcase Tournament, which was held at Pine Banks Park in Malden. The Metro Team was one of five geographically-based teams in the statewide split, with five different regions represented. Playing for the Metro Team P LUNCH BREAK: The Malden High and Everett High players take a break under the tent. were Malden High School’s Davante Layne, Joe Ewing Jr., Nick D’Anna, Devin Milonopoulos, Kyle Nickerson and Jaylen Rivera Fuentes, all rising juniors from the Class of 2028. Rising junior M.J. Guida from Everett High was a key member of the Metro Team, as were Ben HickDevin Milonopoulos pitching for the Metro Team in the Bay State Games. ey, a rising senior from Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, and Ryan Tiberii, an Everett resident. M alden High’s D’Anna was the Greater Boston League’s batting champion, with a GBL-leading .507 batting average this past spring. He was named to the GBL All-Star Team, as was Everett High’s Guida, two of only four sophomores selected, along with Lynn Classical’s Emerson Lara and Jaden Barragan. Hickey was a Commonwealth Athletic Conference All-Star selectee for Mystic Valley. In the Bay State Games, Metro made it to the Bronze Medal Nick D’Anna on the mound for Metro Baseball at the Bay State Games. Ben Hickey of Mystic Valley Regional Charter School received the Bay State Games Sportsmanship Award for Metro Baseball. game before falling to Coastal. Standouts for Metro were Malden’s D’Anna and Everett’s David Lima, both at the plate and on the mound, and Malden’s Layne, who had four hits, five stolen bases and three RBIs. Mystic Valley’s Hickey was selected as Metro’s Sportsmanship Award Winner sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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