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Revere girls track team wins another GBL title

  Lock it up. Another Greater Boston League track title for the Revere girls. This now a run going back to last year’s indoor season and puts Revere at 21-0 in league dual meets for a span of three seasons:

• 2023-2024 winter indoor unbeaten champs
• 2024-2025 outdoor unbeaten champs
• 2024-2025 winter indoor unbeaten champs

The Patriots defeated Somerville last week, 63-32. That wrapped up another 7-0 campaign in the regular season and GBL championship.

Senior captain Liv Yuong took home three first-place finishes on her senior night, scoring 15 points for the team. “This was the closest competition Liv has had in the hurdles in the GBL this year, and it was great to see her really compete,” Revere coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “She continues to shine at every meet, handling multiple events that often go off at the same time. This is great preparation for college where I am confident, she will compete as a multi.”

Gemma Stamatopoulos took home two first-place finishes and one second-place finish for 13 team points. She continues to run exceptional 600-meter races every week. She ran a 1:44, while holding back a bit for both the high jump and 2-mile. “I put Gemma in the 2-mile to secure another first place for the team in what was supposed to be an extremely close meet,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “Her ability to also compete in multiple events really shows her overall fitness level. Her ‘can-do’ attitude is exactly what makes this team thrive in competitive meets.”

Senior captain Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez also had an extremely impressive meet, placing first in the 55-meter, second in the long jump and first as the lead leg of the winning 4x400m relay team. “Just like Liv and Gemma, Ashley is extremely versatile,” her coach said. “She was able to split a 67 in the 400-meter relay, having not run anything above a 55-meter yet this year. Incredible.”

Olivia Rupp took two second-place finishes in the mile and 1,000-meter. “The mile and 1,000-meter is an exceptionally hard double, but this is the second time Olivia has done it this season for the sake of the team,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “Not to mention she PRed in the 1 mile by over five seconds and now has a best time of 5:45.13. She is off of the state qualifying time by less than two seconds.

Rania Hamdani and Danni Hope Randall both PRed in the 300-meter, placing first and second, respectively. Hamdani then came back to split a 66 in the 400-meter relay. Other PRs included Dayana Ortega in the 55-meter hurdles (10.48) and Valeria Sepulveda in the 1,000-meter (3:46.09).

“Overall, I can’t say enough about this team,” MacDonald-Ciambelli said. “Based on Somerville’s previous results from the season, we knew this would be our toughest meet yet. They are a stacked team and have an incredible coach. In my initial predictions, this meet was supposed to come down to the relay, so the captains and team leaders really went out of their way to get the team fired up. All of the girls were staying late at practice to prepare. It was great to see them all rally around this common goal of being repeat undefeated champs. I can’t think of a more deserving group of girls. We have a lot of work to do in preparation for the GBL championships this Monday.”

Revere girls basketball team wins three in a row

  The Revere High School Girls Basketball Team won three in a row and stood at 9-6 after 15 games. The Patriots beat Chelsea, 53-24, in a great team win against the Red Devils. Freshmen Valentina Cruz and Becca Mercado added some offensive energy with 10 points combined. Freshman Allyson Ollivierra led the team with 14 points. Senior Lea Doucette added eight points and a huge defensive spark.

Revere went out of conference and beat Salem, 64-29. Shayna Smith had 10 rebounds, dominating the boards, and six steals. Cruz matched her with six steals. It was a great team offensive run with nine people adding to the final score. “We did well sharing the ball and running our offensive sets,” Revere coach Ariana Rivera said. “It was a solid defensive performance, holding them under 30 points.”

Revere also beat Lynn Classical, 43-28. It was a huge night on the boards with 30 rebounds. Smith led the way with nine rebounds, followed by Belma Velic and Ollivierra with seven rebounds each. Nisrin Sekkat took charge over the offense with six assists and six points. Marwa Riad locked down on defense with seven rebounds and three steals. “Collectively, our defense performance may have been the best it’s been all season,” Rivera said. “Utilizing a few different defenses allowed us to throw Classical’s offense off. All around we had great tempo. Our transition game was on point, when we forced turnovers. Probably our best game of the season besides our second matchup against Medford. Better second half for us, as we were trailing at halftime by three points (16-13). We were able to turn on the gears and run on them.”