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Lynnfield falls to Hamilton-Wenham 18-42 (Oct. 14)
Published October 15, 2025
Girls’ cross country team beats Amesbury on Senior Day
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
THE PIONEERS competed in the Devens Pre Championship Meet on Oct. 11. Pictured from left to right are the varsity runners, Sophie Kennison, Maeve Wertz, Abby Lopez, Sarah Kaufman and Bella Giacobbi. (Courtesy Photo)
LYNNFIELD — Despite the wet, cool conditions on Oct. 8, it was a successful Senior Day for the Lynnfield High girls’ cross country team as they beat visiting Amesbury, 25-31, to improve to 3-1 overall.
Senior, Abby Lopez, won the 2.9-mile race with a time of 19:28 while Maeve Wertz was third overall at 21:37.
Shea Moore came in sixth (22:35), Sophie Kennison (22:45), seventh and Bella Giacobbi placed eighth (22:56) to round out the top five.
“We knew it was going to be a close meet going in,” said Pioneers head coach Liane Cook. “This was the first real meet we had on a cool, rainy day so far this year. Despite the weather, all of our top five girls ran personal-best times for the length of the race.”
Before the race, the seven Pioneer 12th-graders were honored.
Last Saturday, the team traveled to Fort Devens in Ayer to compete in the Devens Pre-Championship Classic at Willard Field.
There were 82 total runners in this meet as Lopez was the lone Pioneer to medal with a time of 20:11 in the 3.1 mile course to capture 10th overall. That was a career-best time for her.
“She was nervous before the race,” pointed out Cook. “She ran really hard from the start and I was very proud of her. We were competing against schools that were much bigger than ours.”
Only the top 15 received medals.
Wertz finished 55th, also with a career best 5K time of 23:24.
Kennison was 68th (24:44) while Giacobbi came in right behind Kennison with a time of 24:45 for 69th.
Sarah Kaufman was fifth on the team with a time of 27:55.
Two Pioneer junior varsity runners also competed as Afsana Rabbani ran a career best 5K time of 28:29 while Audrey Janielis finished at 29:10.
“It wasn’t about a team score for this day,” said Cook. “This event was about previewing the site of the State Meet on Nov. 8 so the girls feel confident racing that day.”
On Oct. 15, the Pioneers look for win number four as they visit Hamilton-Wenham at 4 p.m. This is a make-up meet that was postponed a few weeks ago.