THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 2, 2024 Page 13 ~ Mystic Valley Regional Charter School Sports ~ Eagles Swim Team Earns 17th Consecutive CAC Title Eagles Earn Senior Day Win Seniors, pictured from left to right: Makda Johannes, captain Jason Yan, George George and Miriam Johannes. The Eagles Swim Team Champs, from left to right: Back row: Belinda Mwebaza, Britney Nayiga, Noely Mendez, Nicole Kelso, Isabelle Pennachio, Makda Johannes, Gracy Thapa, Miriam Johannes and Crystal Tang; front row: Melina Catic, Isabella Cirame, Lana Santos-Albuquerque, Khloe Co, Brook Burke and Sydney Cao. Commonwealth Athletic Conference Girls Swim Championship Top Three 2023 1st Place 2nd Place 200 Medley Relay 200 Yard Freestyle 200 Individual Medley 50 Yard Freestyle 100 Yard Butterfly 100 YardFreestyle 500 Yard Freestyle 200 Yard Free Relay 100 Yard Backstroke 100 Yard Breaststroke 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Top Four Teams Team Score T Mystic Valley (MV) Isabella Cirame MV Isabella Cirame MV Lowell/Innovation/Nshba Crystal Tang MV Britney Nayiga MV Belinda Mwebaza MV Isabelle Pennachio MV Khloe Co MV Mystic Valley Blue Hills t was Senior Day on Friday for the Mystic Valley Eagles. Four seniors were honored prior to the Eagles’ meet against Greater Lowell. The Eagles were victorious with an 89-71 win. A few highlights of the meet: • In the 200-yard IM, Jaden I 3rd Place Blue Hills M. Johannes MV Lucia Antonucci MV Isabelle Pennachio MV Nicole Kelso MV Lana Albuquerque MV Sydney Cao MV Miram Johannes MV Makda Johannes MV Lana Albuquerque MV Lowell/Innovation/Nashoba Makda Johannes MV Lowell/Innovation Brooke Burke MV Sydney Cao MV Britney Nayiga MV Mystic Valley Mystic Valley (MV) 638 he Mystic Valley Varsity Girls Swim team competed in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference League Championship Meet at Lynn Technical High School on the afternoon of Thursday, January 25. In the meet, the Eagles dominated the other eight teams, winning Gold in every event and scoring 638 points – outdistancing the Co-op team of Lowell/Innovation/Nashoba by over 300 points. In a dominant display of speed and endurance that set the tone for the day in the first event, the girls relay team of Sydney Cao, Isabella Cirame, Lucia Antonucci and Britney Khloe Co MV Lucia Antonucci MV Lowell/Innovation/Nshba Lowell/Innovation/Nshba 296.5 Nayiga took first in the 200 Yard Medley relay with a seed time of 2:00.81. In the nine individual events, Mystic Valley swimmers placed first, second and third in every event. Winning both their individual events were Isabella Cirame, 200 Free and 200 Individual Medley; Britney Nayiga, 50 Free and 100 Breaststroke; and Sydney Cao, 100 Free and 100 Back. Isabelle Pennachio and Lana Santos-Albuquerque won gold in the 100 yard butterfly and 500 yard freestyle, respectively. In the two other relays, Mystic Valley also swam to victory. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Crystal Tang MV Blue Hills Greater Lowell 239 Winning Time 2:00.81 2:09.46 2:23.58 28.81 1:04.84 57.46 5:59.31 1:52.11 1:04.98 1:12.30 3:50.91 Blue Hills 223 the team of Antonucci, Crystal Tang, Santos-Albuquerque and Kelso placed first with a time of 1:52.11, and in the final event of the day, the 400 yard freestyle relay, Mystic Valley’s team of Cao, Nayiga, Cirame and Santos-Albuquerque placed first with a time of 3:50.91. The Eagles will be back in the water on Saturday, February 3, at home for a last chance meet and again on Saturday, February 10, at the MIAA Sectional Tournament at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For more information on Mystic Valley athletics, visit mvrcs. com/athletics. Anthony took first with a lifetime best time of 2:10.21. Anthony was followed by sophomore Britney Nayiga in a time of 2:30.35 and Khloe Co in 2:31.54. • In the 500-yard freestyle, sophomore Christian Antonucci added a lifetime best of 5:15.81. • In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Jason Yan, Antonucci, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso and Lucas Freitas placed first with a time of 1:46.22. • In the 100-yard IM, Yan placed first with a time of 57.16. • In the 100-yard butterfly, sophomore Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso led the way with a time of 56.24. • In the 100-yard freestyle, junior Sydney Cao placed first with a time of 56.81. • In the 200-yard freestyle, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso led with a time of 1:56.80, followed by Lucas Santos in 1:57.58 and Isabelle Pennachio in 2:12.94. • In the 50-yard freestyle, Antonucci placed first with a time of 23.89. ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League ~ Week 4 Team 2024 Malden Neighborhood Basketball League Games behind Streak Lakers Bullets Sixers Celtics Kings Pistons W L 0 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 3 1 1 0 - 5 2 4 4 4.5 W - 5 W - 3 L - 1 L - 2 L - 3 L - 1 Sat., Jan. 27 at Ferryway Game 1 – Bullets 60, Celtics 35 The first game of the weekend showcased L. Guertin (30) of the Bullets lighting it up throughout the entire game. He was involved heavily in each quarter, especially the first, by entirely outscoring his opponents by an 11-10 margin. Teammate C. Mijar added a solid 13 in this somewhat small revenge victory over the defending champs. Celts Newcomer J. Sweeney was involved in scoring each quarter and he had a team high of 16. Game 2 – Pistons 54, Kings 52 The Pistons edged the Kings in this one, thanks to huge fourth BASKETBALL | SEE PAGE 15
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