The Raiders avenge their only loss and capture another regional title.
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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Orono gets Class B final for football
With four classes this year, three state finals will be played in Portland and the other will be the night before at UMaine.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Jackman does it up big for Tigers
Any snowmobilers or ice fishermen from away who happened to be in Jackman on Saturday night might have heard the commotion and thought, this little town really rocks on the weekend.
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CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills win first state title
Forest Hills beats Central Aroostook to win first Class D title.
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CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills takes another shot at title
Forest Hills (19-2) will face Central Aroostook (17-5) at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. This is the second straight Class D final appearance for Forest Hills, while Central Aroostook has won four state championships in the last eight seasons, most recently in 2011.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Ouellette plays big role for Forest Hills
Derick Ouellette is not as big as you may think he is. The way he plays the low post, the Forest Hills High School senior doesn’t have to be 6-foot-5. He doesn’t even have to be his listed height of 6-1.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Respect is mutual between these rivals
AUGUSTA — Forest Hills and Valley might be the friendliest boys basketball rivalry in the state. You’ll find more animosity at a chilli cook off than you will between the Tigers and the Cavaliers.
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence falls to Hampden at buzzer
AUGUSTA — In his first season as Lawrence High School’s boys basketball coach, Mike McGee coached the Bulldogs to one of the biggest upsets of his career, beating Waterville in the Eastern Class A final. On Friday night, McGee almost did it again. It took a buzzer-beating 30 foot 3-pointer by Hampden Academy freshman Nick Gilpin to beat Lawrence and give the Broncos a 40-39 win in the Eastern A final.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Miller, West bring Valley back
AUGUSTA — This is what Carrington Miller and Josh West have been waiting for, or perhaps, there’s a better way to put it. Miller and West have been building up to this.
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Hampden a tall task for Lawrence
It’s been a long time since a team dominated Eastern Class A like Hampden Academy has dominated the region this season. Standing between the 20-0 Broncos and a second consecutive regional title is Lawrence (16-4).