Messalonskee athletic director Tom Hill said he expects to name an interim head football coach this week, and that coach will be in place for Friday’s game at Edward Little High School in Auburn.
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.
TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Times have changed
Faced with the sudden resignation of its head coach, the Messalonskee High School football team did what it had to do on Friday night. The Eagles rallied around each other and played their best game of the season, beating Oxford Hills, 41-0.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nokomis earns 1st win of season
NEWPORT — There haven’t been too many of these lopsided victories in the short history of Nokomis Regional High School football, so during Saturday’s 42-12 over Old Town, the Warriors were going to savor every second.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Messalonskee responds with win
SOUTH PARIS — Waiting for pregame introductions, the Messalonskee High School football team gathered in the end zone, ready to take the field as a team. The Eagles tried to keep everything as normal as possible, but there was nothing normal about what the team had been through over the past 36 hours.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cougars have hands full
The Mt. Blue High School football team hasn’t played at Gardiner Area High School since the late 1990s, so head coach Gary Parlin is trying to let his Cougars know what’s in store for them went they run onto Hoch Field tonight.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colby’s Gilboy puts student in student-athlete
WATERVILLE — On a Colby College football team full of smart athletes, John Gilboy is one of the smartest.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: He’s a STUDENT-athlete
WATERVILLE — On a Colby College football team full of smart athletes, John Gilboy is one of the smartest.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mt. Blue’s Hyde makes the most of his chance
FARMINGTON — Nick Hyde’s right thumb is tightly taped and perpetually sprained.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Tuttle tries to keep it fun
FARMINGTON — Before the start of the season, University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer coach Molly Wilkie had one piece of advice for Kayla Tuttle: Have fun.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Good vibes moving through Black Raiders
GOOD VIBES MOVING THROUGH BLACK RAIDERS BY TRAVIS LAZARCZYK Staff Writer Winslow High School football coach Mike Siviski had a good feeling in the moments before the kickoff of Saturday’s game against Oak Hill. “Our kids have the right attitude,” Siviski said. “Sometimes, as a coach, you can feel it before a game.” Winslow defeated […]