Sports

Classical coach Richard looking forward to Holland Softball Tournament By Cary Shuman The Lynn Classical softball team has some momentum heading into the Holland Memorial Softball Tournament that begins Saturday at Grace Rogato Field. The Lady Rams reached their goal of qualifying for the State Tournament last Saturday with a 5-1 win over Saugus....
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The Lynn Jets high school hockey team celebrated its successful 2017-18 season at an awards banquet hosted by the Parent Boosters Tuesday night at Spinelli’s, Lynnfield. The Jets finished with a 13-6-4 record, defeating Latin Academy (5-4) and Shawsheen Tech (3-2) in exciting tournament games before falling to Swampscott (3-2) in the Division 3...
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Stephen Fama III helped the St. Mary’s High School basketball team win a state championship, return to the finals the very next year, and reach the sectional final this year. Saturday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Fama  played the final game of his outstanding high school basketball career. It didn’t end the way...
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Classical girls basketball loses to Wilmington By Joyce Erekson The Classical High girls basketball team put together one of its best season’s ever this year, but the wild ride came to an end Saturday with a 64-58 loss to Wilmington in a Division 2 North quarterfinal game at Classical. Classical coach Tom Sawyer knew...
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St. Mary’s captures Spartan Classic title By Cary Shuman If all goes according to form, St. Mary’s and Archbishop Williams will meet at the Boston Garden next month for the right to play in Springfield for the Division 3 state championship. Coach Jeff Newhall’s Spartans certainly look like the team to beat in the...
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Jeff Newhall earned the 250th victory of his high school basketball coaching career as St. Mary’s defeated Arlington Catholic, 64-34, Friday night at the Tony Conigliaro Gymnasium. Newhall is regarded as one of the top basketball coaches in Massachusetts. He has led St. Mary’s to two state championships after a successful stint at Marblehead...
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By Joyce Erekson The St. Mary’s football team sent its seniors out in style at its banquet held last Thursday at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield. The team celebrated another successful season that saw the Spartans reach the Division 7 state semifinal before losing to a tough Mashpee team. St. Mary’s finished with an 11-1 record....
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By Cary Shuman St. Mary’s High School boys basketball coach David Brown is pleased about his team’s start to the 2017-2018 season, especially the play of senior captain Stephen Fama. St. Mary’s defeated defending Division 2 state champion Brighton, 55-46, in the opener Friday at Tony Conigliaro Gymnasium. On Monday, the Spartans delivered a...
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Back in the Ring Russell Kimber, son of kickboxing great Dick Kimber, set for this professional boxing debut By Cary Shuman Dick Kimber was a three-time world champion kickboxer and a man ahead of his time. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) of today would have been a perfect fit for the many skills of...
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By Joe Kasper After a heartbreaking, season-ending loss, in the division 7 MIAA Eastern Mass championship the Spartans had one more game left in their season, against cross town rival, Bishop Fenwick. St. Mary’s won, 28-21. The annual Thanksgiving eve showdown between the two teams was a barn burner. The Spartans won the toss...
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