TORNADO SPORTS ROUNDUP: Malden High volleyball falls to Somerville, Chelsea in first GBL losses

Wins are hard to come by overall for Golden Tornado fall season teams

 

By Steve Freker

 

They showed some sincere support for a great cause this past week, though their own fortunes went in the wrong direction. Malden High Girls Volleyball took a couple of big hits in the past week as its hopes for a Greater Boston League Championship season dimmed considerably. Malden started the week poised for a solid run at a potential GBL title, with an undefeated league record and looking for more. Unfortunately, neither the home court nor the road show bore any winning fruit for Malden, which dropped two straight matches, both to GBL opponents: 3-1 to Somerville at home on October 3 and then 3-2 to Chelsea on the road Monday, October 7.

For the Chelsea game, the players and coaches donned pink-colored shirts and decorated the Finn Gym in balloons and crepe paper for “Pink Out Night,” honoring Breast Cancer Research Month in October.

The two losses left Head Coach Dan Jurkowski’s girls at 7-2 GBL, 8-6 overall heading into the stretch run of the regular season. At this point, Malden is now centering on securing at least the minimum number of wins it would take (10) to qualify for the MIAA postseason State Volleyball Tournament. Malden has six games left in the regular season, including Wednesday’s road trip to take on first-place Lynn Classical. Malden is in the midst of a five-game road trip with two home games to close out its regular season on October 23 (Framingham) and October 25 (Northeast).

 

Malden Girls Soccer Team drops a pair of games

Malden High Girls Soccer dropped a pair of home games in the past week: a close, 1-0 loss to visiting Everett on Thursday, October 3 and a 5-0 loss to Somerville this week on Tuesday. The losses left Malden at 3-10 overall, 2-8 Greater Boston League, on the season.

Head Coach Rick Caceda’s Tornados have a very busy week ahead with four games: Monday, October 14 v. Salem at Macdonald Stadium (4:15 p.m.); Tuesday, October 15, also at Macdonald Stadium, versus GBLer Lynn Classical, with a 6:00 p.m. start for Senior Night; and Thursday, October 17 at Chelsea with a 4:15 p.m. start. The season concludes with a road trip to Revere on Monday, October 21 against the Patriots at Della Russo Stadium, which will be their GBL rival’s Senior Night.

 

Malden Boys Soccer Team still seeking their first victory

Malden Boys Soccer managed a 1-1 tie with Everett on Thursday, October 3, but dropped two other games this week: 5-1 on the road at Lynn English on Monday and 6-2 on Tuesday at Somerville High. This past week’s result left the Tornados still seeking their first win of the season at 0-9-3 overall, 0-7-3 GBL. The tie with Everett was the second of the season with the Crimson Tide, having deadlocked 2-2 in the opener of the home-and-away series.

Malden was on the road at Medford yesterday, Thursday, October 10 in the midst of a four-game road trip. The Tornados are back in action on Tuesday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m. versus Lynn Classical at Manning Field in Lynn. Next Thursday, October 17, Malden returns home to host Chelsea at 4:15 p.m.

Malden’s Boys Soccer Senior Night will be on Friday, October 25 at 6:00 p.m. versus non-leaguer Gloucester at Macdonald Stadium in Malden.

 

Malden Boys and Girls Cross Country Team in final season stretch run

Malden Boys Cross Country and Girls Cross Country are running into the final stretch of the season with a final home meet next Wednesday, October 16 at Pine Banks Park in Malden (4:00 p.m.) when they host Lynn English. At that meet, Malden will honor its Class of 2025 members with a Senior Night celebration.

Malden Boys Cross Country (1-5) dropped a 24-40 meet to visiting Somerville on Wednesday, October 2 and hosted Revere on October 9 (the result not available before Advocate press time). Malden Girls Cross Country (1-5) fell to Somerville last week, 19-38, and also hosted Revere on Wednesday this week.

Both Malden teams will participate in the All-GBL Meet, which features all of the GBL Boys and Girls teams at a meet to be held at Torbert “Torby” Macdonald Park on Wednesday, October 23 at 4:00 p.m.

 

Malden Field Hockey Team ties up Revere in GBL showdown, 0-0

The Malden High Field Hockey Team battled to a scoreless, 0-0 tie on the road this past Friday, October 4. On Monday, October 7 this week, the Tornados were blanked by Peabody in a non-league loss at Pine Banks Park, 3-0. Malden is at 3-5-1 overall with this past week’s results, with a 1-0-1 mark in the GBL, still unbeaten.

