This year, Lindsey Prelgovisk learned she’d like to attend college close to home after all. She won a state title in an event she hadn’t tried in three years, and she won a pair of titles at the New England swimming championships.
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: Consistency pays off for Flynn
After getting few at bats his first two seasons and bouncing around the infield last year, Lawrence High School graduate John Flynn finally has a regular position and spot in the Worcester Polytechnic Institute lineup.
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MARTIAL ARTS: 32nd Battle of Maine kicks off Saturday
WINSLOW — Hundreds of competitors from across Maine, and even some from New Brunswick, will take part in Saturday’s Battle of Maine martial arts tournament at Sukee Arena.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Black Bears aren’t dancing bears
I thought I had March Madness a couple of times, but they were false alarms. Like when you think you’ve won the lottery, only to have the last number come up wrong.
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SNOWMOBILING: Iron Men
When David Hammond and Robert Gardner set out to Alaska to compete in the Iron Dog snowmobile race, they had three goals.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Stoneton to coach West at Lobster Bowl
Nineteen years after playing in the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl, Joel Stoneton will be a head coach in the game.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: LaCasse to coach Winslow baseball
When selecting a new varsity baseball coach, Winslow High School decided to stay in-house. Jesse LaCasse, who coached the Black Raiders’ junior varsity team last season, will move into the varsity dugout this season.
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CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Royals too much for Tigers
AUGUSTA — With 33 seconds left in the game, Matt Alley lined up on the key, looked over his right shoulder, caught somebody’s eye, and smiled. He was still smiling as Forest Hills’ Evan Worster took his foul shots, and Alley was still smiling 15 minutes later, only now he had a gold ball tucked under his arm and a net draped over his neck.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills falls short in Class D finals
Jonesport-Beals got 26 points from Matt Alley in a 83-45 victory, winning their 10th Class D state championship.
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CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills plays in first final
Right after his Jonesport-Beals boys basketball team won the Eastern Maine Class D title on Saturday, a fan approached coach Gordon Faulkingham and wished him luck against Hyde in the state championship game. In a interview soon after, Faulkingham mentioned getting ready to face Hyde.