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10 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 AUGUST 16, 2018 Youth football players, cheerleaders take the field in their first workouts By Anne Marie Tobin LYNNFIELD — Monday was an historic day for the Lynnfield youth football and cheering program. The new Lynnfield Pioneer Youth Football and Cheer Club conducted the first official practices in program history at Lynnfield High, and the excitement was in the air as the organization took yet another step forward in its first season of existence. Sporting jazzy new uniform jerseys, helmets and equipment, more than 200 players and cheerleaders dodged the raindrops and participated. More than 25 children tuned up for the preseason practices by attending last week’s 2-day youth football clinic conducted by new Lynnfield High head coach Pat Lamusta along with several Pioneer varsity players. League president Steve Connolly said LPYFC had a little unexpected help from its friends. “We had to buy all new uniforms and equipment, and that was quite an expense, but North Reading youth football stepped up by donating a bunch of blocking equipment and tackling bags,” said Connolly. “It was just fantastic to see another town, especially North Reading, stepped up. They had just upgraded their equipment and knew that we were in need, so it was just great they way they stepped up. Our goals are the same, and that is to keep kids in the game, and their generous donation really helped us do just that.” Connolly said a group of volunteers picked up the equipment Saturday and stored it in the new storage unit on site at the high school. LPYFC director of communications Rebecca Drzewiczewski said that approximately 205 boys and girls registered for fall football and cheering and that the league will have five football teams and four cheer teams. “We still have registrations coming in but already we have one of the largest programs in Cape Ann,” Drzewiczewski said. CATERING TAKE-OUT •Dinners • Sandwiches • Salads • Daily Specials 978-532-2791 santoros.com “Only Danvers and Masconomet have larger programs and they are much larger towns, compared to Lynnfield. We have the same number of teams as last year, so we are ready and really excited to get going.” Connolly said the current goal of the new program focuses on growth. Cross country captains workouts start Aug. 23 The Lynnfield High boys and girls cross country teams invite all new and returning runners to participate in a captains’ workout Thursday, Aug. 23, at 8 a.m. Please meet in front of the high Players tuned up for the first day of youth football practice by attending the Lynnfield Recreation Department Youth Football Camp. Top, Nick Razzaboni, left, and Jimmy Driscoll practice catching passes; left, Sam Gazit does agility drills; and right, Chase Goldberg waits for the ball to get to him. “The goal every year will be to register more players than the year before,” said Connolly. Lynnfield is lucky to have such a strong program. Some towns do not have that luxury or level of interest, like Hamilton-Wenham, which has only 30 kids total in the entire program. This will most likely be their last year in the Cape Ann school gym. The first official day of tryouts and preseason workouts is Aug. 23 at 9 a.m.. Please meet in front of the high school gym. There will also be a meeting PHOTOS | OWEN O’ROURKE league unless something dramatically changes.” LPYFC will wrap up the preseason Aug. 30 with a 1-day jamboree against Pentucket. Connolly said the players have something special planned for that day. “We’ve been lucky to be able to work with Pat Lamusta, the for all new runners (especially 9th graders) and their parents Wednesday, August 22 at 6 p.m., also in front of the gym. This is a chance for athletes and parents to meet the team captains, new head coach, and as it is our first year, too, we decided to give the high school team a proper send off with the youth players giving them a tunnel to walk through.” The first games of the 2018 Cape Ann Youth Football League’s season are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9. the coaches, learn about the philosophy of the program, the upcoming schedule and season and also is an opportunity for parents to ask questions about the cross country program.