Malden faced a gigantic game in the season today at 4:00 p.m. at Pine Banks, hosting GBL rival Everett at 4:00 p.m. On Tuesday, October 15, Malden Field Hockey hosts non-leaguer Northeast Metro Tech at 4:00 p.m. Malden will host Revere on Wednesday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. at Macdonald Stadium, a night where the Tornado Class of 2025 members will be honored on Senior Night.

 

Malden-Revere Coop Golf Team falls to Lynn English and Medford

The Malden-Revere Coop Golf Team has had a rough stretch this season, just one year after the Tornado/Patriots merger captured the Greater Boston League Championship in 2023. Malden dropped a 47-25 match to Medford on Tuesday, October 7 at Bear Hill Golf Course. On Friday, October 4, Malden lost 29-42 to Lynn English at Mount Hood Golf Club in Melrose, in a home match.

Malden played Lynn Classical on Wednesday, October 9 (after Advocate deadline). The Tornado/Patriots Coop closes out the season with a non-league match next Tuesday, October 15 at Peabody High, whose home course is Salem Country Club in Salem, Mass.

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~ Greater Boston League Standings ~

 

FOOTBALL

Team                          GBL    ALL     PF       PA

Lynn English               2-0      4-1     145      60

Lynn Classical             2-0      2-3      85       152

Somerville                 2-1      3-2      118      131

Malden                    0-2       1-3      127      134

Revere                     0-2        0-4      57      114

Chelsea                  0-2        0-4        8         114

BOYS SOCCER

Team                                      GBL                ALL

Revere                                    8-0-1              8-0-1

Somerville                               5-1-1             8-1-1

Chelsea                                   5-3-0            6-4-0

Medford                                  2-3-3           2-4-3

Everett                                    3-2-4    3-3-4

Lynn English               1-3-2    1-4-2

Lynn Classical             1-5-2    1-5-3

Malden                                    0-7-3    0-9-3

GIRLS SOCCER

Team                                      GBL    ALL

Medford                                  8-2-0    9-3-1

Lynn Classical                           7-1-1    9-2-1

Somerville                               7-1-1    7-3-1

Revere                                     6-4-0    6-4-0

Everett                                     4-5-0    4-7-0

Malden                                    2-7-0    3-9-0

Lynn English                            1-8-1    1-9-1

Chelsea                                   0-7-1    1-8-1

FIELD HOCKEY

Team              GBL    ALL

Everett            2-0-0    6-3-0

Malden            1-0-1    3-5-1

Revere            0-3-1    3-6-1

 

~ Malden Sports Schedule ~

 

Friday, October 11

4:00 p.m. – Varsity Field Hockey v. Everett, Pine Banks Park, Malden

4:30 p.m. – Freshman Boys Soccer at Medford, Medford High Turf Fields

5:00 p.m. – Varsity Football at Lynn English, Manning Field, Lynn

Saturday, October 12

10:00 a.m. – JV Football v. Lynn English, Macdonald Stadium, Malden

Sunday, October 13

No events

Monday, October 14

4:00 p.m. – JV Girls Volleyball at Revere

5:30 p.m. – Varsity Girls Volleyball at Revere

Tuesday, October 15

3:30 p.m. – Varsity Coop Golf at Peabody, Salem Country Club, Salem

4:00 p.m. – Varsity Field Hockey v. Northeast Metro Tech, Pine Banks, Malden

4:00 p.m. – Varsity Boys Soccer at Lynn Classical, Manning Field, Lynn

4:00 p.m. – JV Boys Soccer at Lynn Classical, Hood Park

4:00 p.m. – Varsity & JV Girls Soccer v. Lynn Classical, Pine Banks Park, Malden

Wednesday, October 16

4:00 p.m. – JV Girls Volleyball at Lynn English

4:00 p.m. – Freshman Girls Volleyball at Lynn English

4:00 p.m. – Varsity Boys and Girls Cross Country v. Lynn English, Pine Banks Park, Malden

4:00 p.m. – Varsity Boys & Girls Cross Country v. Lynn English, Pine Banks Park, Malden

4:15 p.m. – Freshman Boys Soccer at Revere, Ambrose Field, Rumney Marsh Charter School

5:30 p.m. – Varsity Girls Volleyball at Lynn English

6:00 p.m. – Varsity Field Hockey v. Revere, Macdonald Stadium, Malden

Thursday, October 17

4:15 p.m. – Varsity Boys Soccer v. Chelsea, Pine Banks Park, Malden

4:15 p.m. – Varsity Girls Soccer at Chelsea

Friday, October 18

4:30 p.m. – Varsity Field Hockey at Bedford High School

4:30 p.m. – Freshman Boys Soccer at Medford, Medford High Turf Field

6:00 p.m. – Varsity Football at Chelsea