FARMINGTON — In Bradley Jackson, the Mt. Blue High School football team had an all-Pine Tree Conference Class B player returning at linebacker. In Chad Luker, the Cougars had an all-conference defensive end returning.
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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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Ziegenfus playing a leadership role
Cody Ziegenfus knew that this season, he was going to be a leader on the Husson University football team, whether he was ready for it or not. So Ziegenfus made sure he was ready.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Winslow battling for home field advantage
Even with a 4-1 record, the Winslow High School football team is fighting for home field advantage in the first round of the Campbell Conference Class C playoffs. The Black Raiders are currently one of four teams at 4-1 in the league and sit in fifth place in the Crabtree point standings, which determine playoff position.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: Lawrence tough test for Skowhegan
Matt Friedman, the first-year head coach of the Skowhegan Area High School football team, is making his first visit to Lawrence’s Keyes Field tonight, and he’s not quite sure what to expect.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Colby’s Duncklee likely done for year
The Colby College offense suffered a big loss in the season opener at Williams, when Cony High School graduate Luke Duncklee suffered a broken left leg in the third quarter.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Airing it out
SKOWHEGAN — There was a time, the Skowhegan Area High School football team treated the position of quarterback as a necessary evil. The Indians rarely threw the ball, and in the double-wing offense, the quarterback’s job was to hand the ball off, and lead block.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: LaBelle named interim coach at Messalonskee
OAKLAND — Chapin LaBelle, a longtime assistant football coach at Messalonskee and Skowhegan high schools, will act as Mesalonskee’s head coach for the remainder of the season.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: The search is on for interim coach
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.
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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.
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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.