Student-athletes at the Farmington school express frustration, sadness to district’s decision.
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.
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Tackle football is out, but Maine high schools exploring alternatives to play this fall
Competitive 7-on-7 games, with regionalized scheduling, gaining momentum as viable option to play in pandemic.
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Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference still mapping out fall sports season
With golf, cross country, field hockey, and soccer approved for the fall, athletic directors are working to create schedules.
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Sidelines: A virtual Boston Marathon is run in the mountains of Maine
With the 2020 Boston Marathon cancelled, Waterville’s Tiana Thomas ran the Sugarloaf Marathon course in front of friends and family, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: No one was willing to make tough call for high school fall sports, and that’s a shame
A lack of leadership and honesty dragged out the fall sports decision for much longer than it should have, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: Thanks to COVID-19 and guideline debates, nothing is normal with high school sports in Maine
This would have been the first week of the fall season, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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High school football being played across country with mixed results during global pandemic
Utah became the first state to play football this season and several others followed despite COVID-19 safety concerns.
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High school coaches express frustration, sadness to state’s response to fall sports guidelines
Football and volleyball coaches search for answers after state officials – in a strongly worded letter – write that proposed MPA guidelines fall short.
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State responds to MPA guidelines, urges further delay to high school sports this fall
After a review of the Maine Principals’ Association’s COVID-19 safety guidelines, the state says high-risk sports like football and volleyball might not be feasible.
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Catching Up With: Skowhegan’s Billy Clark, who ran for 2,000 yards in 2008
Clark led Skowhegan to the PTC title and was a Fitzpatrick Trophy finalist.