WATERVILLE — Rachael Mack could’ve given her teammates on the Colby College women’s basketball team some background on Julie Veilleux when Veilleux was a candidate for the Mules’ head coach job. Mack could’ve told sold her teammates on Veilleux by sharing their shared experience as players in Paul Vachon’s basketball factory at Cony High School in Augusta.
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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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Backups picked up Colby, Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin’s quarterback played because the two ahead of him on the depth chart were hurt. Colby’s quarterback played because the regular starter was suspended earlier in the week.
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PINE TREE CONFERENCE CLASS A FINAL: Bulldogs Fitzy Bound
FAIRFIELD — It’s not often a momentum swing is multiple choice, but with all the big plays the Lawrence High School football team made on Friday night, it’s tough to pick the one that swung the Pine Tree Conference Class A championship game in the Bulldogs’ favor.
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Lawrence wins PTC A title
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence scored in the final minute of the second quarter to take the lead for good, then capitalized on a pair of big defensive plays in the third quarter to take a 40-14 win over Bangor in the Pine Tree Conference Class A championship game. Lawrence, now 11-0, will face either Cheverus or […]
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL — PTC B TITLE GAME: Cougars ready for rematch with Hornets
When Mt. Blue High School football coach Gary Parlin thought of Leavitt, he paid the two-time defending Pine Tree Conference Class B champs one of the highest compliments he could. He compared the Hornets to his old PTC A rival Lawrence.
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PREP BASKETBALL: MCI stars sign with DI schools
PITTSFIELD — There are a dozen players on the Maine Central Institute postgraduate basketball team this season, and coach Dave Campbell feels approximately half of them will play Division I college basketball.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Colby fired up to face Bowdoin
Colby wide receiver Connor Walsh has seen a few more emails and text messages this week, but that’s to be expected.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL — PTC A FINAL: Lawrence, Bangor back at it
It’s going to be loud. A late arriving fan may find himself peering over a crowd four-deep along the fence.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: PTC title games capsules
Pine Tree Conference Class A Final Bangor (8-2) at Lawrence (10-0)When: 7 tonightWhere: Keyes Field, FairfieldRegular season: Lawrence 32, Bangor 25 Key players: Bangor — RB/LB Cody Chapman, RB/DB Zeb Tuell, QB/DB Carl Farnham, WR/DB Nick Sherwood, DE Justin Scripture, TE/LB Ellis Throckmorton, T/DT Elijah Hughes, G/DT Greg Duff, T/DT Aaron Huntington. Lawrence — C/LB […]
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PTC A FOOTBALL: Leathers steps in for injured Carey at Lawrence
Most football teams would cringe if they lost the starting quarterback to an injury right before the playoffs. At Lawrence High School, the Bulldogs didn’t break stride.