When the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team scored 20 points in the opening quarter against Hoosac Valley – twice as many points as Hoosac had allowed on average in the tournament – it appeared that head coach Jeff…
Author: Cary Shuman
Pam Gonzalez Concludes Her Outstanding Basketball Career at St. Mary’s High School
Pamela Gonzalez has been selected as an All-Scholastic, a much-deserved honor following her sensational senior season for the St. Mary’s High School of Lynn girls basketball team. Gonzalez, of Revere, led the Lady Spartans in to the Division 3 state…
Lynn English Advances to Division 1 State Final -Linton, Guzman, Rodriguez Lead Bulldogs To 76-62 Win over Newton North at Garden
It’s official now. No team is playing better basketball in eastern Massachusetts than Antonio Anderson’s Lynn English Bulldogs. The English hoopmen will compete for the Division 1 state championship Saturday in Worcester after completing a 32-minute clinic of team basketball…
St. Mary’s Beats Williams in TD Garden Thriller Matela’s Three-pointer Sends Spartans to State Final
Junior guard Olivia Matela swished a three-pointer with eight seconds left to give the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team a thrilling 62-59 victory over Archbishop Williams in the Division 3 state semifinals Wednesday at the TD Garden. Matela…
Guzman Heats up the Garden Parquet Floor
When Lynn English basketball coach Antonio Anderson learned that Jarnel Guzman had transferred from St. John’s Prep to English, his first thought was: “I was happy.” Guzman, a junior guard, continues to bring smiles to the entire Lynn coaching staff.…
Arch Angels: St. Mary’s Prevails on Pivotal Shot Call
Jeff Newhall has led his St. Mary’s teams to two state titles, taken Marblehead to the brink of a third, won a tournament at Disney and several Boverinis, and produced a string of victories over the most elite programs in…
A Decade of Excellence Brian Lozzi Steps down as Lynn Chargers President
Brian Lozzi, president of the Lynn Chargers youth football and cheerleading organization for the past decade, has stepped down from his position. Lozzi’s exceptional leadership resulted in close to a 100 percent increase in participation on the Chargers’ football and…
Rucker, Hill Lead Rams to Tourney Win Over Medford
As a former All-Scholastic guard who once averaged 25 points a game at Classical and hit a game-winning buzzer-beating, three-pointer in a State Tournament game, Classical head coach Jasper Grassa knows that everything begins in the backcourt. Grassa saw two…
Burt to Coach In Lynn Babe Ruth Program
Katie is coming home. Following a memorable day when she practiced with the NHL’s Nashville Predators and did very well against the slapshots from P.K. Subban and company, Katie Burt had a big announcement for Lynn baseball players: she will…
The Lady Bulldogs Are Back
The Lynn English girls basketball team needed a win over a fired-up Medford High team to qualify for the State Tournament, and it wasn’t going to be easy. It was Senior Night for the Lady Mustangs and they had every…