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.
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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WESTERN C BOYS BASKETBALL: Boothbay knocks off Madison
John Hepburn scored 20 points to lead the Seahawks, all but a pair of free throws coming from the low post, to lead top-seeded Boothbay to a 55-43 win over the No. 4 Bulldogs in the Western Class C semifinals.
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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).
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EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence moves on to final
As the final seconds ticked away in Lawrence’s Eastern Class A semifinal game against Edward Little of Auburn, Lawrence coach Mike McGee raised his arms in victory, knowing that with his team’s 49-41 win, he’d have at least one more game.
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WESTERN C GIRLS BASKETBALL: OOB holds off Monmouth
AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy girls basketball coach Scott Wing was happy with everything about his team’s Western Class C quarterfinal game against Old Orchard Beach, except the outcome.
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CLASS B TRACK AND FIELD: Brown sets two records as Waterville wins
Led by senior Bethanie Brown’s record-setting effort in the 1-mile and 2-mile, the Waterville girls cruised to their third consecutive state title. The Panthers scored 112 points, well ahead of second place Greely (69.6 points) and third place Traip (38).
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Making the most of a 2nd opportunity
Josh Gormley was nervous, so he wrote down everything he wanted to say.
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EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Presque Isle ends Waterville’s run
On Saturday morning at the Bangor Auditorium, Presque Isle did what no team has managed in more than a month. The Wildcats slowed Waterville down, and in the process took a 47-45 win in the Eastern Class B quarterfinals.
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EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Winslow rally falls short
BANGOR — The Winslow High School boys basketball team rallied, but it couldn’t overcome a poor start, and Mt. Desert Island took a 48-42 win in the Eastern B quarterfinals.
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WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills the favorite to repeat
Defending regional champion Forest Hills is the top seed in the Western Maine Class D boys basketball tournament, but head coach Anthony Amero won’t call his Tigers the favorite.