AUGUST 16, 2018 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 11 Lynnfield girls basketball falls to Fenwick By Anne Marie Tobin DANVERS — The upstart Lynnfield High School girls basketball team hung tough for a while, but couldn’t keep pace with a talented Bishop Fenwick squad that showed its depth and coasted to a 39-16 win in the North Shore Girls Basketball League playoffs Aug. 7 at the Holten-Richmond School. The Crusaders jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead on hoops by Sam Tache (6 points) and Grace Kennedy (4 points). Lynnfield freshman Cate MacDonald (9 points) answered back with a pair of free throws, then grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in to tie the game at 4-4 about five minutes into the game. Tache drained a 3-pointer to bump the Crusader’s lead to 7-4, but Cat Cioffi cut the deficit to one, 7-6, on the Pioneers’ next possession. After that, however, the Pioneers would not put another point on the board for 10 minutes. Fenwick fed off its shutdown defense and went on a 15-0 run to pretty much put the game out of reach at 22-6 with about four minutes left in the first half. Lucy Cleary finally stopped the bleeding with a little jumper to make it 22-8, but that was the last hoop the Pioneers would put on the board in the first half, which ended with the Crusaders comfortably on top, 27-11. The Crusaders kept their foot on the gas, starting the second half with a 6-0 run, thanks to a couple of 3-point plays by Sammi Gallant (11 points), the old-fashioned way, and sophomore Liz Gonzalez (8 points), to bump the lead to 33-11. After that, the only points the Pioneers could muster was a free throw by sophomore Caroline Waisnor (3 points) and a pair of free throws and a hoop by MacDonald, while Fenwick was able to give quality minutes to some of the up-and-comers. “It was definitely good to be able to rest some of the more experienced players and give some of the younger and JV kids some time,” said DeBaggis. “I look at a girl like Sam (Tache), who I think had only two points all of last year, and she scored some big baskets for us. And Sammi (Gallant) didn’t need to have a ton of points tonight, but she got them early when we needed them. I call her a real ‘icer’ as she knows how and DINING GUIDE DIRECTORY when to hit big shots, like in the sectional final last year when she hit that 3-pointer.” Caitlin Calvani (7 points) and Maria Orfanos (3 points) also contributed to the Crusaders’ winning effort. For Lynnfield, Jim Perry’s assistant coach for the past three seasons, Peter Bocchino, was an interested onlooker. “Tonight was a tough one, but we were missing some key players like Melissa (Morelli) who would have helped,” Perry said. Bocchino said he has tossed his hat into the ring of prospective head coaches hoping to succeed former coach Jim Perry, who died suddenly earlier this year. “I really want a chance to finish what we started,” Bocchino said. “They are supposed to be interviewing sometime in middle of August, so we will see.” The past three years have been difficult ones for the Pioneers. They won just one game in each of the first two seasons and last year won three. The good news, however, is the Pioneers are extremely young. Last year after losing two senior captains who quit and did not return to the team, the Pioneers, at times, had four freshmen and a sophomore on the floor at the same time. The night before the Fenwick game, Lynnfield started the game against Danvers with five players and finished with only four. Those five players had a combined three years of varsity experience. New Rest a u r a n t s Open in g Au gu st 2018 www.brewonthegrid.com www.pienpint.com Located at 23 Central Ave, Lynn, MA 01901 147 SUMMIT ST., PEABODY 978-977-0520 CAPONESDINING.COM 235 Andover St., Rt. 114, Peabody 978-531-1410 • centuryhousepeabody.com CHARLIE’S SEAFOOD Since 1961 188 ESSEX ST., LYNN • 781-595-8953 197 Washington St., Peabody 978-532-0102 Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-7p.m. • Sun. 7 a.m.-2p.m. Open 7 days a week Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - midnight Friday - Sunday 10 a.m. - midnight 112 Federal Street, Lynn • 01905 • 781-595-9833 43 MAIN ST., PEABODY 978-854-5426 www.makisushibar.net 978-839-3100 203 Newbury St., Rt. 1 North North Peabody, MA 01960 Convenient location Plenty of parking www.NorthShoreLobster.com 180 Boston St. • Lynn • 781-215-6936 SonnyNotos.com 49 Water St. Wakefield, MA 01880 781-246-4800 Call ahead for take-out Monday - Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday Noon to 8 p.m. 373 Lowell St., Peabody suchangspeabody.com T: 978-531-3366 • F: 978-531-3060 DINE IN • TAKE OUT We use 100% vegetable oil. Gluten free dishes are available. Check out our entire family of publications. 2B Wilson Road, Nahant tidesnahant.com • 781-593-7500 146 Humphrey St., Swampscott 781-593-3308 • yansbistro.com O1945 O194O
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