Lynnfield’s baseball team (16-3) took down Burlington, 4-1, in Friday’s first-round game of the Brendan Grant Memorial Tournament. Walter Radulski (7 IP, 2 H, 6 K) hit a game-winning, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning before tossing a shutout seventh inning to seal it.
Madux Iovinelli hauled in a “fabulous catch,” according to Lynnfield Coach John O’Brien.
“He made an unbelievable Willie Mays-style catch in the third inning, going away with his back to home plate to save a run, then crashing against the fence to end the inning,” O’Brien said. “He’s done a great job this year.”
Lynnfield takes on the winner of Saturday’s Belmont-Reading game in the championship showdown, set for Sunday at Belmont High with first pitch slated for 12:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
Marblehead 2
Bishop Fenwick 0
Marblehead, serving as the home team but playing at Austin Prep due to field conditions, served up a 2-0 win against Bishop Fenwick. The victory punched the Magicians’ (10-10) ticket to the Division 2 state tournament.
Stefan Shepard scored Aidan Downey in the first inning, while Will Quigley knocked in Shepard in the sixth. Carter Sahagian went the distance for Marblehead and stole the show, allowing just two hits and two walks to go with nine strikeouts.
BOYS LACROSSE
St. John’s Prep 16
Hingham 4
The Eagles (17-1) concluded the regular season in style with a double-digit win at Glatz Field in Danvers. Luke Kelly (4 goals, assist) and Cam McCarthy (3 goals, assist) led the offense, while Sam Wilmot and Ryan DeLucia shined defensively. Mattheus Du Plessis made five saves, while Will Crawford won 17 of 19 face-offs.
St. Mary’s 11
Cardinal Spellman 2
No home turf was required for St. Mary’s (10-6), which took down Cardinal Spellman and secured its 10th win to wrap up a strong regular season.
GIRLS LACROSSE
St. Mary’s 16
Cardinal Spellman 5
Manning Field saw lots of goals Friday evening – and most came from host St. Mary’s, which defeated Cardinal Spellman by double digits. Alexis Penny (4 goals), Ava Nason (3), and Cassidy Cheney (3) led a high-powered offense.
VOLLEYBALL
Revere 3
Lynn Classical 1
In competitive set scores of 27-25, 25-27, 18-25, and 19-25, visiting Classical (12-8) wrapped up its regular season against the Patriots. Leading the Rams were Viet Tran (16 kills, 13 digs), Kenzel Lantano (42 assists, 14 digs), and Riches Tep (13 kills, 13 digs, ace, block).
“Hopefully, we learn from this experience and are prepared to head into the (state) tournament next week,” said Classical Coach Chris LeBlanc.
