Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE NOTEBOOK: Malden swimmer makes States; Everett boys’ basketball wins GBL title Revere High girls’ basketball fi nishes 3rd in GBL, clinches State Tourney spot Champion and for the two years before, was Northeastern Conference (NEC) divisional champion. Giech is one of the winningest By Steve Freker T he Winter Season is winding down its regular season schedule and attention is turning to the postseason competition in all winter sports. That holds for both individual and team sports and one of the top swimmers from the region, Malden High senior Tony Giech, is headed for this weekend's MIAA Division 1 State Swim Championships at Boston University. Giech, a four-year varsity performer for Malden, helped lead Malden High to a fourth straight league championship. For the past two years, including this 2021-22 season, Malden was Greater Boston League (GBL) Malden High senior Tony Giech has qualifi ed to participate in the MIAA Division 1 State Swimming Championships. Above, he is shown competing in the Greater Boston League Championship meet. (Advocate Photo/ Henry Huang) ~ Home of the Week ~ View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. performers in Malden High swim team history, in addition to being one of the top studentathletes at Malden High School academically and as a Class of 2022 offi cer. Giech qualifi ed for this weekend's MIAA State Championship in the 100 Yard Breaststroke by way of his 10th place fi nish in the MIAA North Sectional Meet, held at Milford High School. Giech fi nished at 1:04.43 (one minute, 4.43 seconds) in the 100 Yard Breaststroke event, right behind Eric Xu a senior from Andover High School (1.04.24). The event was won by Paul Shen of Weston, with a time of 59.98 seconds. For Giech, it was a season personal best in the pool, though not a personal best overall, which was 1:02.48 this past summer. Giech said he was pleased with his performance this past Saturday and was looking forward to the State Meet this weekend. "It was my best time this season, but I am looking forward to the competition at BU which will be the best I will face all year," said Giech, who customarily trains year-round with his club team. Giech was the top performer on the Malden High title team this past regular season and the GBL champ in the league meet last week. ****** Everett Boys Basketball fi nishes atop the GBL for first time in fi ve years EHS Head Coach Stanley Chamblain's Crimson Tide Boys’ Basketball squad fi nished the regular season unbeaten (14-0) in Greater Boston League play and 18-2 over. Everett is led by junior Roger Vasquez, senior John Monexant and sophomore Steven Cordero, who are the team's top scorers and are among the top scorers in the GBL as well. The Crimson Tide squad is looking forward to participating in the MIAA Division 1 State Boys Basketball Tournament, which will begin the week after the upcoming February school vacation. Everett is GBL champions for the fi rst time in six years. Lynn English was GBL champions the past two years and Everett was part of the Northeastern Conference (NEC) for three years preceding the reconstitution of the GBL. This season Everett swept the two-game series, home and away, over Lynn English, with convincing wins. Beside Everett and Lynn English, both of which have clinched postseason berths, three other teams are still alive for state tournament play, all needing at least a.500 record: Medford is at 8-6; Revere is 8-7; Chelsea is 8-9. Roger Vasquez, an Everett High junior, is one of the leading scorers in the Greater Boston League. (Courtesy Photo) Lynn Classical (6-11), Malden (1-15) and Somerville (0-14) are all out of the running for state tourney consideration. ****** GBL Boys Basketball Standings Team League Overall Everett 14-0 18-2 Lynn English 11-2 13-4 Medford 7-5 8-6 Revere Chelsea 6-5 8-7 6-7 8-9 Lynn Classical 5-8 6-11 Malden 1-12 1-15 Somerville 0-11 1-14 ****** Revere Girls Basketball fi nish 3rd in GBL The Revere High girls basketball team has clinched a postseason MIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament spot with an 11-8 overall record, 10-3 in the GBL. The Lady Patriots finished third in the GBL with its 10-3 mark, behind 2021-22 league champion Lynn English (13-1 GBL, 15-2 overall) and Lynn Classical (12-2 GBL, 14-4 overall). The Patriots celebrated their Senior Night with a 55-51 win over Malden this week. Greater Boston League Girls Basketball Standings Team League Overall Lynn English 13-1 15-2 Lynn Classical 12-2 14-4 Revere 10-3 11-8 Medford 6-6 6-12 Malden Everett 5-7 6-8 4-10 4-13 Somerville 2-10 2-12 Chelsea 0-13 0-17 Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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