Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 Treats for our Troops in Syria T he Cities of Revere and Everett answered their requests by US troops stationed in Syria, thanks to the veterans of the Joseph L. Mottolo VFW Post 4524 under Commander Matthew Cunningham, the Beachmont VFW Post 6712, under Commander Ken Holgersen, the City of Revere headed by Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr. and the City of Everett Veterans Services Department, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria. Local veterans and families went out and collected a room full of non-perishable treats for the troops. Last week, volunteers gathered at the Mottolo Post in Revere and packaged up the collected items to be sent to Syria. Mayor Patrick Keefe and Mayor Carlo DeMaria off ered their full support of their cities, helping to fund the project. ~ RHS PATRIOTS SPORTS ROUNDUP ~ New-look field hockey team looks for improvement By Dom Nicastro R evere coach Alex Butler returns to lead the Patriots this season. The team opens up the season on Saturday, Sept. 7, against Lowell. Last year, Lowell topped Revere twice, 7-2 and 5-0, so the season opener will serve as a barometer for the Patriots. Revere will be looking for improvement after fi nishing last fall with a losing record. Leading the way will be captains Jordan Martelli, Ana Kalliavas and Gemma Stamatopoulos. This is Butler’s second year coaching fi eld hockey, and she has a new assistant coach, Victoria Correia. She is a Revere High School graduate and former fi eld hockey player. “I think our goalie, Sonia Commander Matthew Cunningham welcomes Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr. and Revere VSO Isaac McDaniel to the Joseph L. Mottolo Post last week. Haily, is going to have an incredible season,” Butler said. “She has really come a long way in building her skills and has been working hard to continue improving in her position. Ava Morris is also going to be such a strong force for our defense. We have a lot of new players on our team, as we lost nine seniors at the end of last season. We are a young and pretty new team, but everyone has been putting in the work to make this a great season for Revere fi eld hockey.” Revere girls soccer team looking to get back to top T he Revere girls soccer team is on a mission to get back to the top of the Greater Boston League. And they’ll do it with a new coach. Ariana Rivera, an assistant in the program last year, takes over as varsity coach. She replaces Megan O’Donnell, who stepped down to focus on her softball post in the spring. This year’s club has a lot to live up to from last year’s standards. The Patriots fi nished the regular season at 16-1-1 and in second place in the Greater Boston League last fall. They dominated in the regular season at times and fell just shy of a GBL title with a loss to Somerville in the final regular season game. The Patriots fell to St. Mary’s of Lynn in the opening round of the Division 3 state tournament and fi nished 162-1 overall. Revere had fi ve all-stars last year but only returns one this season: Nisrin Sekkat. The team played well in the preseason Medford Jamboree, beating Malden Catholic, 4-0, and Haverhill, 2-0. The captains: Sekkat, Erika Mejia, Sandra Torres and Fatima Esquivel. “The preseason has been going well,” Rivera said. “We played in the Medford Jamboree, and there was some good and bad, but so much potential for growth. The team has been working hard in practices to perfect the formation and learn new positions they might’ve not been comfortable with playing in the past. Once we can solidify our defense, we will be in a solid spot come our first game against Somerville.” Senior-laden Revere boys soccer team shows promise R evere boys soccer is back, healthy and entering the season with a ton of leadership. The team has a baker’s dozen in terms of seniors and had about 70 come out for the program overall. They are coming off a great season a year ago as one of the top teams in the alwayscompetitive Greater Boston League. The Patriots ended up drawing the No. 19 seed in the Division 2 state tourney, falling to No. 14 West Springfield in the opening around. The Patriots fi nished the season 9-3-3 overall and 8-3-3 in the GBL. That was good enough for third place behind champion Somerville and second-place Medford. Revere will be led by captains Brayan Medina and Angel Ortez. “The team this year is looking strong with 13 seniors,” Medina said. Commander of the Joseph L. Mottolo Post 4524 Matthew Cunningham (center) is joined by Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe, Revere VSO Isaac McDaniel and Julia Cervantes, Everett Veterans Services Gerry Miranda and VSO Antoine Coleman and the volunteers that made this act of love for those serving our country a huge success.
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