~ RHS Patriots Sports Roundup ~

By Dom Nicastro

Patriots lacrosse team shows marked improvement

The Revere boys lacrosse team went 0-18 this season but improved greatly throughout the season. “All the boys played their hearts out and grew as a team and young adults,” Revere coach Jordan DeBarros said. “The captains were tremendous leaders and role models for the other boys on the team, including being an extension of myself and other coaches with teaching the first-year players the rules and ways of lacrosse.”

Freshman attack Matthew Leone became the leading scorer this season with 19 goals. Senior attack captain Walid Harda was second in line with 18 goals on the season before transitioning to goalie and recording 44 saves in the last four games.

Revere had a total of three goalies this season. Its main goalie was senior Santiago Gil, who made 101 saves on the year. A freshman goalie, Guilherme Andrade, made 42 saves.

Senior captain midfielder Guillermo Menjivar played offense and defense and was a big contributing factor for ball possession and moving the ball around on offense. Menjivar was a key player in forcing turnovers on defense with the help of fellow defenders.

Revere girls tennis team makes postseason

Revere qualified for the state tournament with two wins last week. The Patriots finished 6-6 and earned the 40^th seed out of 41 teams in Division 1. They took on No. 25 and Greater Boston League rival Malden on Wednesday, May 29.

Revere beat Medford, 3-2, on May 22: First singles: Dayna Phan lost, 8-5. Second singles: Jaimy Gomez won, 8-4. Third singles: Lesly Calderon Lopez won, 8-2. First doubles: Cesia Loza and Rachel Sanchez lost, 8-5. Second doubles: Keila Loza and Erta Ismahili won, 8-7.

  Revere beat Everett, 3-2, on May 23: First singles: Phan lost, 8-3. Second singles: Gomez won, 8-5. Third singles: Calderon Lopez won, 8-4. First doubles: Cesia Loza and Sanchez won, 9-7. Second doubles: Keila Loza and Ivana Nguyen lost, 8-2.

Revere track team shines on state level, GBL all-stars

The Revere boys track team came away with seven 2024 outdoor Greater Boston League all-stars: Isaiah DeCrosta, JV Cunha, Amir Yamani, Medy Bellemsieh, Youness Chahid, Oliver Escobar and Kevin Purcifill. At the Division 1 state meet, Revere got strong performances from the following: Purcifill: shotput, ninth, 130-11; Cunha: 800, 14^th, 2:00.52; 400, 15^th, 51:58; DeCrosta: 400 hurdles, 13^th, 59:18; Bellemsieh, Edwin Alarcon, Yamani, Cunha: 14^th, 3:31.31.

The Revere girls had 11 all-stars: Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Liv Yuong, Gemma Stamatopoulos, Olivia Rupp, Daniela Santana Baez, Rocio Gonzalez, Hiba El Bzyouy, Giselle Salvador, Angelina Montoya Araque, Yara Belguendouz and Gigi Zierten.

Revere girls coach Racquel MacDonald-Ciambelli shared the GBL Girls Track Coach of the Year title with Chelsea coaches Cesar Hernandez and Matthew McCormick.

On the girls side, Revere had the following results at the Division 1 state meet: Ashley Cabrera Rodriguez, Triple jump: 18^th, 31-02.75 feet; 400 hurdles: 38^th, 1:16.70; Liv Yuong, High Jump: no height.

Revere volleyball team set for tourney

The Revere boys volleyball team earned a final record of 12-8 and earned the No. 31 seed out of 39 teams. The Patriots will face No. 34 Nipmuc Regional (14-6) at home Friday, May 31 at 3:30 p.m. Should Revere win, it will face Newton North, the No. 2 seed, in the single-elimination tourney.