After playing a tough regular season schedule, the Black Raiders hit their stride to win Class B North.
Travis Lazarczyk
Columnist
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.
Class A North baseball: Bangor pitches way past Skowhegan and into states
Rams hold River Hawks to one hit in the regional final.
Class B North softball: Winslow holds off Nokomis to win Class B North title
Black Raiders will play in the state championship game for the first time since 2007.
Sidelines: The 2021 Maine high school football season is full of intriguing games
Fans should have plenty of reasons to get excited about this fall on the gridiron, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Sidelines: High school open tournaments a welcome novelty
Open tournaments for spring 2021 high school sports are a great idea for special circumstances. Let’s not make it a habit, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Softball: Madison shuts out Monmouth in C South semifinals
The Bulldogs score six runs in the first to take control of the regional semifinal.
Baseball: Caribou holds off Lawrence in Class B North quarterfinal
Vikings pull off their second playoff upset to advance to regional semis.
Girls tennis: Waterville rolls past Caribou to take Class B North championship
Panthers will play in a state title match for the first time since 2014 season.
Boys tennis: Waterville edges John Bapst to win Class B North title
Purple Panthers advance to state championship for first time in 23 years.
Softball: Winslow stages improbable rally to stun Hermon in B North prelims
Black Raiders score six runs in the seventh inning before winning the game in the 8th.