AUGUSTA — Julia Clukey is used to going down hills as fast she can. Right now, she’s training to climb them.
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 TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Panthers, Bulldogs ready for regional finals
When the Waterville Senior High School girls tennis team faces Caribou in the Eastern Class B final, the Purple Panthers will face an unknown opponent.
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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Bulldogs, Panthers ready for regional finals
The Western Class C girls tennis final is a rematch of a 2011 quarterfinal. Last year, Waynflete knocked off top-seeded Hall-Dale 4-1 in the quarters on the way to the state championship. Hall-Dale (14-0) is again the undefeated top seed, and coach Guy Cousins said his team is ready for the Flyers (9-5).
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Dominant as you can get
BAR HARBOR — A purple wave descended on the Class B state track and field championship, just as it had for the last five years. Even when it’s expected, the dominance of the Waterville Senior High School girls track and field team is impressive.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Panthers begin quest
WATERVILLE — The Waterville Senior High School baseball team was pleased with winning a third consecutive Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championship, but it’s a third straight state title the Purple Panthers have their sights on.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Eagles win a preview
Messalonskee’s 7-6, nine-inning win over Oxford Hills on Wednesday was essentially a playoff preview. The two teams will meet again next week in an Eastern Class A quarterfinal game. This regular-season finale was for home-field advantage in next week’s rematch and the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: MPA committee submits 1st draft
AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association football committee devised a plan for four classes on Wednesday, knowing that what they came up with now is nowhere close to being a finished product.
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COLLEGE TRACK: Blazing fast at nationals
Dom Kone landed in Bangor on a red-eye flight from California on Sunday morning, then turned around Monday and headed to Virginia. Kone had to get to his summer internship, working with University of Virginia professors on parasite research.
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HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS SINGLES STATE TOURNAMENT: O’Donnell loses in quarters
WATERVILLE — Waterville’s Colleen O’Donnell said she tends to get down after losing a set. But at the state singles tournament, feeling sorry for yourself can get you knocked out in a hurry. When O’Donnell lost the second set of her Round of 16 match to Hampden’s Ashley Woodside, there was no time for moping.
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SIDELINES: Now it’s Paul’s turn
Paul Mitchell’s brothers each have something named after them. George, the former United States Senator, has a school in Waterville that bears his name. John, an assistant basketball coach at Colby College for decades, shares the school’s basketball court with longtime head coach Dick Whitmore.