Nick Sasso carries on family tradition at Fenwick Nick Sasso certainly had big skates to fill in the family. His father, Jim Sasso, was a high school hockey star at Malden Catholic and went on to play hockey at UConn,…
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A Grand Finale: D’Itria Leads St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Team to CCL Cup
St. Mary’s High School girls basketball coach Jeff Newhall said that Nicolette D’Itria is one of the most fundamentally sound players he’s ever coached in his career. D’Itria, senior guard from Revere, has also consistently displayed what many consider the…
RHS Sports Roundup
Boudreau, Day to Captain RHS Boys Basketball Team The Revere High boys basketball team announced their captains on a Zoom meeting last week in the hope that the team might have a season. Head coach David Leary and assistant coaches John…
Charles Goes Pro
Former Revere High basketball star signs pro-contract with Dominican Republic League Former Revere High basketball star Gerald Jean Charles Jr. will realize his dream of playing professional basketball when he signs a contract to compete in a league in the…
Izzo looks to build on her performance at Nationals
Gabbie Izzo is hoping to continue her momentum in her quest to earn a berth on the 2022 U.S. Olympic team after contending in the United States Figure Skating Championships last month in Las Vegas. Izzo, who trains at Revere’s…
Short-Range Shot: St. Mary’s Basketball Star Nicolette D’Itria Will Attend Endicott College in Beverly
Nicolette D’Itria’s legacy as one of the most successful players in the history of the powerful St. Mary’s High School of Lynn girls basketball program is already assured. A superb 5-foot-6-inch senior guard from Revere, D’Itria was a starter and…
Ivan Mertilus Takes Another Step Forward Toward His Pro Football Dream
Ivan Mertilus is back in his hometown of Revere after impressing NFL scouts during his appearance in the 2021 Hula Bowl college football all-star game in Hawaii. Mertilus made four tackles for Team ‘Ania (Land) who lost to Team Kai…
Revere Football Team Will Open Against Top-Ranked Everett High
The Revere High School football team will open its season with its toughest test in years on April 16: defending GBL champion Everett High School at Harry Della Russo Stadium. Of course, everything sports-related during the COVID-19 pandemic depends on…
Next Stop: Hawaii Revere’s Ivan Mertilus Will Play in Hula Bowl Sunday
Revere’s Ivan Mertilus was sitting in the Chicago airport Tuesday morning when the Revere Journal reached him on his cellular phone. The former St. Clement High School and Los Angeles Valley College football star was waiting to board a plane…
Nicolette D’Itria Honored at St. Mary’s Senior Night
Nicolette D’Itria celebrated Senior Night at St. Mary’s High School with another excellent performance and another victory. D’Itria, a 5-foot-7-inch guard and captain from Revere, had 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists as the St. Mary’s girls basketball team…
Mertilus Has Aspirations for the NFL: Revere Resident Slated to Play in Showcase Event
After an outstanding career as a defensive back for the Los Angeles Valley Community College football team, Revere’s Ivan Mertilus now has his sights on playing in the National Football League. Mertilus, a 6-foot-1-inch, 205-pound cornerback who runs a 4.4…
Shea Remains Hopeful That RHS Sports Can Resume in March
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea said the plan right now is for the Greater Boston League to have its three shortened sports seasons begin on March 1, 2020. “We made that decision so that we can still…
Revere’s Del Gaizo Brothers Remember the Great Floyd Little
The Del Gaizo twins, Jim and John, 1965 graduates of Revere High, are fondly remembering their Syracuse University football teammate Floyd Little, who died on Jan. 1 at the age of 78. Little was a three-time All-American running back for…
Sara Selevitch, Former RHS Scholar and Athlete, is Excelling as a Writer in California
Sara Selevitch took advantage of all the opportunities that the Revere school system had to offer during her 12 years in the district. And it seems that in every endeavor in which she participated, she excelled. Sara won science fairs…
Shea, GBL Athletic Directors Meet to Discuss Winter Sports
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea is meeting with Greater Boston League ADs today to discuss the evolving situation regarding the winter sports season in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the key developments in the GBL this…
A Dual Decision: RHS Senior Jarrod Natola Commits to Curry College
Revere High School senior Jarrod Natola has committed to Curry College where he intends to continue his athletic career in lacrosse and football. Natola has been in correspondence with the Cury coaching staffs and has notified the school of his…
Crimson and Gold: Harvard Freshman, Olympic Hopeful Gabbie Izzo Trains at Cronin Rink
By day Gabbie Izzo is a first-year college student who happens to be attending the oldest and most prestigious university in the United States. Gabbie Izzo is also one of the nation’s elite figure skaters. The 19-year-old Harvard College freshman…
Revere is Well Represented in Breakers Softball Program
By Melissa Moore-Randall Four years ago, the North Shore Breakers Softball Program was formed with a team of 13 ten year olds from Swampscott. The program was developed with the mindset of teaching girls the game of softball and allowing…
Revere AD Shea Welcomes Lynn Schools to the GBL
Revere High School Director of Athletics Frank Shea was part of a unanimous vote granting Lynn Classical and Lynn English admission to the Greater Boston League at a meeting held Nov. 12. The two Lynn high schools will most likely…
Cronin Rink Re-Opens After Two-Week Hiatus
The Cronin Ice Rink in Revere re-opened Saturday morning after being closed for two weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases. Arena Manager John Carroll of FMC Ice Sports said the rink is open for youth hockey practices and…
