They have been classmates since elementary school and their lifelong friendship will continue when they attend the University of New Hampshire. But Lynn English seniors Taylor Newhall and Jessica Della Zoppa aren’t ready to head to the Granite State just…
Author: Cary Shuman
Guy Moley Plans Fundraiser to Honor the Memory of His Mother
When Irene Comeau lost her battle to esophageal cancer in 2008 at the age of 61, her son, Guy Moley, decided that he wanted to do something significant to honor her life. Moley planned his first Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels…
Deveney Delivers: Well-known Writer Says That Pete Rose Should Be in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Sean Deveney is one of the nation’s foremost sportswriters and holds a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame each year. Deveney, a graduate of Lynn English High School and prestigious Northwestern University, appeared as the guest speaker at the…
Joining Tgettis: Fiste is Coaching in Salem with His Former Mentor Jim Tgettis
Nick Fiste has loved the game of baseball from the very first time he stepped on the field in the Wyoma Little League. Fiste went on from Little League to become the tournament MVP on the Lynn Babe Ruth 13-year-old…
Sakowich Recalls Lynn Lions Hoop Season
What would happen today if you placed all of Lynn’s best high school basketball players on one team? You’d have one very good basketball team representing the city and most likely competing for the state title every year. But that’s…
Legendry Coach Herb Brenner Look Back at 1962 Season
The Lynn Journal sat down with legendary Lynn basketball coach Herb Brenner to talk about the 1961-62 Lynn Lions’ season. The 93-year-old Brenner, a patient at the Aviv Center for Living in Swampscott where is rehabilitating from shoulder surgery, was…
A Big Announcement: Lynn’s Swimmer of the Year Vazquez Will Attend Worcester Polytechnic
The announcement at the Lynn High School Swimming Awards Banquet may have gone unnoticed by some in the room at Prince Restaurant in Saugus. But Lynn Tech Principal Diane Paradis heard it loudly and clearly and beamed a proud smile…
Garden Glory: Seniors Thompson, Gagliolo Reflect on St. Mary’s State Championship Season
For St. Mary’s High School seniors Devin Thompson and Nick Gagliolo, the memories of winning a state basketball championship at the TD Garden will last a lifetime. “It was really crazy – a few days later it’s really starting to…
St. Mary’s Advances to State Final
What do you tell your team after it’s just been 3.9 seconds away from accomplishing its goal and now you have to regroup and play in an overtime period and a potential shootout? St. Mary’s girls hockey coach Frank Pagliuca…
A Championship Season: St. Mary’s Wins North Sectional Title Defeating Pope John
The St. Mary’s High School boys basketball team continued its magical season with a 62-39 win over Pope John High School, capturing the Division 4 North title Friday night at Emmanuel College. St. Mary’s was set to play Cathedral High…