THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 13, 2024 Page 15 MHS Golden Tornadoes Golf Team Battle Everett on the Links At Stoneham Oaks Golf Course, September 10, 2024 Score: Malden 44, Everett 28 (Advocate photos by Emily Harney) Malden High School seniors and members of the golf team, Bo Bogan, captain Jonathan Wells, Chris MacDonald and Seth Sullivan. Captain Jonathan Wells and Bo Bogan on the first tee after their starting drive against Everett. Malden’s Seth Sullivan looks up towards the first green at S toneham Oaks Golf Course Tuesday before teeing off. Joe Hatch of Malden holds the flag at the 9th green, Tuesday during their match with Everett. BASEBALL | FROM PAGE 1 most ever in the 18 years it has been held – including four talented rising freshmen. The event was held at Fraser Field in Lynn in mid-August and featured some of the best underclassmen players in New England. Representing Malden High School were Brayan Jose (Class of 2025); Billy Gavin, Ryan McMahon, Colin Okoth and Eudy Francisco (Class of 2026); and Nicholas D’Anna, Davante Layne, Devin Otero Milonopoulos and Jaylen Rivera (Class of 2028). The event began in Lynn 2006 and this was the 18th year under the direction of Tim Fila, who is a coach with the St. Mary’s-Lynn baseball program. Also in his 18th year, as field operations chief, is Malden High School baseball Head Coach Steve Freker. Chris MacDonald of Malden totals up his scores as his teammate looks on. The Lynn Invitational is a three-day event featuring one day of skills evaluations and two days of games. The main attraction is the more than 40 colleges represented at the recruiting event, either head coaches or college coaches. The skills metrics include a timed 60-yard dash; on-field batting practice, where bat exit velocity is measured; defensive infield/outfield where defensive velocity is measured; catcher’s pop time (the time from release of the throw from the plate to second base; and then pitcher’s velocity from the mound in the games. Malden High senior (Class of 2024) Brayan Jose was one of the top performers of the entire event. Jose, a native of the Dominican Republic who is in his third year in the United States and at Malden High, was second overall of the 164 players at the event in the 60-yard dash at 6.74 seconds. Jose, who is also playing split end for the MalJosh Mini looks on as golf coach Rick Malatesta shares some words with the team after their win over Everett, 44-28. Malden High School golf captain Jonathan Wells sits with head coach Rick Malatesta as the team finishes up their match play against Everett. Brayan Jose (Class of 2025) ran the second fastest 60Devin Otero Milonopoulos (Class of 2028) at the plate ready to do damage. den High Varsity Football Team this fall season, was the top performer in defensive velocity from the outfield at 89 mph with his throw. Other top performers for MalNicholas D’Anna (Class of 2028) ready to attack a pitch. Ryan McMahon (Class of 2025) is dealing on the mound for the Gray Team. den were a pair of Class of 2025 juniors: righthanded pitchers Billy Gavin and Ryan McMahon. Gavin pitched two scoreless, no-hit innings for the Texas Orange Team on Day One, and McMahon pitched two shutout innings on Day One and a third scoreless inning on Day Two. McMahon struck out four and allowed just one hit in the three innings of work. Class of 2028 incoming Malden High freshman Nicholas D’Anna also had an impressive debut at the Lynn Invitational. D’Anna managed an RBI single Colon Okoth (Class of 2026) takes a swing. off one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of the tournament, who was firing 87 mph in one of the games. D’Anna – who helped lead the Malden Middle School Tornados to back-toback GBL titles as a seventh- and eighth-grader in the past two years – had an exit velocity of 86 mph in his batting practice session, making the top 15 for the entire field of 164 players. “Our Malden High guys did an excellent job and more than held their own,” Malden High coach Freker said. “We had four eighth-graders who are incoming ninth-graders at MHS and they were the youngest players in this whole event, but they did not play like it, that’s for sure.” “Ryan McMahon and Billy Gavin were both outstanding yard dash time (6.75 seconds) and had the highest outfield defensive velocity (89 mph). on the mound and we have them both for the next two seasons in the spring,” the Malden coach added. “Brayan Jose was one of the most electric players in the tournament,” Freker added. “He talked to four college coaches during the tournament and since Brayan is also an Honor Roll student with a 3.6 grade point average, they are all very interested. It was a very worthwhile week for all of the Malden players.” The Malden coach said it was excellent experience for all the Tornado players, especially the younger ones. “Our incoming freshmen are the only kids in this area who went for the opportunity to play in an event like this. It was really great to see.”
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