By Dom Nicastro
Revere volleyball team on pace to make postseason
The Revere High School volleyball team has shown dramatic improvement from last fall. The team is 7-7 after 14 matches. The team finished 2-18 last season.
“I knew coming into this season that we had grown as a team and our record reflects that,” Revere coach Emilie Hostetter said. “It has helped us significantly to have many returning players, as well as four seniors, including captain Lea Doucette. I am looking forward to a strong finish for the remainder of this season.”
In a 3-1 win vs. Medford, Liv Yuong had nine kills. Shayna Smith had six kills. Lea Doucette had six kills and five aces. Samarah Meristal had five kills. Susan Lemus Chavez had 13 assists and Anna Doucette had 10 assists.
In a 3-1 loss at Greater Lowell Tech, Samantha Hoyos Tobon had five kills and Meristal had four kills. Lemus Chavez and Anna Doucette had eight assists each. Samantha Indorato had 21 digs.
In a 3-0 win against Lynn English on Wednesday, Smith had six kills. Lemus Chavez had nine assists. Yuong picked up five aces and Valery Echavarria had four aces
In a 3-2 loss vs. Somerville, the stat line was:
- eight kills for Basma Sahibi
- seven kills for Hoyos Tobon
- six kills for Smith
- 18 assists for Lemus Chavez
In a 3-1 loss to Everett, the stat line read:
- 10 assists for both Susan Lemus Chavez and Anna Doucette
- 27 digs for Indorato
In a 3-1 win against Salem, the stat line read:
- Seven kills for Hoyos Tobon
- Seven kills for Smith
- 13 assists for Lemus Chavez
- 10 assists for Anna Doucette
- 34 digs for Indorato
In a 3-0 loss against Lynn Classical, the stat line read:
- Eight kills for Hoyos Tobon
- 10 assists for Chavez
- 18 digs for Indorato
Chahid wins boys race against Everett
Revere’s Youness Chahid won the 3-mile race with a time of 18:08 in a loss to Everett in boys cross country. Noah Shanley came in ninth with a time of 29:17.
Revere field hockey team ties Malden on Senior Night
Revere and Malden finished scoreless on Revere’s Senior Night.
“We celebrated our seniors, captain Ana Kalliavas and captain Jordan Martelli, who both had an excellent game,” Revere coach Alex Butler said. “Bianca Rincon, midfielder, also had an incredible game. Zizi Kalliavas made impressive saves in goal, despite it being her second time playing in goal.”
Revere girls cross country team tops Everett
Revere faced Everett in girls cross country, and despite typical midseason aches and pains came away with a 15-50 win.
“Everett’s course is one of the longest in the league, and many of the girls were nervous to race the distance,” Revere coach Katie Sinnott said. “I reminded them that they are prepared and in condition to take on the course – and they stepped up.”
Olivia Rupp once again finished first with Valeria Quintero just a little over 30 seconds after her.
Revere stands at 4-1 – along with three other teams in the GBL.
Individual results:
- Olivia Rupp – 1st – 23:09
- Valeria Quintero – 2nd – 23:45
- Daniela Santana Baez – 3rd – 25:03
- Rania Hamdani – 4th – 26:41
- Emma DeCrosta – 5th – 27:28
Medford tops Revere/Malden golf team
Medford came away with a 47-25 win over Revere/Malden at Bear Hill Country Club in Stoneham. Revere/Malden fell to 3-6-1 with one match remaining.
Some notable performances include junior Frankie Annunziata of Revere winning his match in the No. 3 slot, 5.5-3.5, and making a tremendous birdie on the challenging par four eighth hole. Additionally, Malden senior captain Bo Bogan fell short in his match 5-4 but made an excellent par on the par 4 sixth hole, the number one handicap hole indicating the most challenging hole on the golf course.