Mt. Blue almost completed the comeback of the Class A boys basketball tournament, but Brian Fickett’s layup with three seconds left enabled Hampden to hold on for the 46-44 win.
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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EASTERN CLASS A BOYS BASKETBALL: Stars spark Mt. Blue, Hampden
Hampden has a Mr. Basketball semifinalist. So does Mt. Blue. Hampden has the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference North Division Player of the Year. So does Mt. Blue.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colby names coach
WATERVILLE — In December, Jonathan Michaeles was named interim head coach of the Colby College football team, following the sudden resignation of Ed Mestieri.
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EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Hall putback lifts Gardiner to final
BANGOR — Matt Hall is listed as 6-feet tall, and that might be a mild stretch for the Gardiner Area High School senior. One thing is clear, whether he’s 6-foot, 5-11 or as tall as the Paul Bunyan statue that stands in front of the Bangor Auditorium, Hall can jump.
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EASTERN B GIRLS BASKETBALL: Nokomis rolls along
BANGOR — Nokomis Regional High School senior Marissa Shaw summed up her team’s second half defensive effort simply.
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EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner reaches regional final
BANGOR — Matt Hall is listed as 6-feet tall, and that might be a mild stretch for the Gardiner Area High School senior. One thing is clear, whether he’s 6-foot, 5-11 or as tall as the Paul Bunyan statue that stands in front of the Bangor Auditorium, Hall can jump.
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Mt. Blue, EL similar in approach
When Edward Little boys basketball coach Mike Adams calls out “23,” it means the same thing as when Mt. Blue coach Jim Bessey says it.
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EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner faces tough test
After the Medomak Valley boys basketball team beat Gardiner in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship game, 61-57, coach Nick DePatsy praised the Tigers.
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CLASS B INDOOR TRACK & FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Brown stars, Panthers win
LEWISTON — The Waterville girls indoor track and field team went into the Class B state championship meet with a number in mind: 132. That’s the team record for points in the meet, and that’s what the Purple Panthers hoped to score.
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Waterville girls indoor track and field repeats as state champs
LEWISTON — The Waterville girls indoor track and field team went into the Class B state championship meet with a number in mind, 132. That’s the team record for points in the meet, and that’s what the Purple Panthers hoped to score. Waterville didn’t quite reach that mark, the Panthers finished the day at Bates […]