What a season it was for Lynnfield’s field hockey team, helmed by first-year coach Kerri Doherty, an alumna who replaced Samantha Pindara ahead of the fall season. Despite Saturday’s loss in the Division 4 state tournament – a 2-0 defeat to No. 3 Sutton in the Round of 8 – No. 6 Lynnfield fought until the very end. “Excellent season,” Doherty said. “It was commendable … [Read more...] about Kerri Doherty reflects on debut season
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Reaching the end of the road
Sutton's field hockey team, ranked No. 3 in Division 4, defeated No. 6 Lynnfield by a score of 2-0 in a regular-season matchup back in October. And in Sunday afternoon's matchup for all the marbles, history repeated itself. With goose eggs at the end of the first quarter, Sutton struck first, courtesy of Camryn Kinne with a minute remaining in the first half. Lynnfield took … [Read more...] about Reaching the end of the road
Moving on after a big second half
The No. 6 Lynnfield field hockey team opened up its state tournament run with a commanding 4-0 win over No. 27 Joseph Case Monday afternoon. Despite the four-goal win at Pioneer Stadium, it was a close match in the first half. That was before the Pioneers turned up the pressure in the second half. Lynnfield found a goal early, thanks to a Taylor Valiton with 8:29 remaining … [Read more...] about Moving on after a big second half
ROUNDUP: Field hockey team puts four past Rockport
Lynnfield's field hockey team faced Rockport Monday morning and took care of business, 4-0, with goalie Lauren MacDonald recording her second consecutive shutout. The game was scoreless at halftime, but after a few adjustments, Lynnfield scored three goals in the third quarter to take a commanding lead. First, it was Cameron Munion getting on the scoresheet with an assist … [Read more...] about ROUNDUP: Field hockey team puts four past Rockport
Meeting their match against Sutton
Lynnfield’s field hockey team ran into a Sutton-covered wall on Saturday, falling by a score of 2-0 at Pioneer Stadium. “We came out really strong. We had a great first half and it was tied at halftime,” said Lynnfield coach Kerri Doherty. “We were outplaying them and outcornering them – really dominating.” But in the third quarter, Sutton found the back of the net off a … [Read more...] about Meeting their match against Sutton