WATERVILLE — Four minutes into Friday night’s boys basketball game, Winslow had made four 3-pointers. Waterville, on the other hand, had burned through three timeouts. It was that kind of night. The Black Raiders couldn’t miss, and the Purple Panthers couldn’t think straight. Winslow never trailed, hit 11 3-pointers and forced 30 turnovers, taking a […]
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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BOYS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs not yet at full strength
The Lawrence High School boys basketball team is still feeling the effects of the football team’s long season. The Bulldogs won the Pine Tree Conference and played Cheverus in the Class A state championship game Nov. 19. Two days later, the basketball team had its first practice, and coach Mike McGee said some of his football players are still banged up.
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TRACK & FIELD: Winslow hoping for new track by 2013
WINSLOW — The Winslow High School outdoor track and field team didn’t host any meets last spring, and the Black Raiders won’t host any in 2012, either.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence wins early-season battle with Brunswick
FAIRFIELD — To a man, every coach in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A described the league this season as one of the deepest they’ve seen. Tuesday’s game between Brunswick and Lawrence in a raucous Folsom Gym did nothing to dispel that feeling.
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Lawrence holds off Brunswick
FAIRFIELD — Lawrence took an early lead, then held off a Brunswick rally in the second half to take a 59-53 win in KVAC A play. Down 13 points early in the second quarter, Brunswick (1-1) rallied, tying the game with 2:29 left in the third quarter on a pair of Garrett Erb foul shots. Lawrence (2-0) answered […]
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Colby struggles in 2nd half of loss
WATERVILLE — Things went from bad to worse for the Colby College men’s basketball team in the second half of Saturday afternoon’s game against Bates. Then things went from worse to . . . what comes after worse?
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Raiders start hot, beat Warriors
WINSLOW — The Winslow High School boys basketball team used a hot start and a strong finish to take a 66-58 win over Nokomis on Friday night, giving new head coach Jared Browne a victory in his first game on the Black Raiders’ bench.
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Winslow holds off Nokomis
WINSLOW — Winslow’s hot shooting in the first half fueled a 66-58 win over Nokomis in the season opener for both teams. Trevor Lovely sank three 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 16 points, while Justin Murray added a pair of threes and led the Black Raiders with 18 points. Winslow led by as […]
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COLLEGE CONNECTION: Move to point pays off for Bennett
When her teammates at Maine Maritime Academy began practices for the 2011-12 season, Alexis Bennett was with them. For the first time in her college basketball career, Bennett, a junior, wasn’t still with the Mariners soccer team.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Fitzy ballot cause for debate, celebration
Every year, the list of Fitzpatrick Trophy semifinalists comes out, and every year, those of us who cover or watch a lot of high school football compile a list of players who didn’t make the ballot. This year, that list seems longer than usual.