Malden High School field hockey team wins Greater Boston League Championship

Freshman Anthony Ford leads way in two wins over Everett

By Steve Freker

The good times just kept coming for the Malden High School varsity coed field hockey team over the last two weeks of the season. The Golden Tornado squad won three of four games to close out the regular season, including two victories over Greater Boston League (GBL) archrival Everett.

For the season, Malden finished a perfect 4-0 in the GBL slate, registering dual wins over fellow GBL field hockey teams Everett and Revere. Malden, led by Head Coach Samantha Souza, completed a winning regular season at 7-6-2 overall. In addition to the GBL wins over Everett and Revere, Malden also had non-league victories over Northeast (back-to-back, 6-0 shutouts) and a pair of ties with Peabody (2-2 and 1-1).

Freshman newcomer Anthony Ford played a key role in all of the success over the final several weeks. In a night game at Macdonald Stadium, Ford scored two goals in a 3-0 shutout win over Everett, on Senior Night, where the veterans of the team were honored. Senior captain Dan O’Toole also played a major role in that stretch and other wins along the way with motivational leadership. Senior goaltender Marianne Rivadeneira registered the shutout in net that evening.

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Team honored at Macdonald Stadium on Senior Night

Led by O’Toole, the senior members of the team were honored the same evening on Senior Night.

In an online story from the Malden High Blue & Gold, Head Coach Samantha Souza highlighted captain Daniel O’Toole, stating, “Danny is just incredible. I will definitely miss his energy. He’s like an extension of the coaching staff.”

Senior Zachary Nedell, who has missed some time due to injury, had his first start back out on the field during this game and said, “It felt so good to get out there: to be hungry, to stop the ball, and to shut down my side of the field on defense.”