Lynnfield Sports

Published November 20, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

BRAINTREE — An outstanding season came to an end for the Lynnfield High field hockey team in the Division 2 state semifinals as they were edged 2-1 by Dover-Sherborn last Thursday night at chilly Braintree High School.

With that defeat, the Div. 2 North champion Pioneers ended the season…

Published November 20, 2019

By JAMES CRANNEY

WILMINGTON — Despite the disappointing finish in last week’s playoff game against Amesbury, Lynnfield still had plenty to prove in the final game before the annual Thanksgiving classic.

“Regardless of the playoff situation, we are still fortunate to get to play two more games,” commented Lynnfield head coach…

Play South champ Dover-Sherborn in State Semi’s Thursday

Published November 13, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI and DAN PAWLOWSKI

READING —For the first time since 2000, the Lynnfield High field hockey team are sectional champs.

The Pioneers ended up beating a tough Gloucester team 3-2 last Saturday afternoon in the Division 2 North Final on a sunny,…

Published November 13, 2019

By DAN PAWLOWSKI and STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

DANVERS — “Was Lynnfield’s goal a fluke?” asked a latecomer to the No. 10 Pioneer boys’ soccer team’s Div. 3 North semifinal game against No. 3 Watertown at St. John’s Prep on Monday.

At the time, the Pioneer defense was clawing its way to halftime, doing…

Published November 13, 2019

By DAN PAWLOWSKI

TEWKSBURY — The LHS volleyball team continued their incredible 2019 season with another strong run in the Div. 2 North tournament. The Pioneers beat Tewksbury 3-2 in a very close quarterfinal match on Nov. 5. They went on to sweep Melrose in the semifinals on Nov. 7 but…

Posted on: Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Pioneer field hockey team heads to Braintree High Thursday night for a Division 2 state semifinal matchup with Dover-Sherborn. The game, which begins at 7 p.m., was postponed Tuesday because of the weather. The winner plays in the state final game Saturday.

Published November 6, 2019

By JAMES CRANNEY

LYNNFIELD — As NFL great Bill Parcells once said, “This is why you lift all them weights!”

Coming on the heels of a 3-8 2018 season, the Lynnfield Pioneers sat at 6-1 on Friday night with the only thing you could ask for this time of year: a…

Published November 6, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD — In the regular season, the Lynnfield High…

Murphy scores six goals in first two postseason games

Published November 6, 2019

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — On Oct. 26, the Lynnfield High field hockey team won at Manchester-Essex 1-0 in the final game of the regular season. The two schools met again last Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the Division 2 North state tournament…