Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2024 In the Big Leagues Director of Parks & Recreation to Umpire NCAA Division II Baseball Championship R EVERE, MA — Mike Hinojosa, Director of Revere Parks & Recreation, is taking his umpire skills to the big leagues: the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship, which will take place from June 1-8 in Cary, North Carolina. The Division II World Series boasts some of the fi nest teams and umpires in college baseball. Hinojosa, who grew up playing baseball, has been an umpire for 15 years. He initially tested to become a college umpire eight years ago. After passing an intense exam, Hinojosa umped for two trial years before becoming a full-fl edged member. To become a college playoff umpire, one must receive positive feedback from college coaches and fellow umpires. These reviews lead to a selection from the National Umpire Assigner. In previous years, Hinojosa has umped in multiple college playoff rounds, including the regionals and superregionals. This year, he was selected as one of the best in the nation, and will now participate in all playoff rounds of the Division II competition. Hinojosa most recently won the Robert ‘Curley’ Clement Umpire of the Year Award in 2023. “We are very proud of Mike, and we are excited to see how these College World Series games go,” commented Mayor Keefe. “Mike is a team player and has dedicated many years of service to Revere athletics and recreation. We’re all happy to see him fi nd success as an umpire, too.” Mike Hinojosa, Director of Revere Parks & Recreation, will be umpiring an NCAA Division II championship game in North Carolina this week. ~ RHS PATRIOTS SPORTS ROUNDUP ~ JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM By Dom Nicastro Patriots lacrosse team shows marked improvement The Revere boys lacrosse team went 0-18 this season but improved greatly throughout the season. “All the boys played their hearts out and grew as a team and young adults,” Revere coach Jordan DeBarros said. “The captains were tremendous leaders and role models for the other boys on the team, including being an extension of myself and other coaches with teaching the fi rst-year players the rules and ways of lacrosse.” Freshman attack Matthew Le one became the leading scorer this season with 19 goals. Senior attack captain Walid Harda was second in line with 18 goals on the season before transitioning to goalie and recording 44 saves in the last four games. Revere had a total of three goalies this season. Its main goalie was senior Santiago Gil, who made 101 saves on the year. A freshman goalie, Guilherme Andrade, made 42 saves. Senior captain midfi elder Guillermo Menjivar played offense and defense and was a big contributing factor for ball possession and moving the ball around on off ense. Menjivar was a key player in forcing turnovers on defense with the help of fellow defenders. Revere track team shines on state level, GBL all-stars The Revere boys track team came away with seven 2024 outdoor Greater Boston League allstars: Isaiah DeCrosta, JV Cunha, Amir Yamani, Medy Bellemsieh, Youness Chahid, Oliver Escobar and Kevin Purcifi ll. At the Division 1 state meet, Revere got strong performances from the following: Purcifi ll: shotput, ninth, 130-11; Cunha: 800, 14th , 2:00.52; 400, 15th 51:58; DeCrosta: 400 hurdles, 13th , 3:31.31. , , 59:18; Bellemsieh, Edwin Alarcon, Yamani, Cunha: 14th The Revere girls had 11 all-stars: Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Liv Yuong, Gemma Stamatopoulos, Olivia Rupp, Daniela Santana Baez, Rocio Gonzalez, Hiba El Bzyouy, Giselle Salvador, Angelina Montoya Araque, Yara Belguendouz and Gigi Zierten. Revere girls coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli shared the GBL Girls Track Coach of the Year title with Chelsea coaches Cesar Hernandez and Matthew McCormick. On the girls side, Revere had the following results at the Division 1 state meet: Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Triple jump: 18th feet; 400 hurdles: 38th , 31-02.75 , 1:16.70; Liv Yuong, High Jump: no height. Revere girls tennis team makes postseason Revere qualifi ed for the state tournament with two wins last week. The Patriots fi nished 6-6 and earned the 40th seed out of 41 teams in Division 1. They took on No. 25 and Greater Boston League rival Malden on Wednesday, May 29. Revere beat Medford, 3-2, on May 22: First singles: Dayna Phan lost, 8-5. Second singles: Jaimy Gomez won, 8-4. Third singles: Lesly Calderon Lopez won, 8-2. First doubles: Cesia Loza and Rachel Sanchez lost, 8-5. Second doubles: Keila Loza and Erta Ismahili won, 8-7. Revere beat Everett, 3-2, on May 23: First singles: Phan lost, 8-3. Second singles: Gomez won, 8-5. Third singles: Calderon Lopez won, 8-4. First doubles: Cesia Loza and Sanchez won, 9-7. Second doubles: Keila Loza and Ivana Nguyen lost, 8-2. Revere volleyball team set for tourney The Revere boys volleyball team earned a fi nal record of 12-8 and earned the No. 31 seed out of 39 teams. The Patriots will face No. 34 Nipmuc Regional (14-6) at home Friday, May 31 at 3:30 p.m. Should Revere win, it will face Newton North, the No. 2 seed, in the single-elimination tourney.
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