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Revere fall teams show grit in midseason stretch

By Dom Nicastro

Revere High School’s fall sports teams are pushing through the middle of the season. Some highlights this past week are volleyball’s tournament qualification, field hockey’s strong team win, and soccer and cross-country squads continuing to develop and compete hard in Greater Boston League play.

Volleyball clinches state tournament berth

The Revere volleyball team, led by Head Coach Emilie Clemons, continues to impress at 11-3 overall and 7-2 in the Greater Boston League after a week filled with highs and lows.

On Sept. 29, the Patriots fell 3-2 to a talented Lynn Classical team, but Clemons praised her players’ effort. “Classical is a really good team, but we competed really well against them,” she said. “I’m really proud of how well they played, and we can only use this experience to keep improving as the season goes on.”

Dayana Ortega, Haley Peralta and Samarah Meristal each recorded seven kills, with Basma Sahibi adding six and Susan Lemus Chavez tallying 17 assists.

Two days later, Revere swept Lynn English 3-0 — a victory that secured its state tournament spot. Sahibi led the attack with nine kills, Isabella Arroyave added eight and Meristal finished with seven.

Revere dropped a 3-1 match at Essex Tech on Oct. 3 before responding with a 3-2 home win over Medford on Oct. 6. Meristal had 13 kills and five aces, Peralta 11 kills and four aces, and setters Anna Doucette and Chavez combined for 33 assists.

“These girls have continued to compete and focus on their goals, even with a couple of players injured,” Clemons said. “In life you have to learn how to react to adversity — you either crumble under pressure or you overcome it.”

Field hockey building confidence

Revere field hockey earned a 1-0 win over Everett in what coach Victoria Correia called “one of the best games we’ve played by far.” Genevieve Zierten scored the lone goal and goalie Sonia Haily turned away several Everett scoring chances to preserve the shutout.

“Everyone came together and played as a team — communicated, worked hard, and it showed,” Correia said.

The Patriots fell 5-1 to Methuen later in the week, with Gemma Stamatopoulos scoring Revere’s goal, but the team’s cohesion continues to improve. Revere had St. Mary’s, Greater Lowell and Arlington Catholic on the schedule next in a busy stretch of games.

Girls soccer finding footing amid injuries

The Revere girls soccer team, coached by Ariana Rivera, continues to compete through adversity with a record of one win, one tie and six losses. Against Everett, the Patriots played one of their strongest games, falling 3-2 after a late penalty kick. Senior captain Nataly Esquivel scored off assists from juniors Sara Granados and Emily Torres, while goalkeeper Ajsi Balla made eight saves.

In the following match against Chelsea, both teams battled injuries but finished the game strong. Freshman keeper Valeria Atehortua made her varsity debut in net, allowing Balla to move into midfield — a change that helped create more offensive opportunities.

Despite a string of injuries afterward, Revere kept working to rebuild its lineup. Atehortua collected 13 saves against Medford and 12 more against Malden. Giselle Alarcon scored versus Malden on an assist from Angie Cruz Caneza and Sharon Oliva, and Torres added a goal on a direct kick against Lynn Classical.

“Our team is in a building period and moving people into new roles,” Rivera said. “We’re learning how to adapt.”

Revere will host its senior night on Oct. 20 against Everett at Harry Della Russo Stadium.

Boys soccer aims to rebound after first loss

Coach Gerardo Rodriguez’s boys soccer squad remains in contention for the Greater Boston League championship despite dropping its first game of the year to Somerville, 3-1. Santiago Espinoza scored the lone Patriots goal. “Too many individual errors and a well-earned loss,” Rodriguez said. “But it was needed — after we watched the film, we had some good accountability conversations as a team.”

The Patriots bounced back the next day with an authoritative 4-0 shutout over Lynn Classical, taking a 3-0 halftime lead and maintaining control throughout. David Tamayo, Jason Balla, Jeronimo Agudelo and Davi Dossantos had the Revere goals, and Cristian Rivas earned the shutout.

Revere now looks to “win out” to wrap up the league title and qualify for the state tournament.

Girls’ cross-country continues steady progress

Coach Katie Sinnott’s girls’ cross-country team faced a challenging course at Lynn Woods and came up short against Lynn English, 32-23. “It just was not our day,” Sinnott said. “We had illnesses, a fall and a few runners get lost on the course, but we’ll face them again at the league meet and hope to beat them there.”

Senior captain Olivia Rupp led Revere with a second-place finish in 21 minutes, 39 seconds. Rania Hamdani placed fifth, followed by Emma DeCrosta in sixth. Senior Salma El Andalosy showed major improvement, finishing ninth, while Valeria Acevedo Estrada was 11th and Adis Cordero Canela, 12th.

Boys’ cross-country dominates Lynn English

Coach Michael Flynn’s boys’ cross-country team turned in a commanding 15-50 victory over Lynn English at Lynn Woods. Top finisher Diogo Yogi won the 2.8-mile race in 19:15. He was followed by Kosta Stamatopoulos (20:11), Cristian Requeno (20:15), Javier Rosa (28:11), Noah Shanley (28:12), Andre Nguyen (28:14) and Josh Rugutt (28:15).