THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 19, 2024 Page 13 Malden High School Coed Swim Team honors six on Senior Night Everett/Revere/Malden Co-Op Hockey Team's half-season review: tough battles, promising horizons By Dom Nicastro T Senior Tiffany Pham with her dad Senior Justina Lim with MHS Head Coach Jess Bisson he Everett/Revere/Malden High Schools cooperative boys’ hockey team finished the first half of the season, 4-6. Losing record, yes. But still just one game off the pace in terms of qualifying for the state tournament in March. Everett has 20 games and needs 20 points, or 12 points in its final 10 games. So not a bad first half in that Senior Joao Santos with MHS Head Coach Jess Bisson By Steve Freker T he Malden High Coed Swim Team honored six veteran swimmers at its Senior Night ceremony held at Barry Fitzpatrick Pool at Malden High School. Following the ceremony, the team went out and captured an impressive win, 89-51, over the Lynn English Bulldogs. The victory lifted Malden to a perfect 4-0 record in the Greater Boston League (GBL) and 4-1 overall. Malden’s final regular season meet was held yesterday, January 18, against the Revere High School Patriots, at the Garfield School in Revere (after Advocate press time). With a win over Revere, Malden would clinch its fourth straight undefeated Senior Stanley Yip with Malden Head Coach Jess Bisson sense, considering the injuries and illnesses on the squad and the youth throughout the lineup. Craig Richards, head coach of the cooperative team that includes players from Everett, Malden, Revere and Mystic Valley high schools, has been impressed with the team's ability to compete when they are at full strength. Their success is often contingent on their physicality. Now if those illnesses would just go away. “It seems to be only getting Senior Joyce Zhou with MHS Head Coach Jess Bisson league season. “We are grateful to our seniors who provided great leadership and guidance for our team this year,” Malden head coach Jess Bisson said. “We are hoping to finish off another season with another GBL title.” worse, to be honest,” Richards said. “I want to say we've had a minimum of one guy out just about every day with some sort of illness. We've had everything from conjunctivitis to stomach bugs to upper respiratory. I mean, it's just been crazy.” What’s not crazy is when the team puts things together. And that was showcased in the team’s 8-7 win over Nashoba on the road Jan. 10. Everett was clicking on all cylinders on offense and showed the cohesion for which it’s capable. Granted, Richards would have liked to see a better effort on the defensive end, but the victory was huge nonetheless – and should serve as a motivator for the second half of the season. “Nashoba Tech is a ranked Senior Larissa Retamero Granja with mom and dad and many other family members (All Advocate Photos by Henry Huang) team,” Richards said. “And we took them 8-7 in overtime which was a huge win. It was a big upset and then the next day we come back and a couple guys are out, and you see what happens (8-1 loss to Stoneham). Depth is key in high school sports, and if you don’t have that depth, it’s very tough to compete.” Freshman Tommy Cronin reaches for the puck in recent action against Medford. Richards appreciates the team's physical style of play, especially during its significant win over Nashoba; he desires to see more of this. He notes the importance of being physical, not allowing opponents to set up their game, and maintaining focus. The coach identifies several offensive players who have been instrumental in the team's REVIEW| SEE PAGE 14 Senior co-Capt. Jake Simpson carries the puck up ice in recent action against Medford.
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