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.
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 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.
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Locke makes impact at Thomas
WATERVILLE — Tim Locke understates the early success he’s had with the Thomas College baseball team.
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LOBSTER BOWL: Players gain insight
LEWISTON — At first, the dozens of football players glanced around the room, knowing each other by name and reputation.
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MORNING SENTINEL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sennick leads Cougars to East A final
Cam Sennick had just completed eighth grade when then-assistant coach Dave Simpson encouraged him to talk to Mt. Blue High School boys basketball coach Jim Bessey about playing with the varsity team in the summer.
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MORNING SENTINEL BOYS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Briggs leads Waterville to 1st playoff appearance since 2004
This was the breakout season the Waterville Senior High School boys basketball team has been waiting for.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Swagger is missing in Red Sox Nation
The Boston Red Sox open the 2012 season on Thursday afternoon in Detroit. They’re likely to face reigning American League Cy Young winner and Most Valuable Player Justin Verlander.