Revere High School Patriots Fall Sports Roundup

By Dom Nicastro

Revere boys cross-country team tops English

Revere picked up a Greater Boston League win against Lynn English. Youness Chahid came in first with a time of 16:55. Steven Espinal came in fourth with a time of 22:28. Noah Shanley came in fifth with a time of 25:59.

Revere/Malden golf team picks up a point

Revere/Malden fell, 38.5-35.5, to Salem. Captain Bo Bogan of Malden controlled play and won his match in the No. 5 spot, 6-3; he had a notable par on a difficult par 3 2nd hole at Salem Greens. Sophomore Joe Hatch of Malden had superb long putting that helped him secure his win, 6-3. He managed two putts on two occasions outside 40 feet. Notably, Joshua Mini of Malden won his match, 5.5-3.5, in the No. 7 spot.

Revere/Malden tied Lynn English, 36-36, at Gannon. Revere’s Jonathan Wells won his match at No. 2, 5-4. Malden’s Chris MacDonald won his match, 6-3, at No. 1. Bogan got moved up to the No. 4 position, coming up just short on his match, 5-4, but battled to keep it close and secure the tie. Malden’s Ryan McMahon played No. 8 and tied his match. Mini won his match at No. 7, 6-3.

The rematch is at Mount Hood on Friday. Revere/Malden’s record is 3-4-1 overall, 3-2-1 in the GBL.

Revere girls cross-country team bests English

The Revere girls cross-country team beat Lynn English, taking five of the six top finishes in the race, with every girl running strong from the start of the race through the finish. Raina Hamdani took a competitive step forward and finished second for the team, and third overall. Oliva Rupp once again finished first, her third time doing so this season.

“It is clear she came into this season looking to be stronger than ever,” Revere coach Katie Sinnott said of Rupp.

Daniella Santana Baez continues to be a strong team leader and is running the best she has since she joined cross-country.

“We are a small team, but we are strong and supportive,” Sinnott said. “We look to continue our success next Wednesday when we face Everett.”

Overall results: Revere 19, Lynn English 36 (low score wins). Individual results: Olivia Rupp, first overall, 20:47; Rania Hamdani, third overall, 22:51; Valeria Quintero, fourth overall, 22:51; Daniella Santana Baez, fifth overall, 23:39; Emma DeCrosta, sixth overall, 24:28.

Revere girls soccer team earns a couple of wins

Revere beat Chelsea, 5-1. Emily Torres got her first goal of the season. Nataly Esquivel Oliva had the first hat trick of her career. Erika Mejia had her sixth goal of the season.

Chelsea scored on senior netminder Nisrin Sekkat off of a penalty kick.

“This was a great job defensively,” Revere coach Ariana Rivera said. “Two seniors have consistently been leading our defense, Kritanjely Ruiz and Kaylin Oliva Folgar.”

Revere blanked Malden, 2-0. Both goals were scored by sisters Nataly and Fatima Esquivel Oliva. Fatima’s goal was off a corner kick from Erika Mejia. Nataly’s goal was assisted by midfielder Sandra Torres.

It was the second shutout of the season from Sekkat. “We did a solid job defensively to hold Malden to no goals on a rainy game day,” Rivera said.

Revere field hockey team drops a pair

The Revere field hockey team lost to Everett, 0-5. “Though the team’s stick skills looked great on the field, we were unable to capitalize on our offensive corners to score against Everett,” Revere coach Alex Butler said. “Jordan Martelli and Ava Morris did a great job on defense, breaking up plays in the middle of the field.”

The Patriots fell to Lowell, 5-1. Gemma Stamatopolous scored in the second half, after receiving the ball from Danni Randall and Ana Kalliavas in what was a beautifully executed offensive play.

Sonia Haily had excellent clears out from goal, and Kyle Lanes did an incredible job hustling as a midfielder, according to Butler.

Revere boys soccer team remains unbeaten

Revere beat Malden, 3-1, and Somerville, 4-1. Against Malden, Angel Ortez scored twice. One came on an assist from Santiago Velez, the other, from Patrick Valentim, who also scored on an assist from Brayan Medina.

Against Somerville, Jeremy Romero scored twice, one unassisted and the other on a feed from Besmir Collaku. Santiago Velez scored on a pass from Ortez, and Francisco Navarette scored unassisted.