Malden Athletic Round-Up

The Malden High School golf team faced Cambridge Rindge and Latin Tuesday, Oct 11th at Unicorn Golf course in Stoneham, defeating Cambridge for the first time in over a decade.

Malden finished with a winning record and consequently qualified for the Division 1 North State Tournament Sectional Qualifier, to be held at Beverly Golf and Tennis Club.

During the prior week of Oct. 3^rd, perhaps Malden’s best in twenty years, the Tornadoes won the Team Championship at the GBL Tournament at Indian Ridge Country Club located in Andover.

Senior Matteo Pocobene became the GBL individual champion. The Malden team included freshmen Tristar To and Piero Pocobene. In addition, last week Malden defeated rivals Somerville and Everett by convincing margins in team play.

“This team is the grittiest time that I have ever coached,” stated Coach Rick Malatesta. “They have overcome a lot of adversity and disappointment this year. This is not, from top to bottom, the most talented team that I have had...that would be last year's team...but it is the most determined. We have a captain-leader in Matteo Pocobene, who is our best golfer.

Assistant Captain Dan Glynn is a stabilizing force on the team. We have two freshmen, Tristar To and Piero Pocobene, who will be stars in this league. We have a tough minded contingent of sophomores (Nick Ward and Philip Glynn) and a junior (Chris Acres) and we have a golfer on the team who had never played golf until this year (John Hastings IV) and is still winning matches. I am proud and honored to be their coach.”

Malden finishes the season, 4-3-1.

The members of the Malden High School golf team are Matteo and Piero Pocobene, Tristar To, Daniel and Philip Glynn, Nick Ward, John Hastings, Chris Acres, TJ Ruddock, Derek Mauriello, John Cagno and Devin Fitzpatrick.