Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 ~ GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE SPORTS ~ Mid-grade Regular $3.95 3.35 73 73 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $3.09 Order online at angelosoil.com Malden High Baseball Coach reaches 400-win milestone Winningest high school coach in city history is one of only 40 statewide, ever, with 400 HS baseball coaching victories Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! Sell Cigars & Accessories! MAJOR BRANDS AT DISCOUNT PRICES! Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES If you use what we specialize in (Cigars & Accessories), then take advantage of our 52 Years of Experience! HOURS: OPEN DAIL 7 DAYS A WEEK, 9AM - 6PM * Join our Rewards Program! Humidor Specials! Starting as LOW as $99. Complete with Accessories R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! Green Label Cigar Sale! Buy 2 Cigars, Get One FREE! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 HOURS: OPEN DAILY 7 DAYS WEEK, 9AM - 6PM * Join our Rewards Program! The Malden High Baseball Team and coaches, along with Malden High Director of Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education Charlie Conefrey celebrated the 400-win milestone achieved when Malden topped Everett, 10-0, at Pine Banks Park. (Courtesy Photo/Malden Public Schools Athletics/Katie Bowdridge) Celebrating Our 52ndCelebrating Our 52nd Yearear Chris 2024 By Jason Mazzilli F reshman Ryan Bowdridge spun a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts to lead the Malden High School baseball team to a 10-0 shutout win over visiting Everett on Wednesday at Pine Banks Park in Malden. The Greater Boston League victory was the 400th in the career of Malden Head Coach Steve Freker. “I told the kids, the most important thing is that we got the win,” Coach Freker said. “I thought we played our best game of the year today... But personally, I’m thrilled because it means I’m still involved in this sport after so many years.” Freker, a Malden High alum who was inducted into the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association (MBCA) Hall of Fame in 2016, has coached high school baseball for 39 years across stops at both high schools in Malden — Malden High and Malden Catholic — as well as at Saugus High for several years. He has also been inducted into both the Malden High School Golden Tornado Hall of Fame (in 2007) as a coach for baseball, basketball and football and the Brother Daniel Cremin Malden Catholic Athletics Hall of Fame (in 2023) as a coach in baseball and football. It’s the relationships that keep him coming back. “The best part of it all is making a difference in the players’ lives and their families’ lives,” Freker said. “I’m very, very grateful for that.” Coach Freker started coaching high school sports at Malden High School in the fall and winter of 1982, in football alongside the legendary, late Tornado Head Coach Paul Finn and then in the winter in basketball with former Malden basketball Head Coach Jay Sweeney. He coached baseball with Shawn Brickman for several seasons beginning in 1985 and then right through the 1990s until 1999, when he moved on to Malden Catholic from 2000-2012. Malden High won the GBL title in 1985 and 1994, in 1994 setting a school record for wins in a season with a 21-3 mark. At Malden Catholic, under Coach Freker, the Lancers won nearly 200 games in 13 seasons, the Division 1 State Baseball Championship in 2003 and the only Catholic Conference Championship in 25 years in 2008. In 2008 Malden Catholic set a school record season wins: 23-2. He returned to Malden High in 2017 and has been coaching since, leading Malden back to the State Tournament for the first time in 12 years. At 6-3 heading into Friday’s game versus Medford at 7:00 p.m. at Morelli Field in Medford, Malden is seeking a second straight State Tournament appearance for the fi rst time in over 20 years. In 39 seasons coaching high school baseball, Coach Freker’s teams have appeared in the MIAA Division 1 State Baseball Tournament 31 times. FrekCOACH | SEE Page 4
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