MANCHESTER — There weren’t many surprises during the first round of the Maine State Golf Association Match Play Invitational. Only two of the 16 matches were won by the lower-seeded player. There also wasn’t much suspense in the opening round, as just one of the 16 matches made it to 18 holes and nine matches […]
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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Eastern Class B hockey: Brewer blanks Lawrence
The unbeaten Witches cruise to an 8-0 win in a regional semifinal.
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CLASS B GIRLS BASKETBALL: Leavitt keeps game from becoming a shootout
PORTAND — Before the Class B girls basketball state championship game, there was talk that either Leavitt or Nokomis, or both, would break the record for most 3-pointers made in a state final.
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CLASS C GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hall-Dale not looking at Eastern champ as underdog
Hall-Dale High School girls basketball coach Brandon Terrill doesn’t see a typical underdog when he sees Washington Academy.
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WESTERN C GIRLS BASKETBALL: Tough D carries Hall-Dale to state game
FARMINGDALE — Kristen Moody knows all the signs. Moody can tell when she and her Hall-Dale High School basketball teammates have crawled so far into an opponent’s head, the only way they’re coming out before the final buzzer is an exorcism.
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Eastern Class B hockey: Lawrence ousts Presque Isle in OT
Matt Woodbury’s goal sends the Bulldogs into the regional semifinals.
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Western Class D girls: Richmond breaks its title drought
The Bobcats overcome a 31-point performance by Valley’s Cindy Schultz and earn their first regional championship since 1996.
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EASTERN A BOYS PREVIEW: Something’s gotta give for Rams, Red Eddies
Bangor and Edward Little high schools have been the dominant teams in Eastern Class A over the last five seasons. So dominant, they have identical regular-season records of 81-9 between 2007 and this season, when both went 17-1.
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Eastern Class B boys: Ellsworth escapes with OT victory
The Eagles overcome Chris Braley’s 43 points to beat Nokomis and remain undefeated.
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EASTERN B BOYS: Gardiner surges to upset win
BANGOR — It was as if Aaron Toman had been told the first half didn’t count. For two quarters, the Gardiner Area High School center was barely noticed on the Bangor Auditorium court.