Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 28, 2020 ~ Sports Round Up ~ Malden High’s Costa seeks back-to-back State Wrestling titles All three of the Malden High girls’ basketball seniors are shown above with their families and head coach Scott Marino. (Steve Freker Photo) By Steve Freker F ew Malden High wrestlers have ever won a State Wrestling Championship. None have accomplished this prestigious feat twice. Golden Tornadoes junior Yohanni Costa is seeking to change all that. Costa is competing in Saturday’s All-Girls State Wrestling Tournament, which is being held at Methuen High School. She will be one of the top seeds in the 145-lb. category as defending champion. Last year at the Inaugural AllGirls State Wrestling Tournament held at St. John’s Prep, Costa pinned her fi rst two opponents, both in under a minute, before winning the state title with a second-period pin of Tayla Tildsley of Shawsheen Tech. Last season was the fi rst-ever the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) off ered an All-Girls State WresMHS senior captain Meley Ephrem is shown on Senior Night with her family and Golden Tornadoes Head Coach Scott Marino. (Steve Freker Photo) tling Tournament, so Costa managed to make history twice, as the fi rst Malden High state girls titlist and also the fi rst 145-lb. state champion in an MIAA-held state tournament. “It was a big honor for [Costa] to become the school’s fi rst-ever girls State Wrestling Champion, and we’re hoping she can be the fi rst Malden High two-time state wrestling champ,” said Malden head coach Rin Van. Methuen High is also the site ~ Home of the Week ~ SAUGUS......AMAZING Two Family has been completely gutted, newly framed and plastered, NEW second floor expansion. Each unit offers 3 bedrooms and two NEW full baths, NEW, gourmet kitchen with quartz counters, stainless steel appliances, oversized center island, perfect for seating, slider to deck, convenient 1st floor laundry, NEW hardwood flooring throughout, great open floor plan, NEW gas heat, central air, front farmers porch, maintenance-free vinyl siding, NEW windows, oversized, detached garage and newly paved driveway. Convenient side street location. BEAUTIFUL TWO FAMILY - you will be impressed! Offered at $899,900 335 Central Street, Saugus, MA 01906 (781) 233-7300 View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. View all our listings at: CarpenitoRealEstate.com MHS junior Yohanni Costa, center, is shown with head coach Rin Van, left, and Golden Tornadoes wrestling captain Ved Gray, second from left, and other Malden coaches shortly after winning her state title last season. (Steve Freker Photo) MHS boys’ basketball honored senior players and a senior cheerleader on Senior Night. In front, cheerleader Nicki Blue; ack row, from left: co-captain Khaydar Al-Hamdani, Adam Chen, co-captain David Mervilius and Berhan Daniel.(Steve Freker Photo) for this weekend’s All-State Boys Wrestling Tournament. Malden girls’ basketball team bids adieu to three at Senior Night ceremony Head Coach Scott Marino and the Malden High School girls’ basketball team gave the three seniors on its roster a big sendoff on Senior Night at the Finn Gym in their fi nal home game of the year against CASH Academy. It was the fi nal home game for SPORTS | SEE PAGE 11
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