Katie Burt had to do something that she hadn’t yet done in her amazing freshman season for the No. 1-ranked Boston College hockey team: reflect on a defeat. Burt and the Eagles had just suffered their first loss of the…
Author: Cary Shuman
The Bransfields Give Classical Football Program a Big Boost
The team jackets were adorned in elegant Lynn Classical green with the gold ‘C’ and black leather sleeves. If you’re a football player at LCHS, how can you not be anything but proud to wear that in the halls of…
Byrd Knew Butler Possessed Greatness:Classical Hoop Star Became Friends with Super Bowl Football Hero at West Alabama
Jarell Byrd had a huge rooting interest as he and his friends watched the Super Bowl Sunday night at his apartment in Alabama. Not only is the former Lynn Classical basketball star a diehard Patriots fan, but he was especially…
Community Rallies for Legendary Lynn Comic Bob Seibel: Fundraiser Planned for Feb. 8 at St Michael’s
Lynn resident Bob Seibel has kept audiences laughing for more than 35 years in performances both here in New England and in places such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City. One of the region’s most respected comedians, Seibel has helped…
Lynn Tech Signs Four-year Contract with Austin Prep for Thanksgiving Game
One of the biggest sports stories of the year – especially if you’re a Lynn Tech student, alumnus or sports fan – has developed in the last week of the year. Joe Skeadas, director of athletics at Lynn Tech, has…
Tech Students Donate $8,000 to Greater Boston Food Bank
Tech students participated in a school-wide community service project, “The No Hunger Games,” raising more than $8,000 for the Greater Boston Fund Bank and donating care packages to the Lynn Homeless Shelter Association. Tech senior Kevin Gomes and junior Nelson…
Hooping It up in Honolulu:Former St. Mary’s Star Kirsten Ferrara Leads Wheaton in Hawaiian Tournament
Kirsten Ferrari’s basketball career at St. Mary’s High School took her to some interesting places, including Walt Disney World in Orlando, where the Lady Spartans won the KSA Classic. Ferrari, a standout point guard for the 2011 state champions, also…
Lynn Fire Dept and Pickering Middle School Students Assist in Toys for Tots Program
The Lynn Fire Department and Pickering Middle School students are helping children across the North Shore enjoy a happy holiday season as a result of their joint efforts in the U.S. Marine Toys for Tots program. Dan Zagdan-Gross, one of…
Jake Flynn to perform in “A Christmas Carol”: The son of Sports Greats Mike and Mary Flynn is Set for his Debut at NSMT
Jake Flynn’s mother was a soccer and softball standout at the University of Maine and one of the greatest softball players in Bishop Fenwick High School history, starring on four consecutive Division 1 state championship teams in the early 1990s.…
Lynn Tech Teacher Jay Richards Retires After 28 years on the Job
Lynn Tech students and colleagues of Jay Richards, one by one and some in groups, stopped by the desk in front of the large clock in the school lobby on their way to their Thanksgiving break. There was something symbolic…