~ RHS Patriots Spring Sports Roundup ~

Revere baseball, softball continues strong runs as Patriots pile up wins

By Dom Nicastro

Revere High School Spring teams continued to stack victories this past week, with the baseball and softball teams leading the way, boys volleyball improving to 12-1, girls tennis earning another win and the girls track team clinching an undefeated Greater Boston League championship season.

Baseball explodes for 21 runs, wins third straight and improves to 5-7

The Revere baseball team put together one of its biggest offensive performances of the season in a 21-2 win over Chelsea for its third straight win heading into this week. Nicholas Rupp drove in five runs on two hits, including a three-run double during a massive 12-run first inning. Frank Annunziata doubled twice and collected two hits, while Domenic Bellia and Marc Maisano each finished with three hits. Joseph Angiulo added an RBI triple, Cameron Cinelli drew a bases-loaded walk and Thomas Waldron pitched a scoreless inning in relief with three strikeouts.

Softball clinches tournament spot

The Revere softball team continued its excellent season, improving to 12-3 and officially clinching a state tournament berth. The Patriots rolled past Lynn English 20-4 behind another huge offensive effort. Addison Ulwick drove in six runs on three hits, including a towering two-run home run that coach Megan O’Donnell said “could have went out of Fenway Park.”

Anna Doucette led the offense with four hits, while Gianna Canzano, Danni Randall and Frankie Reed each added multiple hits. Randall struck out 10 in the circle, while Joyce drew four walks and Alexa Humphrey anchored the defense behind the plate.

O’Donnell praised Humphrey after Revere executed a rare 5-3-2 double play at home plate. “The umpire said it was the most beautiful tag at home plate he’s seen all year,” O’Donnell said.

The Patriots followed with an 8-2 win over Minuteman Regional. Randall dominated in the circle with 17 strikeouts, allowing just two runs over seven innings. Ulwick hit a three-run homer, Doucette collected three hits and Joyce, Canzano and Reed all had multiple-hit games. Humphrey again handled a heavy workload behind the plate, recording 14 chances defensively.

Revere also earned an 18-1 victory over Chelsea. Doucette delivered the biggest blow with an inside-the-park grand slam and finished with four RBI. Humphrey doubled in two runs, Ulwick tripled, Greenman drove in a run and Reed and Joyce each collected three hits. Canzano added two hits, while Greenman earned her first varsity pitching win. O’Donnell noted that Randall made a strong defensive play after starting at second base for the first time.

Boys volleyball continues dominant season

The Revere boys volleyball team stayed hot with three more victories, and has only one loss this season entering this week. In a 3-1 win over Everett, Juan Perez led the offense with 19 kills. Christopher “Choc” Chavez added 18 assists and two aces; Larry Claudio finished with six kills and seven assists; Jeffrey Garcia added six kills and two blocks; and Anass Ouldzenagui recorded three aces.

Revere followed with a 3-0 sweep over Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School. Claudio totaled seven kills, nine assists and three aces, while Chavez contributed 14 assists, six aces and two kills. Garcia added seven kills and Perez chipped in six kills.

Against Malden, Claudio had 10 assists and eight kills, Chavez added 10 assists, Perez finished with eight kills, and libero Isaac Portillo contributed two aces and two kills.

Girls tennis earns another team victory

The Revere girls tennis team picked up a 4-1 win over Lynn English. Genevieve Belmonte and Sarah Naz dominated singles play with straight-set victories, while Mariana Taborda bounced back after dropping the second set to win in three sets. At doubles, Lyna Baoussouh and Katie Embree earned a straight-set victory. Judei Lei and Mel Romero competed at second doubles.

Revere later fell to Malden 5-0.

Girls track finishes undefeated in GBL

The Revere girls track team completed a perfect 7-0 Greater Boston League season with wins over Medford and Lynn English. Zizi Kalliavas broke the school record in the 100 meters with a time of 12.8. She also won the long jump and triple jump in both meets and placed in the 200 meters.

Basma Sahibi won the shotput in both meets and placed in the hurdles and triple jump. Rania Hamdani won the discus and 400 hurdles while also placing in the long jump and 400 meters.

Dayana Ortega captured wins in the hurdles and javelin, while Gemma Stamatopoulos won the high jump and 800 meters and placed in multiple other events. Olivia Rupp won both the mile and 2-mile races. The 4×100 relay team of Kesley Morales, Ina Tamizi, Jaleeyah Figueroa and Isabella Marin Isaza finished first overall.