By Joe Mitchell   The Lynnfield High School girls’ soccer team (12-5-3, eighth seed) began the Division 3 North state tournament with a 1-0 win over Hamilton-Wenham (8-5-4, ninth seed). But then, top seed Austin Prep (18-2) turned the tables on them in the North quarterfinal round match-up by the same close score. “It was a great game against Hamilton-Wenham. We worked really hard to pull out this win,” said Coach Mark Vermont. “But we actually played better against Austin Prep,” said Vermont. “We moved the ball very well, and constantly kept the pressure on them, especially in the second half.” The Lynnfield girls actually outshot Austin Prep, 10-7. Lynnfield…

By Joe Mitchell   In this rebuilding year, the Lynnfield High School football team secured their second win of the year last Friday night against Wakefield in a non-playoff game, 29-22. Junior quarterback Clayton Marengi was credited with four touchdown passes, and Jack Ford was the recipient of three of them, which tied a school record. John Lee was also on the receiving end of a second quarter scoring strike from the six. Marengi ended up completing 12 passes for 207 yards. The Lynnfield boys actually trailed, 22-21 after three quarters, but Marengi took care of that deficit, when he hooked up with Ford for a 26-yard touchdown. They never…

By Joe Mitchell   The Lynnfield High School football team (1-8) started its non-playoff portion of the schedule last Friday night, Oct. 26, against host Watertown, who was able to survive by the narrowest of margins, 7-2. Coach Pat Lamusta’s first season, though on the surface has been a losing campaign, actually was more heartbreaking with a number of close losses than anything else.  They lost four games by seven points or less. The Pioneers have another chance to secure their second win of the year against host Wakefield Friday night, Nov. 2. Watertown came into the Lynnfield game having lost six in a row. They too are a program…

Pioneers opened up postseason against visiting Stoneham Nov. 1 By Joe Mitchell     The Lynnfield High School field hockey team (12-3-1 in the CAL, 14-3-1 overall) finished second to Masco in the Kinney Division, third overall, before prepping for visiting Stoneham in a Division 2 North first round game at home Nov. 1 after press deadline. The Pioneers are the fourth seed, while Stoneham (9-7-2) came into the postseason as the 13th seed.  The winner of this game will go up against either Weston or Bedford in a North quarterfinal round game. The Lynnfield girls wrapped up the regular season with a win over Newburyport, 3-1, before edging non-league…

Pioneers begin state tournament Friday at home against Hamilton-Wenham  By Joe Mitchell The Lynnfield High School girls’ soccer team (11-4-3 overall, 10-3-3 in the CAL) wrapped up the regular season against non-league host Wayland, 3-1. The league season concluded last week with a tie against Newburyport, 1-1. The Pioneers finished second to Masco in the Kinney Division. The Pioneers are the eighth seed in Division 3 North, and will now go up against familiar foe Hamilton-Wenham Friday, Nov. 2, at home, starting at 3:45 p.m. The Generals are the ninth seed with an 8-4-4 record. “I didn’t know what to expect this year, because we have practically a brand new…