Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 9, 2022 GAMES | FROM PAGE 1 er sports programs which start their seasons next week, has been diligently preparing for their opening games. Malden's seventh-year Director of Athletics Charlie Conefrey reports that he is excited about this season for a lot of reasons. "We have been coming back from this and coming back from that for several years now, since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020," Conefrey told The Malden Advocate. "This school year it finally feels as if we are completely back in business when it comes to interscholastic athletics. Conefrey said he is glad to see some of the biggest numbers of student-athletes coming out for the various teams in years, these past two weeks of tryouts and preseason practices. Some of the teams — including two of the three coed teams Malden is fielding this winter — have seen their biggest turnouts in many years, Conefrey said. Coed Wrestling, coached by Rin Van and Coed Gymnastics, coached by Katie Bowdridge, have both seen close to 30 or more student-athletes taking part in preseason drills and practices so far. "It has been great to see student-athletes coming out and maybe trying a sport in which they may not have participated before," Conefrey said. "The preseason practices for all the teams TRANSLITERATION | FROM PAGE 3 cising their basic, constitutional right to vote. This is a particularly critical issue for Malden’s large Chinese-speaking population, whose character-based language system differs greatly from the Latin alphabet used in English. As a result, many Chinese-speakers will arrive at the polls able to read the instructions on how to vote but are unTuesday, December 13 Freshman Boys Basketball v. Medford, Ferryway School, 4:00 p.m. JV Boys Basketball v. Medford, Finn Gym, 4:30 p.m. JV Girls Basketball @ Medford, Medford HS, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball v. Medford, Finn Gym, 6:00 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball @ Medford, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14 Varsity Boys and Girls Indoor Track v. Medford, Sam Fishman Fieldhouse @ Salemwood School, 4:00 p.m. Middle School Boys Basketball @ Somerville, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Co-op Hockey (with Medford) @ Masconomet, 8:05 p.m. Thursday, December 15 Freshman Boys Basketball @ Malden High took on Winchester in scrimmage action in Malden on Tuesday. (Steve Freker Photo) were a good experience and the teams are ready to go next week. This winter Malden High is fielding teams in the following Sports:Boys Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman Basketball; Girls Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman Basketball; Coed Varsity Wrestling; Coed Varsity Swimming, Coed Varsity Gymnastics; Boys Varsity Indoor Track, Girls Varsity Indoor Track; Boys Varsity Co-op Ice Hockey (with Everett, Mystic Valley and Revere); Girls Varsity Co-op Ice Hockey (with Medable to understand the names of the candidates on the ballot. The newly-enacted law will remove this barrier by allowing Malden to transliterate the names of candidates on ballots into Simplified Chinese characters in all future statewide and general elections in the city. The Malden Board of Registrars of Voting will be responsible for using Simplified Chinese characters to phonetically spell out names ford); and Middle School (7th & 8th Grade) Boys Basketball and Middle School Girls Basketball. ***** The first games of the season for Malden High Sports are on Tuesday, December 13 when the Varsity, JV and Freshman Boys Basketball teams are in action at home against Greater Boston League rival Medford and the Varsity and JV Girls Basketball teams hit the road against Medford. Freshman Boys Basketball plays at home at 4:00 p.m. at the of candidates for district and county offices in both federal and statewide elections. The transliterated names will then be provided to the Secretary of State, who will be responsible for producing the ballots accordingly. “This law will finally ensure full and meaningful access to ballots for our Chinese-speaking voters,” said Representative Steve Ultrino. “Every eligible voter in our Commonwealth should Malden High head Girls Basketball Coach Scott Marino talks with the team during a timeout during Tuesday's scrimmage game with Winchester. (Courtesy Malden HS Athletics) Ferryway School. JV Boys play at 4:30 p.m. at Malden High Finn Gym and Varsity Boys Basketball plays at the Finn Gym at 6:00 p.m. Malden High Sports Schedule for the Week of December 10-16 Saturday, December 10 Varsity Boys Co-op Hockey (with Everett) @ Lynn English, 2:30 p.m. be able to exercise their right to vote, no matter what language they speak. I am grateful that this bill has passed, and it could not have been accomplished without the support of our AAPI community advocates, GMAACC, Greater Boston Legal Services, APIs CAN, the Malden City Council, Mayor Christenson and my colleagues in the Legislature.” "The passing of H.4793 is an important step for voter accessibility in Malden,” said Representative Paul Donato. “Malden has a large Chinese population for whom English is their second language and it is important that they have the same ability to make their choice at the polls. I am proud to have worked with the rest of the Malden Delegation in passing this excellent legislation.” “I am thrilled to see the passing of this law to support voting accessibility for Chinese-speaking residents in Malden. I hope to see similar revisions made across the state to continue making voting clear and understandable for all,” said Senator Jason Lewis. “It was heartening to see the dedication of so many community advocates throughout the process of making this change. Thank you to Lynn English, 4:00 p.m. Varsity Coed Swimming v. Bishop Fenwick, MHS Pool, 4:00 p.m. JV Girls Basketball v. Lynn English, Finn Gym, 4:30 p.m. JV Boys Basketball @ Lynn English, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Basketball v. Lynn English, Finn Gym, 6:00 p.m. Varsity Boys Basketball @ Lynn English, 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 16 Middle School 7-8 Grade Girls Basketball v. Everett, Beebe School, Malden, 4:00 p.m. Middle School 7-8 Grade Boys Basketball, Beebe School, Malden, 5:00 p.m. everyone who made their voices heard to bring bilingual ballots to Malden.” "With the full delegation, I'm proud to support Malden's leadership in this space," said State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian. "Ensuring informed access to voting is critical everywhere, including in our diverse and vibrant City." “It all started and ended with our community partners including the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition, APIs CAN, and many others,” said Mayor Gary Christenson. “This great achievement is definitely the result of team effort between legislators, community advocates, with the full support of the administration and the City Council. Finally, we can come up with all the ideas and initiatives, but we need the people in position to help make them a reality. Thank you to State Representatives Paul Donato, Steve Ultrino, and Kate Lipper-Garabedian as well as State Senator Jason Lewis for their determination to make this happen.” H.4793 was signed by Governor Baker on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The legislation has taken effect upon its passage in the Legislature and approval from the Governor.
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