Running back helps Indians earn spot in playoffs
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.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Nokomis tops Old Town to earn spot in Class B final
Nokomis plays Old Town in the Eastern B regional final.
W/staff photos, factbox with score and state championship matchup
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Hart making an impact on Castleton men’s soccer team
It was the last game of the regular season, but Blake Hart was nervous, nonetheless. Playing soccer for Castleton State College at the University of Maine at Farmington, in front of family and friends, was enough to give Hart, a Mt. Blue High School graduate, butterflies. “I circled this game on my schedule,” Hart said. […]
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Teams enjoy a week off Waterville, Winslow, MCI earn byes
As the playoffs start this week, three area teams have an extra week to prepare for opponents to be determined. Winslow (7-1) and Waterville (7-1) earned the top two seeds in Eastern Class C, and have first-round byes. In Western Class D, Maine Central Institute (7-1) won a coin flip with Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln, […]
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville scores with 20.3 seconds left to beat Winslow
This game featured four lead changes in the second half, including two in the final 44 seconds. It wasn’t decided until Waterville’s Dalton Denis caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Brian Bellows with 20.3 seconds left, giving the Purple Panthers a 25-21 win at Drummond Field.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cougars hold off Indians
SKOWHEGAN — Longtime Mt. Blue High School head football coach Gary Parlin is no prophet, but he’s been prowling the sidelines long enough to know when one of his hunches is going to be correct.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville, Winslow renew rivalry
It’s big because it means something. That was the consensus feeling among players and coaches from the Winslow and Waterville high school football teams as they prepared to face each other in Saturday’s Battle of the Bridge.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Nokomis beats Camden Hills in overtime
NEWPORT —After 35 penalty corners, and scoring chance after chance lost, the Nokomis Regional High School field hockey team finally made sure an opportunity didn’t slip away. It came with 3 minutes, 12 seconds left in the second overtime, when senior Taylor Shaw carried the ball into the Camden Hills zone, scoring with a quick shot to the right of Windjammers’ keeper Desi Dodd. Shaw’s shot was one of the few times the Warriors beat Dodd, and it gave Nokomis a 2-1 win in the Eastern B quarterfinals.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES: Colby set to begin CBB series
Things are always a little bit different at practice the weeks the Colby College football team prepares to play one of its in-state rivals. This week, the Mules practiced in advance of Saturday’s game against Bates. This season marks the 115th game between the rivals.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville’s offensive line, Winslow’s defensive line a key matchup
Waterville’s offensive line is a big reason the Purple Panthers average almost 47 points per game, the most in Class C. Winslow’s defensive line is a big reason the Black Raiders allow just under 12 points per game, second only to Leavitt in Class C.