Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 19, 2019 • • • Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Looking for a home loan? 15 YEAR 30 YEAR RATE RATE APR* APR* Learn more about our rates at EVERETTBANK . COM Aluminum Everett er 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 61 Years! “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 60 •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Vinyl Siding ears! •Free Estimates •Fully Licensed •Roofng •Free Estimates •Carpentry Work •Fully Licensed •Decks •Roo ng n • Fully Insured •• Replacement Windows Replacement Windows www.everettaluminum.com g Now’s the time to schedule those home improvement projects you’ve been dreaming about all winter! Everett Aluminum Baseball tournament in Malden on Friday honors late Coach Christie Serino By Steve Freker remember the fi rst time that Christie Serino addressed a meeting of all the coaches from every sport, who were assembled in a room at Malden Catholic back in 2005. His words were carefully selected, and for me, unforgettable. “The first thing I want to tell you is the most important point I will make tonight,” Coach Serino told the group. “You all better make sure you treat the kids well. You better I Christie Serino treat them like they are your own … Because if we don’t have the kids, we don’t need any of you coaches.” As I said, unforgettable... and so true. I had already known Coach Serino fairly well for over 20 years, going back to the “Golden Age” of slow-pitch softball when he and whatever team he was on ruled the softball world, literally. His reputation as tough-minded, successful... and deeply compassionate to the players he guided, certainly preceded him. That fi rst statement, on the fi rst day at a new school for him, laid it out for all to see. He meant business, and his business was kids. Most people are familiar with primarily his storied career in leading Lancer hockey and the athletics department on Crystal Street, but that was a chapter of a long and illustrious life as a coach, manager and mentor to thousands. Stops included successful venues, such as Mount Hermon Academy; the University of New Hampshire, where he was the last Division 1 baseball coach at the school; Saugus High, where he was a state champion for the fi rst time; and then Merrimack College, where he served as head hockey coach and athletic director. Through it all, it has to be said that Coach Serino, who passed away after a lengthy cancer fi ght in October 2012, lived by the motto “The kids always come fi rst.” • • • Today, the Sixth Annual Christie Serino Baseball Tournament will be held at Maplewood Park in Malden, in the shadow of the late Coach Serino’s former school. Malden High plays Greater Lawrence Tech at 1:00 p.m. at Maplewood Park, and Somerville and East Boston are at Howard Park next door at 1:00 p.m. The Consolation and Championship games are at 4:00 p.m. Coach Serino will be honored once again for his lifelong mission of putting the players fi rst. Spring!
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