The Valley guard increased his commitment to the sport during the offseason with a goal to cut down the nets after a title win.
Travis Lazarczyk
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Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Late goals give Waterville win over Hampden
The Purple Panthers edged the Broncos 5-2 in the quarterfinals.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wide-open 2014 tourney second to none
Nine No. 1 seeds bowed out before the state championships.
CENTER COURT: Valley wins Western Class D title over Hyde
Cavaliers hit key 3-pointers in win.
CENTER COURT: Cavaliers get one final shot at Phoenix
Valley faces Hyde for the Western D title.
CENTER COURT: Madison moves on to regional final
The Bulldogs reeled in the Cougars in the final quarter to prevail 62-58 in Augusta.
CENTER COURT: Valley boys drop Forest Hills for spot in final
Jordan Gillespie’s fourth-quarter shooting from the stripe helped the Cavs past the top-seeded Tigers 50-40.
CENTER COURT: Daigle gives Forest Hills presence in middle
The junior forward averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game during the regular season for the Tigers.
HIGH SCHOOL SKIING: Mt. Blue, Maranacook ready for states
Maranacook coach Steve DeAngelis says his team has its work cut out, as state championships kick off Wednesday.
HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Waterville sweeps in Class B
The boys won their first title, while the girls clinched their fifth in six years.