CHS girls win six titles at GBL championship meet
The Chelsa High girls outdoor track and field team turned in a strong showing at Monday’s GBL Championship Meet that was held at Somerville’s Dilboy Stadium.
Chelsea finished in third place with 85 points behind league champ Revere with 157 points and Medford with 108 points.
Lady Red Devil sophomore star Thania Simon was a triple champion, finishing as the meet’s high scorer with 30 points. Thania won the 200 dash with a sprint of 26.47 seconds, the long jump with a flight of 17’-1”, and the triple jump with a final landing of 34’-3”.
Fellow sophomore Lilly Serrano also took home a GBL title, winning the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.44. Lilly turned in a superb day, tying for third place in the high jump with a leap of 4’-8” and taking second place in the 100 dash to tally 23 points for the Chelsea column on the scoresheet and finish as the third highest-scorer for the meet behind only teammate Simon and Revere’s Gemma Stamatopoulos.
Senior Kiara Ramirez-Villata was a double-champion. Kiara won the shot-put with a toss of 34’-7”, which was two feet further than her nearest opponent, and the discus with a spin of 99’-9.5”, which was an impressive six feet further than her closest rival.
On the boys side, Ariel Chacon-Arena earned a GBL championship in the shot-put with a throw of 53’-1” and took second in the discus to score 18 points on the day.
Full details of all of the Red Devil performers who tallied points in the meet will appear in next week’s Record.
Rivera tosses no-hitter for CHS baseball
Senior captain Elijah Rivera delivered a performance to remember on Friday, May 2, tossing a no-hitter in a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Excel Academy.
The Chelsea Red Devils’ ace was locked in from the first pitch, striking out 11 batters and allowing just two base runners — both on walks — over five innings of work.
Rivera, who has served as a leader both on and off the field for the Red Devils, commanded the mound with confidence, mixing his fastball and breaking pitches to keep Excel’s hitters off balance all game long.
“Elijah set the tone right away,” said head coach Michael Lush . “He’s been our rock this season, and to see him go out and dominate like that, especially in his senior year, is something special. The whole team fed off his energy.”
Backed by a strong defensive effort, Rivera’s teammates helped preserve the no-hitter with clean plays in the field, including a diving catch in right field and a smooth double play turned by the infield in the third inning.
Offensively, Chelsea’s bats came alive early, jumping out to a 5-0 lead by the second inning and never looking back. Rivera also helped his own cause at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Senior infielder Xavier Santiago drove in three runs, while sophomore Louis Soto added two hits and a pair of stolen bases.
With the win, the Red Devils captured the first victory of the season. But the triumph was all about Rivera, who now adds a no-hitter to his growing list of accomplishments in a stellar senior campaign.
“Elijah’s been with us for four years, and he’s grown into the kind of player every coach wants,” said Michael Lush “He’s a leader, a competitor, and today he showed everyone what he’s capable of.”
Lush and his crew
CHS girls track tops two GBL foes
The Chelsea High girls outdoor track and field team completed their dual-meet regular season in fine fashion with a pair of victories over Greater Boston League rivals Lynn Classical (91-37) and Malden (72-54) last week at Chelsea Stadium.
Sophomore Thania Simon led the way for the Lady Red Devils, defeating the field in three events, the 200 dash with a sprint of 27.6; the long jump with a leap of 14’-3.5”; and the triple jump with a distance of 33’-3”.
Fellow sophomore Lilly Serrano defeated all opponents in the 400 dash with a clocking of 62.6 seconds (which was 4.4 seconds faster than her nearest rival) and in the high jump with a leap of 4’-8”.
Senior Kiara Ramirez-Villata also defeated all comers in two events, the shot-put with a throw of 31’-6” and the discus with a spin of 71’-8”.
Additional point-scorers for the Lady Red Devils were:
— Freshman Katherine Bentrez took first vs. Classical and second vs. Malden in the 800;
— Freshman Kimberly Fuentes Chavez took second vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the 800;
— Emily Singh took third place vs. Malden in the 100 dash and second vs. both opponents in the 400 dash;
— Versatile senior Hazel Hatleberg took first vs. Malden and second vs. Classical in the mile; first vs. Classical and second vs. Malden in the javelin; and second vs. both in the triple jump;
— Aly Perez took vs. vs. Malden and second vs. Classical in the 2-mile;
— Multi-talented senior Lauren Nadow took first vs. Classical and second vs. Malden in the 100 hurdles; second vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the 400 hurdles; and second vs. Classical in the javelin.
— Ashley Gomes took first vs. Classical and second vs. Malsen in the 400 hurdles and second vs.Classical and third vs. Malden in the high jump;
— Anjely Mejia Martinez grabbed second vs. Classical in the shot-put and second vs. both opponents in the discus;
— Dieunie Cademus took third vs. Classical in the shot and third vs. both rivals in the disc; and
— Leanny Sanchez Ynoa took second vs. both opponents in the long jump and second vs. Classical in the 200 dash.
Strong performances from CHS track boys in final tri-meet
The Chelsea High boys track and field team came up short in its tri-meet last week with two GBL foes, falling just short to Lynn Classical (66-65) and to Malden (72-54).
Ariel Chacon-Arena was the top point-scorer for the Red Devils, taking first place vs. both opponents in the shot-put with a throw of 49’-8” and the discus with a spin of 130’-4”.
Adonis Alvarez-Umana defeated the field in the javelin with a throw of 118’-0”. Adonis also took second vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the shot-put.
Sherwin Kim defeated the entire field in the 400 hurdles with a clocking of 1:01.7. Sherwin also took first vs. Classical and second vs. Malden in the 110 hurdles and added a third vs. Classical in the triple jump.
Additional point-scorers for Chelsea were:
— Nathanyel Ramos Quijada took first vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the high jump;
— Zakaria Moubtassim finished third vs. Malden in the 100 dash;
— Juan Portillo took second vs. Malden and third vs.Classical in the 200 dash;
— Xavy Guzman took first vs. Classical and second vs. Malden in the 400 dash;
— Bryan Amaya-Yanes took first vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the 800;
— Carlos Acosta Perez took third vs. Classical in the 800;
— Ivan Irias took second vs. both in the 1-mile;
— Kyle Leong finished first vs. Malden and second vs. Classical in the 2-mile;
— Leeandro Castro finished second vs. both opponents in the 400 hurdles; second vs. Malden in the long jump; second vs. Classical and third vs. Malden in the triple jump; and second vs. Classical in the 110 hurdles;
— Younes Sharif finished third vs. Classical in the 400 hurdles.
— Kevin Romero-Molina took second place vs. both foes in the discus; and
— Philip Robles took third in the disc vs. Malden.