Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 24, 2026 BASEBALL | FROM PAGE 1 many mourned his untimely passing in October 2012 from a battle with cancer while he was serving as athletic director and hockey Head Coach at Malden Catholic High School. He was only 62. In 2021, Coach Serino and his family received a tremendous honor when the new Football and Track Stadium at the newly built Saugus High School was dedicated in his honor. On Friday, April 24 in Malden, for the 12th time, the late Coach Serino’s legacy will be honored again with the Championship Round of the playing of the 12th Annual Christie Serino Baseball Classic, where three teams will compete for the 2026 Championship. The Serino Classic originated in 2014 — first hosted by Saugus High School, Coach Serino’s alma mater — and has been held continuously since then, except for 2020, when it was sidelined along with the entire rest of the high school season. On Friday the Malden High School Golden Tornado baseball squad will host a Doubleheader at Pine Banks Park in semifinal and finals action, beginning at 10:30 a.m. East Boston High School will play the Greater Lawrence Tech Reggies at 10:30 a.m. at Kezer Field at Pine Banks in one matchup. Malden High and Greater Lawrence will face off at 1:30 p.m. at Pine Banks in Game Two. Malden High defeated East Boston, 16-4, on the road Friday, in a semifinal game. Freshman righthander Arthur Sewell made his varsity debut on the MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY Title Technical Assistance to the Malden Housing Authority Request For Proposals MHA# 080450 Type of Contract - Indefinite Quantity Contract Award Stipulation - Multiple Awards; Each Task Order will be awarded either on a Firm Fixed Price basis with a Cost Reimbursement allowed (without increase) with backup documents/receipts. Proposal Due Date - Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:00 A.M. Offerors are advised that the cutoff date for questions to be submitted is 5/12/2026 - 10 A.M. Proposal Objective - The Malden Housing Authority (MHA) seeks proposals for the development and delivery of on-site Technical Assistance particularly with providing Executive Assistance to MHA’s Section 8 and FSS Program Staff in improving program Administration and Management while analyzing, assessing and evaluating relevant Training needs while also improving, revising, correcting and maintaining HUD required policies and procedures, inclusive of MHA’s ACOP, Section 8 HCV Administrative Plan and FSS Action Plan for the full term of any contract awarded hereunder. Proposals should include resumes individual/firm experience and hourly rate of delivery of above listed services and any additional costs under an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for a minimum term of one (1) year, extending up to a maximum term of five (5) consecutive years, all awards to be made subject to funding and in the MHA’s sole discretion. The primary objectives of this Statement of Work (SOW) are to expand and improve the MHA’s assisted and unassisted housing program abilities, opportunities and administration; assess and improve the MHA’s compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and requirements; analyze institutional staffing needs and competencies, and provide or recommend training designed to make all MHA staff proficient in their job assignments, corrective action and/ or any other type or kind of improvement training MHA may require or desire. Bid Documents are available from 4/27/2026 by email request to: sfinn@maldenhousing.org Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and Friday from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. The Contractor(s) selected hereunder must execute all relevant federal and state bid documents and contract forms and provide certification(s) of required insurance. Any award made hereunder is subject to annual appropriation. The MHA reserves the right to cancel this bid if it is in best interest to do so. For additional copies of or further information relating to this RFP, please contact: Stephen G. Finn, Executive Director Malden Housing Authority 630 Salem Street Malden, MA 02148 E-mail: sfinn@maldenhousing.org April 24, 2026 Nick D’Anna hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs for Malden against East Boston. (Courtesy/Chris Pineda Photo) mound in the game, while sophomore Nick D’Anna pitched three scoreless innings to pick up his first pitching win. D’Anna also clubbed his first home run of the season (fourth of his career) and knocked a career single-game high five RBIs. Malden High Baseball Head Coach Steve Freker said it has been an honor to memorialize Coach Serino all of these years. “He [Serino] was a leader and mentor to hundreds of athletes and coaches. There is really no one in this region who has made such an impact on so many lives in the high school and college ranks,” said Coach Freker, who is now in his 10th year at Malden High, his second time around as baseball head coach of his alma mater. Freker previously coached at Malden High Baseball from 1985-1999. He was Baseball Head Coach at Malden Catholic from 2000-2012, all of the years Coach Serino was Athletic Director. From 2014-2016, Freker was Baseball Head Coach at Saugus High, before returning to Malden High for the 2017 season. While at Malden Catholic, Freker served under Serino, who was athletic director at the time, and also coached two of Coach Serino’s sons, Nick and Anthony. Both sons were D-1 scholarship baseball players at UMass Amherst. Nick Serino went on to the professional ranks with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, one of eight professional MLB baseball players from Malden Catholic from 2003-2012. “We started the Serino Classic in 2014 at Saugus High and it was such a big success we brought it to Malden High when we returned here,” Freker said. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson has attended all the tournaments held in Malden since 2017 and was expected to deliver the first pitch today. *** SERINO CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Held in Saugus: 2014 — Saugus 2015— Saugus 2016 — Saugus Held in Malden: 2017 — Malden HS 2018 — Malden HS 2019 — East Boston 2020 — No classic-COVID-19 2021 — Winthrop 2022 — East Boston 2023 — East Boston 2024 — Malden HS 2025 — Malden HS 2026 — ? 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