ORONO — A torn ulnar collateral ligament kept Scarborough High School’s Ben Wessel off the mound for the second half of the baseball season, but it didn’t lessen Wessel’s worth to the Red Storm.
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 BASEBALL: Meehan ready for test
A first-team all-Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B selection, Gardiner’s Dennis Meehan will test his abilities against some of the top high school baseball players in the country next week when he takes part in a showcase tournament near Omaha, Nebraska.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: New press box being built at Winslow
WINSLOW — Tim McCabe’s been the voice of Winslow High School football for more than a decade. As the public address announcer at Poulin Field, he spent more time than anybody in the rickety old press box that sat above the home field bleachers.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Eagles, Rams snap long title droughts
The Messalonskee High School baseball team rallied after a sluggish start to the season. The Cony softball team dominated from start to finish. Both are celebrating state championships after breaking long title droughts.
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CLASS A BASEBALL: Messalonskee wins 1st Class A state title
STANDISH — Sam Dexter stood in center field at Larry Mahaney Diamond and did something he’d never done with a baseball before. He signed it.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Sports memories of Dad
If I had the game now, it would seem so antiquated. A hand-held electronic baseball game. A series of red lights blinked when you chose a pitch, Quickly for a fastball. Fast, then slow, for a changeup. If you pushed the button marked “curveball,” a light just off the plate would blink as the pitch approached.
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BASEBALL: Messalonskee wins first Class A state title
The Eagles win their first Class A state championship and first since winning Class B in 1973.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Messalonskee trio a factor as freshmen
With three freshman in the Messalonskee High School baseball team’s starting lineup, the future looks bright for the Eagles. With the way each has contributed to Messalonskee’s run to the Class A state championship game, the future arrived early.
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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: Bellows, Parker ready to for MMA event
OAKLAND — Josh Bellows hasn’t had a mixed martial arts fight in more than a year. Josh Parker last fought in February, but now that he’s back at 155 pounds, Parker is eager to get back in the cage.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Waterville’s run in Eastern B comes to end
BANGOR — Waterville’s run as king of Eastern Maine Class B baseball ended on the right arm of Foxcroft Academy’s Ryan Rebar.