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Revere volleyball stays unbeaten, cross country battles tough opponent

By Dom Nicastro

The fall season continues to roll along for Revere High School athletics, and we’ve got an update on some programs in action this past week. The girls volleyball team remains undefeated after three more wins, while the girls cross country team faced a strong Medford squad and looks to regroup for the weeks ahead.

Volleyball team pushes record to 7-0

Head Coach Emilie Clemons’ squad is off to a great start, sitting at 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Greater Boston League after three victories last week. On Monday, Sept. 15, Revere opened the week with a 3-1 win at Chelsea. Senior hitter Dayana Ortega powered the offense with nine kills, while Samarah Meristal contributed five kills and two blocks. Manuela Ospina, Sarah Lechheb and Haley Peralta each chipped in four kills. Setter Susan Lemus Chavez filled up the stat sheet with three kills, an impressive 14 aces and 19 assists.

The Patriots returned home on Wednesday, Sept. 17, for a 3-0 sweep of Malden. Ortega and Peralta both finished with six kills and three aces. Lemus Chavez had 11 assists to go with three kills and two aces, while Anna Doucette added eight assists and two aces. Meristal had five kills and one block, and Sofia Guzman rounded out the attack with four kills.

Friday’s match brought perhaps the toughest test of the week. Hosting Malden Catholic, the Patriots dropped two of the first four sets but regrouped for a 3-2 victory. Ortega and Peralta once again led the way with eight kills each. Basma Sahibi came up strong with five kills, while Doucette handed out 13 assists and fired three aces. Lemus Chavez provided four kills, 15 assists and nine aces. Libero Samantha Indorato stood tall in the back row with 25 digs.

Clemons noted that the team faced additional adversity in the Malden Catholic match when its starting middle hitter went down with an injury in the second set. Despite the setback, the Patriots battled through and pulled out the win, showing resilience and depth across the roster.

Cross country team sees bright spots against Medford

The Revere girls cross country team, coached by veteran leader Katie Sinnott, faced Medford on a difficult course and came away with a 20-40 defeat. The Patriots were missing a scoring runner due to injury, but Sinnott emphasized that there were positives to build on. “Olivia Rupp, Rania Hamdani and Emma DeCrosta all ran faster paces than in our meet last week – showing that consistency pays off,” Sinnott said. She added that new runners are continuing to adjust to racing, and she expects significant progress by the end of the season.

Rupp once again set the pace for Revere, finishing second overall in 18:08. Hamdani was sixth in 20:52, while DeCrosta placed ninth in 23:21. Other scorers included Salma El Andalosy (13th, 31:47), Tram Ngoc Vu (14th, 31:47), Valeria Acevedo Estrada (15th, 34:31) and Adis Cordero Canela (16th, 34:31).

Sinnott pointed out that the team will return to this same course at the league meet on Oct. 29, giving it an opportunity to measure its growth over the next several weeks.