THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, June 14, 2019 Page 17 Softball Patriots drop close decision to host Reading in tourney opener Sophomore Iacoviello makes NEC North Division all-star team; Patriots receive Sportsmanship Award By Joe Mitchell evere High School softball coach Joe Ciccarello had high expectations for his team this spring after last year’s winning results, but they really never got untracked to string together a consistent eff ort. As a result, the Patriots wrapped up their last regular season in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) with a 10-10 record. But despite the .500 reR cord, the Pats still made the Division 1 North state tournament as the 23rd seed, where they lost a competitive battle to Reading (13-7), the 10th seed, in a preliminary round game, 5-2. The Rockets then went on to drop a North fi rst-round encounter to Lynn Classical (15-5), the seventh seed, 2-1. Acton-Boxborough (19-1, regular season record) ended up coming out of Revere’s bracket and are schedRevere student graduates from BC High School uled to play in the North title game on Saturday (June 15, 2 p.m. at Lowell’s Martin Field) against Lowell (19-1), the top seed, or Methuen (16-4), the fi fth seed, who are scheduled to square off against each other in their North semifi nal game on June 13 (after press deadline). There were some postseason accolades for the Revere girls. Sophomore Alexis Iacoviello was chosen for the NEC North Division All-Star team, as the team’s lone representative on the elite squad. As a group, Revere received the conference’s Sportsmanship Award in the North Division. Saugus was the South Division recipient. Ciccarello is hoping his team reverts to form next year, when they set up shop in the new Greater Boston League. But he recently summarized this season with an honest assessment. “Our regular season record is 10-10, and I consider that as an underachieving year,” he said, “because this group was capable of much more.” “However, we are now in the second season and records don’t matter. All that matters is the next game. Win and you move on, lose and you go home.” The Pats did play a close game that could have gone either way, but in the end the host Rockets were able to come out on top. Third annual Moroccan Cultural Day on Shirley Ave. Sat., June 22 T he Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) is hosting its third annual Moroccan Cultural Day in collaboration with the City of Revere on Saturday June 22 (rain date June 29), from 1pm to 7pm at Shirley Avenue Municipal Parking Lot. The event will highlight the culture of the growing Moroccan diaspora in the city of Revere estimated to be at least 10% of the Revere’s population. The event is free and open to the public. “The success of last year’s event will Robert Graf O n Sunday, May 19, at Boston College High School’s 155th Commencement, President Grace Cotter Regan and the Board of Trustees presented diplomas to 253 members of the Class of 2019. BC High School Principal Stephen Hughes, a 1973 graduate of the school, gave the address. Among the graduates was Robert Allen Graf, who graduated with Academic Honors and as a member of the National Honor Society. He plans on Wake Forest University in the fall. Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic, college-preparatory school for young men in grades 7 to 12. Founded in 1863, the school enrolls approximately 1,500 students from more than 140 communities in eastern Massachusetts. For more info, access http://www. bchigh.edu. allow us to attract bigger sponsors to make this year’s event surpass the ones before. As a matter of fact, we will be raffling a free round trip ticket to Morocco and other surprises will be announced soon” Rachid Moukhabir, Director of the Moroccan Festival, said. This celebration of Moroccan culture will feature Moroccan food, live music, henna tattoo art, and local Moroccan venders. Special guests include Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo, city offi cials and some Moroccan celebrities. There will also be a traditional Moroccan dress contest where the winners will be named Mr. and Ms. Moroccan American. Yet, the best exhibitor will be nominated the 2019 Honorary Ambassador of Morocco to the City of Revere. “During last year’s event, we promoted the country of Algeria and this year, Colombia will be our guest country” Mr. Abdelghani Naim, President of MACIR, said. About MACIR MACIR is a non-profi t organization that inspires and empowers the Moroccan American community in Revere through education, cultural events, leadership and civic engagement initiatives. Previous events and services include Arabic language and Moroccan culture classes, soccer camps and tournaments as well as representing Morocco in multicultural festivals in the city of Revere and beyond. MACIR was nominated last year as the 2018 Community Champion by Revere Chamber of Commerce and received a special recognition from Governor Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Senates and House of Representatives. Revere resident named to Endicott College Dean’s List BEVERLY – Kelly Arango of Revere was named to the Dean’s List at Endicott College for the spring 2019 semester. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must Congratulations to the Class of 2019 Congratulations to the Class of 2019 obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no letter grade below “C,” have no withdrawal grades and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester.
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