Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 ~ RHS PATRIOTS SPORTS ROUND-UP ~ By Dom Nicastro Revere girls tennis team splits two The Revere High School girls tennis team beat Lynn Classical, 3-2, and lost to Somerville, 4-1. In the April 15 win over Classical, Revere swept the doubles and got a win at third singles. No. 3 singles player Lesly Calderon Lopez won: 7-6, 7-6. She was down, 5-1, in the second set, but never gave up and made a great comeback, according to Revere coach Carla Maniscalco. At fi rst doubles, Cesia Loza and Rachel Sanchez won: 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, a great comeback victory. At second doubles, Keila Loza and Ivana Nguyen won: 6-3, 4-6, 7-6. At second singles, Jaimy Gomez lost: 7-6, 3-6, 5-7. “She played really well and almost succeeded in coming back after losing the fi rst set in a tiebreaker,” Maniscalco said. Against Somerville, No. 2 Gomez picked up the lone Revere win: 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. “She played for over three hours to win at second singles,” Maniscalco said. At fi rst singles, Dayna Phan went down in a battle: 7-5, 7-6. Revere softball team puts up big number Revere beat Chelsea, 27-3, on the softball diamond last week. Revere got on the board in the bottom of the fi rst inning after Chelsea dropped a third strike, Frankie Reed singled, Anna Doucette grounded out and Riley Straccia singled. Isabella Qualtieri was struck by a pitch, and Danni Hope Randall singled. Lea Doucette walked, and Reed singled, each scoring one run. Revere scored 12 runs on nine hits in the bottom of the second inning. Jordan Martelli doubled, scoring two runs. Straccia singled, scoring one run. Randall singled, scoring two runs. Doucette singled, driving home one run. Lindsay Pineda drew a walk, scoring one run. Olivia Morris singled, scoring one run. Dakota Lanes drew a walk, scoring one run. Shayna Smith singled, scoring one run. Revere added to its early lead in the bottom of the third inning after Lanes walked, Miranda walked, Smith singled, Chiodi singled, Caleigh Joyce singled and Jaelynn Smith grounded out, each scoring one run. Randall earned the win for Revere. The starting pitcher allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out six and walking one. Chiodi also got in some work on the hill for the Patriots. Revere collected 19 hits in the game. Reed went threefor-three at the plate to lead Revere. Randall and Smith each drove in three runs for Revere. Doucette, Straccia and Doucette each collected multiple hits for Revere. Lanes led Revere with three walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, collecting 14 walks for the game. The Patriots didn’t commit a single error. Joyce made the most plays with seven. Revere girls track team opens with two wins The Patriots had a great start to their outdoor season, defeating both Somerville and Everett. Final scores were 10333 vs. Somerville and 90-45 vs. Everett. Revere also had a school record broken in the fi rst meet. Junior Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez smashed the triple jump school record with a jump of 33-5. The prior record was held by Carolina Bettero and was 33. “Ashley broke it by almost half a foot on only her third jump of the season,” Revere coach Racquel MacDonaldCiambelli said. “I can’t wait to see how much farther she gets this as the season progresses and her training intensifi es.” Liv Yuong was the top scorer in both meets. She took four fi rst places vs. Somerville (20 points) and three firsts and one second vs. Everett (18 points). Cabrera Rodriguez took home three first places in both meets (15). Gemma Stamatopoulos scored 12 points vs. Somerville and 11 points vs. Everett. She competed in two brand-new events this year: the 400-meter hurdles and long jump and has excelled in both. REVERE HOUSING AUTHORITY SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST Position: Revere Housing Authority is seeking an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist for the Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program, with general knowledge of the Reports to: Julissa White – Director of Leased Housing Management Salary: Primary Responsibilities: • Administers Centralized Waiting List applications and inquires • Oversees the Inspection Process • Input Utility Allowance Data • Updates forms and letters in PHA Web • Answers and screens incoming telephone calls • Schedule’s appointments • Handles incoming and outgoing mail • Other duties as assigned “I’m confident she will go low 70s or even sub-70 in the 400-meter hurdles very soon,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “Her and Ashley are excellent training partners in this event.” Other fi rst-places included Daniela Santana Baez in the mile vs. both Somerville and Everett; Rania Hamdani in the 400-meter vs. both Somerville and Everett; Olivia Rupp in the mile vs. Everett; and Yara Belguendouz in the javelin with a new PR vs. Somerville. Freshman Genevieve Zierten had two second-place fi nishes vs. Everett — in the mile and 800 — a very tough double. “We’re becoming a very strong distance team and I am so excited to see these girls work with one another,” the coach said. Both relays also took first place vs. Somerville and Everett: 4x100-meter: 61.2 (Marwa Riad, Hadassa Dias, Ashley Chandler, Nisrin Sekkat); 4x400: 5:11.7 (Olivia Rupp, Rocio Gonzalez, Manal Hazimeh, Rania Hamdani). “It’s super exciting to see how strong the girls performed in the fi rst meets, especially having a hectic week with the storm and multiple meet cancellations,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “The girls are coming out super tough and hopeful to defend their indoor title. I can see a lot more records being broken this upcoming season.” Revere blanks Everett volleyball team Larry Claudio had 20 assists as Revere beat Everett in boys volleyball, 3-0. This comes after three losses — Medford, Chelsea and Greater Lowell Tech — and a win over Malden. Revere girls lacrosse team showing marked improvement The Revere girls lacrosse team hasn’t seen the results on the scoreboard but is making strides. The team lost 12-2 to Everett, and both goals were scored by Bianca Rincon. The team fell to Somerville, 15-1; Jayla Foster scored the goal. The team fell to Malden, 16-5, and the girls showed a ton of improvement and was led by Foster with four goals. “Being a new team, a lot of our girls never played lacrosse before,” Revere coach Amy Rotger said. “Against Malden, they were able to communicate and make some great plays on defense. They are making great strides in learning the game. It was exciting to also see one of our eighth graders, Gianna Guzman, score their first-ever goal.” Revere boys lacrosse team getting better The Revere boys lacrosse team has begun 0-5, but the team is coming together more and more each game and practice, according to coach Jordan DeBarros. The team had a tough 7-6 loss against Somerville. Captain Walid Harda had four goals, one assisted by Captain Guillermo Menjivar, and two assisted by Matt Lacroix, who had two goals himself. Goalie Santiago Gil had 14 saves. “The defense looked great,” DeBarros said. “The offense scored more goals than before. The team is working the ball and improving the chemistry on the fi eld. The team is coming together more and more each game and practice.” NEMT Girls Lacrosse beats Mystic Valley O n Thursday, April 11, the Northeast Metro Tech Girls Lacrosse Team beat Mystic Valley Regional Charter School for the fi rst time in program history, 17-8. The Northeast team (1-2) took home their fi rst W of the season. As a newer program, Northeast continues to grow under the new leadership of Stephanie Rouse and Karen Atkinson, both coaches with experience at the collegiate level for local schools. Players to note: Michelina “Mikey” Follis (Saugus) controlled the off ense with 6 goals and 6 draw controls. Strong at midfi eld was Samantha Jackson (Saugus) with 3 goals, leading the midfi eld and controlling the game on both ends. Two players to note on attack were Grace Shelton (Wakefield — 3 goals) and fi rst-year player Sabryna Serra (Saugus — 2 goals). Ann McGonagle (Chelsea) and Raelyn Quiles (Saugus) both chipped in with one goal apiece. Another notable player was goalie Sarah Barrett (Malden) — with numerous saves, a huge part of the defensive end in securing the win for Northeast. Sarah came up with big stops in net and strong clears to push transition downfi eld.
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