Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 21, 2023 Ninth Annual Christie Serino Baseball Classic set for today in Malden Field includes host MHS, East Boston, Somerville High and Greater lawrence Tech Advocate Staff Report C hristie Serino is one of the most influential and most revered coaches and mentors in the region’s history on the high Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 school and college sports scene. He coached hockey at Saugus High, the University of New Hampshire, Merrimack College and Malden Catholic as well as baseball for many of his five sons’ teams through their growing years – as well as being the former head baseball coach at the University of New Hampshire. Coach Serino steered Saugus High to two boys hockey State Championships – its only state titles in any sports – as well as two Super 8 State Hockey Championships at Malden Catholic in 2011 and 2012. Locally and across the region, many mourned his untimely passing in October 2012 from a battle with cancer while he was serving as athletic director and head hockey coach at Malden Catholic High School. He was only 62. In 2021, Coach Serino and his family received a tremendous honor when the new football and track stadium at the newly built Saugus High School was dediOur 50th Anniversary Dan - 1972 We Sell Cigars & Accessories! Chris 2023 * 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 R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! CIGAR SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Cigars - Long Leaf Filler - Four Year Old Tobacco Wrapped including a Cohiba...ONLY$43.95 NEW STORE HOURS: Mon. - Sat.: 9AM - 7PM Sunday & Holidays: 9AM - 6PM A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 Two of the late Coach Christie Serino’s sons played locally at Malden Catholic: Anthony Serino (left) and Nick Serino (right). Nick, a 2007 Malden Catholic graduate, starred at UMass Amherst and later played professionally in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Tony Serino, a 2009 Malden Catholic graduate, also played at UMass Amherst. Malden Catholic baseball went 68-23 in the four seasons from 2006-2009 when the Serinos wore the Lancer uniform under then Head Coach Steve Freker, whose Malden High team hosts the Christie Serino Classic today. (Courtesy Photo) --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------The Ninth Annual Christie Serino Memorial Baseball Tournament is being held in Malden today, featuring host Malden High, Somerville High, East Boston and Greater Lawrence Tech. (Courtesy Photo) cated in his honor. Today in Malden, for the ninth time, the late Coach Serino’s legacy will be honored again with the playing of the Ninth Annual Christie Serino Baseball Classic, where four teams will compete for the 2023 Championship. The Serino Classic originated in 2014 – first hosted by Saugus High School – Coach Serino’s alma mater, and has been held continuously since then, except for 2020, when it was sidelined along with the entire rest of the high school season in 2020. Today, the Malden High School Golden Tornado baseball squad will host the Doubleheader action on two adjoining Malden fields, Maplewood Park and Rotondi Field, beginning at 10:00 a.m. with first-round action. The Championship on one of the fields, Maplewood Park, features the two first-round winners, with a Consolation Game on the adjacent field. Malden High will play the Greater Lawrence Tech Reggies at 10:00 a.m. at Rotondi Field in one first-round matchup, CHRISTIE SERINO | SEE PAGE 22
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