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.
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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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.
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PTC B FOOTBALL: Whitney writes name in record books for Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — There have been a lot of good quarterbacks at Mt. Blue High School over the years, and 15 years after winning the 1996 Fitzpatrick Trophy as the state’s top high school football player, Dustin Ireland is still the gold standard.
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Loubier stays calm, results show
Did Matt Loubier just sink a 30-foot putt, or did he slice a tee shot into the trees? You can’t tell from looking at him.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colby puts start behind it with 3rd straight win
WATERVILLE — That 0-4 start is a fading memory for the Colby College football team. Playing their final home game of the season Saturday, the Mules rallied in the second half to take a 20-10 win over Tufts.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Jones earned his shot
The photo is almost seven years old now and was taken shortly before the start of Josh Jones’ senior basketball season at Erskine Academy.