When high school football coaches in Maine began using game film as a coaching tool, it wasn’t easy. Former Lawrence High School coach Pete Cooper remembered how it started in central Maine in the late 1960s. Area coaches would drop their 16 millimeter game film off at the Fairfield home of Dick McGee, the head coach at Colby College. A courier on his way from Boston to Orono to pick up the University of Maine’s film would stop in Fairfield, pick up the local film, and bring it to Boston, where it was developed.
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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WATERVILLE — It was the first regular season boys soccer game between Winslow and Waterville high schools in decades, and it left all participants unsatisfied.
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After struggling for two games, Messalonskee’s offense came to life in Friday’s 49-41 win over Mt. Blue. If the Eagles’ are clicking, they’re another team in the playoff mix in the tough Pine Tree Conference Class B division.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: A fun run brings back Sox memories
If the 2013 Boston Red Sox could find a clown car to share, you know they would. After watching this team play for close to six months, it’s obvious they like each other. That’s one of the reasons we love them.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Winslow grinds out win over MDI
Dylan Hapworth and Zach Guptill combined for 330 yards rushing and six touchdowns on 45 carries for Winslow, as the Black Raiders grinded out a 49-18 win over the Trojans. Winslow improved to 3-0, while MDI is 2-1.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nokomis scores late for 1st win
MADISON — Nokomis Regional High School head football coach Matt O’Connell accepted congratulations from dozens of fans after Friday night’s game. That’s what happens when you earn your first win at a school.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: Winslow prepares for MDI
There’s nothing fancy about Mt. Desert Island High School’s offense. The Trojans line up in a T formation, with three backs. Then, they play keep away.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colby QB has experience, expectations
WATERVILLE — Last year at this time, a few days before the opening game of the season, Colby College quarterback Justin Ciero was just hoping to make an impression. Maybe get a little playing time.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Punt returners need a number of attributes, including courage
There’s an anticipation when a football is punted, for those few seconds the ball is in flight. Will the returner take a chance and catch it? Will he take a chance and let it bounce, hoping the ball spins back towards the line of scrimmage for a few yards in his team’s favor? Will he catch it and immediately get hit, dropping where he stands, and, if he’s lucky, hold on to the ball?
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Mallett a leader at St. Michael’s
When Wendy Ellis was named head women’s soccer coach at St. Michael’s College in April, she didn’t meet three-year starter Jordyn Mallett right away. Mallett, a Winslow High School graduate, was studying abroad in New Zealand.