LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield girls soccer coach Mark Vermont is no stranger to big games. Now in his 24th season coaching the Pioneers, Vermont has guided the team to two state championships, three sectional championships, three appearances in state championship games, four appearances in the Final Four, and 16 Cape Ann League titles. Tuesday, Vermont hit another major milestone after his Pioneers traveled to Triton and came home with an 8-0 victory.
The win marked his 300th as Lynnfield’s head coach. “It’s a cool milestone, but it is more a testament to the consistency in the program and the great teams we’ve been able to produce,” said Vermont, who teaches fifth grade math and science at Lynnfield Middle School. “It takes me back to all the kids over the years who have helped me get to this level.
Yeah, I’ve been the coach, but it’s the players who are getting it done.” When Vermont arrived in Lynnfield in 2001, he was already well-versed in how to build a winning tradition, having won back-to-back state titles (1997, 1998) as an assistant on the Winchester High girls team. He stayed there for five years until learning the Lynnfield job was open.
Vermont jumped at the opportunity. He hit the ground running his first year, guiding the Pioneers to a 14-6-2 record and an appearance in the North sectional final. Two years later in 2003, the Pioneers hit the jackpot.
They finished with a final record of 23-1 and won the state championship, defeating Douglas, 2-0. Th.