NEWPORT — There haven’t been too many of these lopsided victories in the short history of Nokomis Regional High School football, so during Saturday’s 42-12 over Old Town, the Warriors were going to savor every second.
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 FOOTBALL: Messalonskee responds with win
SOUTH PARIS — Waiting for pregame introductions, the Messalonskee High School football team gathered in the end zone, ready to take the field as a team. The Eagles tried to keep everything as normal as possible, but there was nothing normal about what the team had been through over the past 36 hours.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cougars have hands full
The Mt. Blue High School football team hasn’t played at Gardiner Area High School since the late 1990s, so head coach Gary Parlin is trying to let his Cougars know what’s in store for them went they run onto Hoch Field tonight.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Colby’s Gilboy puts student in student-athlete
WATERVILLE — On a Colby College football team full of smart athletes, John Gilboy is one of the smartest.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: He’s a STUDENT-athlete
WATERVILLE — On a Colby College football team full of smart athletes, John Gilboy is one of the smartest.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Mt. Blue’s Hyde makes the most of his chance
FARMINGTON — Nick Hyde’s right thumb is tightly taped and perpetually sprained.
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Tuttle tries to keep it fun
FARMINGTON — Before the start of the season, University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer coach Molly Wilkie had one piece of advice for Kayla Tuttle: Have fun.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Good vibes moving through Black Raiders
GOOD VIBES MOVING THROUGH BLACK RAIDERS BY TRAVIS LAZARCZYK Staff Writer Winslow High School football coach Mike Siviski had a good feeling in the moments before the kickoff of Saturday’s game against Oak Hill. “Our kids have the right attitude,” Siviski said. “Sometimes, as a coach, you can feel it before a game.” Winslow defeated […]
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TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Coach Trevor fires ’em up
The back of his Messalonskee football T-shirt reads “Coach Trevor.” During games, Trevor Perry helps make sure the players stay behind the white line, a few yards off the sideline. He helps with water, too, but mainly, Trevor’s job is to keep the team as excited about the game as he is.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Dexter rolls by Mt. View
THORNDIKE — Sometimes, it’s hard to point to one play that turns a close game into a blowout, but Saturday at Mt. View High School, that play was obvious.