THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 22, 2024 Page 15 Malden High School’s Winter Season League All-Stars are announced Greater Boston League names 24 Tornado student-athletes to GBL All-Star List By Steve Freker F or the past two winters, Malden High School senior Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint has shown why he is one of the best pure athletes in the Greater Boston League (GBL) as a member of the MHS Varsity Boys Basketball Team. Whether it is leading the fastbreak with his dribble, spotting a teammate on the wing for an assist or driving hard to the basket for a layup, Noelsaint has consistently displayed his talents. The 6-3 1/2, 180 “Zeke” has also wowed the Finn Gym crowds by spotting up to swish a “3” or finish off a dribble-drive with a thunderous, two-handed dunk. Noelsaint was rewarded for his spectacular skills and contribution to his team this past season by being named as Malden High’s only selectee to the GBL Boys Basketball All-Star Team. The Malden senior, who is believed to be headed to the University of Massachusetts Lowell this fall to pursue studies in Engineering, was one of 24 Malden High School student-athletes named to the Winter Season Greater Boston League AllStar Teams. “We had many outstanding team and individual performances this past Winter Season and we are very pleased so many of our student-athletes were recognized by the Greater Boston League as All-Stars,” said 8th-year Malden Public Schools Director of Athletics, Health and Physical Education Charlie MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL’S 2023-2024 GBL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTEES Boys Basketball Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint Girls Basketball Amanda Ebenezer Kimberly Trompas Gymnastics (Coed) Ivana Marinkovic Isabella Oliveira Sofia Vargas Ezechiel “Zeke” Noelsaint sized up a three-point shot against Lynn English in a game played earlier this year. (Advocate Photo/ Henry Huang) Conefrey. Conefrey noted the fifth consecutive league championship by Head Coach Jess Bisson and the Malden High School coed varsity swim team, a second consecutive MIAA Division 1 State Basketball Tournament appearance by Head Coach Scott Marino and the varsity girls basketball team and two runner-up finishes by a pair of Tornado wrestlers in the MIAA Division 1 State Girls Wrestling Tournament. Noelsaint, who served as captain of Varsity Boys Basketball this past winter, led the Tornado team in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocked shots, in addition to minutes played on the court. “Whatever type of game Zeke [Noelsaint] had, it dictatALL-STAR SWIMMERS: The Malden High coed swim team included, from left to right, Joyce Zhou, Yinje Wang, Kevin Lin, Sophie Tran, Stanley Yip, Hailey Tran, Tiffany Pham, Gordon Zeng and Joao Santos. All of them except for Wang and Lin were announced as Greater Boston League All-Stars for this past season. (Courtesy Photo) ed how our game would turn out for the team,” Malden 18thyear Head Coach Don Nally said on Noelsaint’s value. “We basically put the game on his shoulders and he delivered as best he could. Zeke is a quiet leader who led by example,” Coach Nally said. “We asked a lot of him every day at practice and every night on the court and he always tried to deliver.” Noelsaint scored at least in double figures in all but one of the games he played, averaging 13.9 points per game, in the top 10 for GBL scorers. A two-year starter, he finished with close to 500 points scored for his career. Lucia Antonucci named CAC soccer MVP By Emily Brennan A fter an exemplary season on the field, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School’s Lucia Antonucci has been named MVP of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference (CAC) Lower Division for girls’ soccer. Antonucci is the third girls’ soccer MVP of the Commonwealth Athletic Conference for the Eagles since Teya Nigro ’17 landed the title in 2016 and Jackie Lane ’13 in 2012. Full of energy and enthusiasm, the dynamic midfielder has been a key in helping Mystic Valley play in three state tournaments since she joined the varsity team in 2020. Mystic Valley finished the regular 2023 season 116-1 and earned the No. 15 seed in the MIAA Division 5 bracket. This is MV’s highest seed since 2019, in which the Eagles were No. 8. The sophomore started all 18 games and tallied 14 goals and 17 assists, pushing her career numbers to 46 total goals and 38 total assists. Antonucci is set to return to Malden for two more runs with the Eagles in 2024 and 2025. Shown from left to right are Athletic Director Eric Martin, Lucia Antonucci and Head Coach Matthew Offner. Also a second-year team captain on the Malden High baseball team this Spring Season, Noelsaint is the first Haitian-American in Malden High history to be named a league All-Star in baseball. Malden High athletics also made history this past Winter Season when, for the first time in school history, two wrestlers both finished #2 in the state after making it to the MIAA Division 1 State Girls Wrestling Tournament Championship State Finals, and finishing as a runner-up in the final. Katelynn Vo placed second overall in the wrestling States in the 120 lbs. weight Swim (Coed Boys) Joao Victor Santos Xiaode “David” Xu Stanley Yip Gordon Zeng James Zhou Swim (Coed Girls) Sarah Escobar Ayala Danielle Harrington Ian Ian Ho Joslyn Nguyen Tiffany Pham Hailey Tran Sophie Tran Yingyan Xia Joyce Zhou Wrestling (Boys) David Parada Araujo (132 lbs.) Kenny Wong (126 lbs.) Wrestling (Girls) Nora Hounain (165 lbs.) Katelynn Vo {120 lbs.) class. Nora Hounain was also State runner-up in the 160 lbs. weight class.
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