It’s big because it means something. That was the consensus feeling among players and coaches from the Winslow and Waterville high school football teams as they prepared to face each other in Saturday’s Battle of the Bridge.
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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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Nokomis beats Camden Hills in overtime
NEWPORT —After 35 penalty corners, and scoring chance after chance lost, the Nokomis Regional High School field hockey team finally made sure an opportunity didn’t slip away. It came with 3 minutes, 12 seconds left in the second overtime, when senior Taylor Shaw carried the ball into the Camden Hills zone, scoring with a quick shot to the right of Windjammers’ keeper Desi Dodd. Shaw’s shot was one of the few times the Warriors beat Dodd, and it gave Nokomis a 2-1 win in the Eastern B quarterfinals.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES: Colby set to begin CBB series
Things are always a little bit different at practice the weeks the Colby College football team prepares to play one of its in-state rivals. This week, the Mules practiced in advance of Saturday’s game against Bates. This season marks the 115th game between the rivals.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville’s offensive line, Winslow’s defensive line a key matchup
Waterville’s offensive line is a big reason the Purple Panthers average almost 47 points per game, the most in Class C. Winslow’s defensive line is a big reason the Black Raiders allow just under 12 points per game, second only to Leavitt in Class C.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTES: Waterville-Winslow rivalry has meaning this year
For the first time in three seasons, the Winslow-Waterville Battle of the Bridge counts for more than bragging rights. The Black Raiders (7-0) and the Purple Panthers (6-1) are playing for the top seed in the Eastern Class C playoffs.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Winslow clinches bye
WINSLOW — The Winslow High School football team’s 31-20 win over Foxcroft Academy didn’t erase the Black Raiders loss to the Ponies in last season’s Class C state championship game, but it certainly made Winslow’s playoff road this season a little less bumpy.
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: These Bruins keep playing
WINSLOW — The last time Rick Middleton was at the Pointe Afta, he crooned. It was around St. Patrick’s Day last year, and he belted out a version of Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour” that still makes him smile.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: MCI fall to Bucksport
PITTSFIELD — On a night when offenses controlled the game, a defensive stand was the difference.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Colby ready for big road trip
The first half of the season is complete and the Colby College football season has played the toughest part of its schedule. That doesn’t mean, however, the second half will be easy. The Mules (1-3) make the longest road trip in the New England Small College Athletic Conference this weekend, traveling to Clinton, N.Y. to play Hamilton. Colby also has games with rivals Bates and Bowdoin.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Undefeated MCI, Bucksport ready to face off
There are three 6-0 teams in the LTC, Bucksport, Maine Central Institute, and Mattanawcook Academy. Friday in Pittsfield, MCI hosts Bucksport, and it’s a game the host Huskies have anticipated for some time.