Joy turns to despair for Pare’s friends, who had gathered to watch him make his Olympic debut and saw him finish first in a snowboard cross quarterfinal only to have the result nullified.
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Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Unified basketball is all the best parts of Maine high school sports
Thursday’s round robin at the Augusta Civic Center was a reminder to find joy in the act of playing.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Maine’s biggest Patriots fan? Might be Saco’s Brian Binette
The Saco native anxiously awaits Sunday’s AFC championship game.
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Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship sparks Maine anniversary memories | Column
Adrian Crawford recalls the last time these two NFL teams met while he was perched in a bar in Augusta.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Dunking technicals reignite an old Maine hoops debate
Unless obvious taunting occurs, refs should let a dunk be a dunk and swallow the whistle.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
More nonsense from parents leaves Maine high school sports with black eye
A spate of in-season resignations by high school basketball coaches shows the problem is growing.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
With a win in Portland, Maine men’s hockey turns a corner
The Black Bears showed fight that’s been missing in recent games in front of a Cross Insurance Arena crowd.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
‘We can’t be fighting among ourselves’: UMaine men’s hockey lacking identity
The positive team culture built over the last few seasons took a hit with recent losses.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Sam Johnson convinced Westbrook football to dream big, and it paid off
The Blue Blazes won their first state title Saturday, for a coach who once walked in their shoes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Football, Sports, Varsity Maine
At some Maine schools, basketball season begins without a full roster
For teams with players in Saturday’s state championship football games, the basketball season comes early this winter.