As the clock ticks down to zero, each player understands their fall sports season is coming to an end. Whether they had an injury-riddled season or a record breaking season, they all know one thing: they made it through.
Many Revere sports teams have just finished their 2025 sports season including football, women’s and men’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s tennis, men’ s and women’s golf, and volleyball. Each individual team has its highs and lows, but in the end, they all came together and finished their seasons.
The Revere football team had a record-setting season this year. They went 8-2 and tied for second in the Suburban League American Conference with a conference record of 5-2. They also ended the season with a win against their rival, Copley, 24-21 on a game-winning field goal by kicker David Kennedy. They got a first-round bye in the playoffs, but lost to Rocky River 23-14 at home. Senior captain Toby Mullen thought the team made a jump from last season.
“We had probably the best record, I believe, in this century, which is something that should be celebrated. We definitely made strides [that] I don’t think we had last year,” Mullen said.
According to Mullen, because of the seniors’ chemistry they have built throughout the four years they have been playing football together, they were a very close group. They also had a large group of sophomores and juniors to support them along their journey this season.
“We are a very tight group, and then kind of just having the two lower grades just elevated our already close group,” Mullen said.
For many sports, their season is not defined by wins or losses, but by their growth throughout the season. This season, the football team developed new skills that they will carry on throughout their lives according to Mullen.
“As the season went on, we became more of a team as time progressed. We learned the ins and outs of one another, how to work with each other better,” Mullen said.
The Revere Men’s soccer team is another team that played their season in the fall. They went 11-6-3 on the season and 5-1-1 in Suburban League play. They had a statement win beating their rival Copley 4-0. They won their district tournament, beating Westlake 1-0, but eventually fell to Marlington in the regional semi-finals. Senior Ryan Berenson believes the season went well, but there are things to improve.
“I think we could have made it farther than we did in the playoffs. [The] regular season was all right. [We] tied [six] and lost three. There’s definitely room for improvement there, but it was an okay season,” Berenson said.
Successful teams have leaders that people can trust to listen to and will guide their team to success on the field. The seniors of Revere soccer lead the team to succeed the way they did this year.
“[The seniors are] making sure everyone [was] there on time at practice and ma[de] sure warm-ups [went] smoothly, and [the] seniors definitely led by example especially with a lot of younger guys on the team,” Berenson said.
Even with the loss of seniors, Berenson still thinks the team will succeed just fine next year, but the underclassmen will have to step up to keep the success high for the team.
“Next year, I think they’ll be right back where we were, regional semi-finals, and win[ning] districts. They definitely have a lot of younger guys stepping up, freshmen probably stepping up. A lot of the sophomores now will be starting and getting lots of minutes, and I think they’re going to be right back where we were this year,” Berenson said.
The Revere men’s golf team wrapped their season up at districts. Junior Tommy Kinder scored a 76 during sectionals to qualify for the district tournament. In that tournament, he scored a 73, but needed a 72 to qualify for the state tournament. Sophomore golfer Lorenzo Ortiz thought the team did well during their 2025 season.
“As a team, I feel like we definitely did well, but our team dynamic and working together definitely could use some work. [We] needed more encouragement toward each other, and we need[ed] a better team dynamic, but scores wise, I feel like we did really well. We all definitely improved by the end of the season, so that’s a positive,” Ortiz said.
There were many moments this season that brought high energy to the team according to Ortiz.
“I really like Friday Night Under the Lights, that’s just something that we do. It’s like a program thing towards the end of the season where you do like a scramble with the girls. I feel like that always gets us together. It’s definitely a highlight,” Ortiz said.
The entire men’s cross country team made it to states after placing in the top four during their regional tournament. Will Wells also broke the school record during the season with a time of 15:05. As an Ohio State University commit and RHS senior,Wells thought the season was a special one.
“The cross country season went really well. We were really happy with how our season ended. We always had the goal of making it to states, and we were just really happy to make it as a team and to get to enjoy the experience together,” Wells said.
The cross country team runs in the fall. Because of this, they have to face tough fall weather in their meets. The team has motivation and ways to make these meets better.
“It’s tough, especially because it’s in the fall and gets later, but, it kind of just have to stay warm, leading up to the race time, wear the proper clothes and kind of train in those harsher conditions, too, sometimes to get ready for when you might have to compete in it,” Wells said.
Keira Lang and Caroline Wilson qualified for the 2025 OHSAA (Ohio High School Athletic Association) state tournament for women’s cross country. They made it because of their high placing in their regional tournament. Head coach David Parry thought very highly of this season.
“It was a successful season. We competed at a high level in some really big meets this year, which was really fun. . . . I think the biggest success for me getting through the season was we got through healthy. The girls trained at a very high level and were able to finish the season healthy,” Parry said.
The team may lose some seniors this year, but they still hope to come back stronger next year and compete at the highest level.
“We hope to add a little bit more strengthening stuff to our routine. So that’ll be something a little bit new next year. But our goals are still always the same to get out and compete at the highest level that we can each and every week,” Parry said.
The Revere women’s soccer team went 11-5-1 in regular season play this year. They went on a mid-season hot streak, starting on August 30 with a 2-1 win against Western Reserve Academy and went on to win eight more matches after that, with Wadsworth ending it almost a month later on September 29, with a score of 1-0. In the district tournament, they won their bracket with wins over Norton and Gilmour Academy, but fell in the regional tournament, losing to Bay High School 3-2.
The Revere volleyball team went 15-7 in the regular season and qualified for their district tournament. In round one of the playoffs, they knocked out number 37 seed Alliance High School 3-0, but fell to Chagrin Falls Kenston 3-1 in the district semi-finals. Their signature win came against cross-town rival Copley, where they won 3-1 at home.
The Revere women’s golf team all went to sectionals, and they shot a 345 combined team score. For the top 4 teams, everyone on the team will qualify for the district tournament. Revere placed 4th and went on to districts, at districts the team shot a 326, but were placed 5th meaning they did not qualify for the state tournament.
The Revere girl’s tennis team is split into two categories, singles and doubles. The girls playing in the OHSAA women’s tennis singles sectional were Gabriela Iler, who was the third seed in the Springside Division, Ananya Jayaraman, and Sadhvi Kurra. Iler made it all the way to the semi-finals in the first bracket, but fell to Strongsville’s Charlotte Grauel. Jayaraman won her first match, but then fell to second seeded Mallory Koch from Strongsville. Kurra got a bye in the first round and won her first match, but fell to fourth seeded Ashley Dehaven from Avon. None of the girls were able to qualify for the district tournament in singles.
There were two groups of girls playing in the OHSAA women’s tennis doubles sectional tournament. The first group was Bridget Steiner and Ilyana Leenheer who were the fourth seed in the Springside Bracket. They made it all the way to the semi-finals, but lost. In their third place game, they won, allowing them to go to the district tournament. In the district tournament they lost to the Jackson Doubles Team in the first round. The second team consisted of Rasika Veerappan and Aleena Siedlecki. They made it to the quarterfinals, but lost to Hudson.
With that being said, another successful fall sports season comes to an end. Players spent the season battling their injuries and balancing their academics and in the end, made it through the ups and downs.
