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…
Author: Cary Shuman
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…
Proud of His Pizza: Taso Mavros Adds Delicious Pizza to the Menu at Hayward’s
Hayward’s Restaurant on Lynnfield Street has built up a stellar reputation for its outstanding seafood dishes and breakfast menu. The popular restaurant, owned by Taso Mavros, has received several Readers’ Choice Awards in recognition of its culinary excellence. Mavros, who…
Everette, Latimer Will Miss Tournament
The Lynn English girls basketball team will be missing two key players when it meets Everett High in its opening game in the State Tournament tonight at the Paul Cavanagh Fieldhouse. Top reserve forwards Makayla Everette, a sophomore, and Dolores…
Galeazzi Rules: Dave Galeazzi Referees as His Daughter Franki Shines for the NEC North Division All-stars
His daughter is one of Lynn’s best all-around athletes, so exceptionally talented that she could potentially play three different sports in college. He is a former high school basketball player and coach who returned to basketball officiating last year. Until…
A Wonderful Woman: Carol Vasapolli Remembered Fondly by Colleagues, Friends and Lynn Chamber
Colleagues and friends said that Carol Vasapolli was a dynamic woman who could light up any room she was in with her smile, her warmth and her energy. Mrs. Vasapolli, executive vice president of River Works Credit Union in Lynn…