There’s a change in the schedule this year in the Mountain Valley Conference. Rather than face six opponents twice for a 12-match regular season, every team in the league will play 12 opponents just once.
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: Track right decision for Kein
A last minute decision to join the Bowdoin College track and field team is turning into one of the best decisions Hayleigh Kein has made in her young college career.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: A shark’s tale for Hapworth
Dylan Hapworth, Winslow High School’s freshman shortstop, went on a family vacation to Sanibel Island, Florida, a few weeks ago. He came back with a scar, and an interesting story to share with his friends.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Panthers top rival Black Raiders in opener
WINSLOW — There are a lot of new faces on the Waterville Senior High School baseball team this season, but some things haven’t changed. The two-time defending state champions still took advantage of solid pitching, strong defense and timely hitting in Wednesday’s season opener at Winslow.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Muscle car gets a lift
AUGUSTA — Even at the slow speed, the 1968 Pontiac Firebird purred. When Dana Geneseo backed his car into the center of the Augusta Armory auditorium, everyone turned their head to watch.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Will Power shows in these students
NORTH ANSON — If you’re not in the building by 5:35 a.m., chances are you’ll be locked out. It’s rare for somebody to be locked out.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Loss of Calais may cause LTC scramble
The decision by Calais-Woodland earlier this week to not field a varsity football team in the 2012 season could leave the Little Ten Conference scrambling to adjust its schedule.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Skowhegan gets new experience
The Skowhegan Area High School baseball team had a new experience when it played a pair of exhibition games Saturday on the Mahaney Diamond FieldTurf at the University of Maine. Only one of the Indians, first baseman Isaac Wacome, had played on an artificial surface prior to Saturday, Coach Rick York said.
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BASKETBALL: Jones taking steps to reach next level
These days, just getting to his workouts is a workout for Josh Jones.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: That’s a whole lot of offense
It’s the kind of baseball game I wish I watched from beginning to end, just to say I witnessed the lunacy. From what I can tell, it was a game so ugly, its warts became gorgeous.