On paper, it’s a classic, inter-sectional matchup. St. Mary’s, the No. 2 seed in the North, has allowed one run in three games. Hopkinton, the No. 1 seed in the South, has scored 31 runs in three games. Can the…
Author: Cary Shuman
Strikeout Leader Bobby Alcock Records his 300th Career ‘K’
The milestone was greeted quietly and with little fanfare, but that’s how St. Mary’s 6-foot-4 pitcher Bobby Alcock likes it. Alcock, one of the leaders of St. Mary’s march to tonight’s Division 2 state championship game versus Hopkinton, recorded his…
Super Lessons Dr. Tutwiler Teaches Students the Art of Tie-Making
From the moment Dr. Patrick Tutwiler entered Ms. Lisa Mercadante’s ELD classroom at Lynn English, he owned it. Just the mere fact that the superintendent of the state’s fifth-largest school district was in the building affirmed the hands-on, be-there approach…
Classical Softball Reigns Again: Warren Shuts down Everett in 5-0 Title-clincher
There was plenty at stake for the Lynn Classical and Everett High softball teams when they took the field on a day when the temperature dropped 20 degrees into the mid-50s by game time at Glendale Park in Everett. For…
Family History: Maddie Dana Helps Bring Home Another Title
What a great scene it was on the field at Glendale Park in Everett as Derek Dana joined other parents and Ram fans in taking photographs of the newly crowned NEC champion Lynn Classical softball team. It shows that those…
Hall of Fame Memories
Mihos, Classical upset undefeated and No. 1-ranked Reading in Division 1 State Softball Tournament in 2003 There were 16 inductees into the Lynn Classical Hall of Fame Saturday night and only one brought a prop to the podium. And what…
John Hoffman At 80 Legendary Lynn Broadcaster Celebrates Another Milestone
John Hoffman is 80, and the legendary Lynn sports broadcaster is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, one of his signature events of the year, the Lynn TV-15 Awards Night is set for this Sunday at 6 p.m.…
Tipping Her Pitches Curtin Lapierre’s Debut Was a Sign of Great Things to Come
It was 29 years ago this month when Kelly Curtin LaPierre took the field for the first varsity game of her Lynn English softball career. The beginning of what would become LaPierre’s All-Star career could not have been more dramatic…
Soaring with the Eagles Classical Scholar-athlete Ridley Signs with BC
Boston College is called “The Heights” for its hilltop location and its motto “Ever To Excel” – and Lynn Classical senior Keith Ridley will be bringing his football career to that lofty level in June. Ridley, a 6-foot-4-inch, 225-pound quarterback…
Opening Night Test Lynn Classical Will Begin Season With Brockton at Manning Field
Lynn Classical head football coach Brian Vaughan and his team will be tested right away in the 2019 season. Classical’s opening night opponent at Manning Field will be Brockton High School. With 4,200 students, Brockton is the largest high school…