Teacher, coach, guidance counselor, Lynn Journal photographer, 77 In every position he held, in every endeavor he undertook, Patrick Gecoya brought a level of excellence, enthusiasm, and energy that people admired and respected. And he was a perfect gentleman, said…
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Lauren Wilson earns her place among Classical’s all-time greats
Two years ago Lynn Classical High School softball coach Joe Morin foresaw that his team would need a catcher in the 2024 season. “So, I started joking with [then-sophomore] Lauren Wilson that we would be needing a starting catcher,” recalled…
Matt Serino steps down as Winthrop High AD
Winthrop High School athletic director Matt Serino has stepped down as the athletic director at Winthrop High School and will become the new athletic director July 1 at Saugus High School, his alma mater. Serino began his tenure in the…
Distinguished Director: Bill Devin will retire as Lynn Classical AD at the end of the school year
There were so many individual accomplishments upon which Bill Devin could have reflected, but the long-time athletic director and teacher chose to highlight and express his gratitude to others as he announced his retirement as the athletic director of Lynn…
Greater Boston League will go to two divisions in basketball
The Greater Boston League will split into two divisions in basketball for the 2024-25 season. Lynn English Director of Athletics Dick Newton and Lynn Classical Director of Athletics Bill Devin said the league voted at its April meeting to go…
Saint Anselm’s Brady Warren Named NE-10 Rookie of the Week
Saint Anselm freshman Brady Warren of Lynn has been named the Northeast-10 Conference’s “Rookie of the Week” for his performance at the Hawks Spring Invitational April 18 at the Oaks Golf Links in New Hampshire. Warren tied for sixth place…
Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy Holds Annual Gala
Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy, Inc., under the leadership of Antonio Gutierrez and Teresa DiGregorio held its Fourth Annual Gala April 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Peabody. Highlighting the evening was the presentation of the Above and Beyond Awards…
Former St. Mary’s Ace Newhall Leads Suffolk Past Endicott, 4–2
Lynn’s Lily Newhall earned her ninth victory of the season for the Suffolk University softball team in a 4-2 decision over Endicott College Saturday on the Gulls’ home field in Beverly. With her parents, Jason Newhall and Lysa Newhall, in…
St. Mary’s boys hockey team celebrates a successfulseason at awards banquet
The St. Mary’s High School boys ice hockey team concluded a successful season under first-year head coach Matthew Smith with an awards banquet at the Nahant Country Club. Smith is a 1996 graduate of St. Mary’s and former outstanding hockey…
McGuirk brings experience, compassion to her leadership position at Element Care
Take a tour through the Element Care PACE Center on Market Street in Lynn and you will see how vital the efforts of Mary Anne McGurk and her staff are to their patients and how much those efforts are appreciated.…