After letting an early 10-point lead slip away, the Witches rally in the final minute to win the Class A championship game, 42-41.
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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College hockey: Goalie Victor Ostman keys resurgent Black Bears
UMaine, entering its final regular-season series, has at least a home game in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs with a chance for a bye to the quarterfinals.
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Women’s basketball: Maine pulls away from Binghamton for America East quarterfinal win
Anne Simon leads the Black Bears with 24 points as Maine advances to a semifinal matchup with Albany.
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Women’s basketball: UMaine gets boost from Simon’s return as conference tourney starts
Anne Simon, the 2022 America East Player of the Year, missed more than half the regular season with a sprained ankle.
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Girls’ swimming: Cape Elizabeth repeats as Class B state champion
The Capers earn four individual titles, along with a pair of relays, to cruise to the title.
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Girls’ hockey: Lucy Johnson’s hat trick lifts Cheverus to state title
The Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach/Kennebunk/Windham co-op team defeats Yarmouth/Freeport, 3-2, in the championship game.
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High-scoring games no longer a slam dunk at high school basketball tourney
Veteran coaches point to better defenses and greater reliance on long-range shooting as reasons why tournament scoring has steadily decreased for both boys and girls.
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Girls’ hockey: Finalists announced for Becky Schaffer Award
The annual honor goes to the state’s top high school senior in the sport.
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Former Sea Dogs owners share profits from sale with team’s full-time staff
Eighteen employees received bonuses Tuesday based on how long they have worked for the franchise.
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Scott Graffam, Byron Bean part of Maine Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023
Current Oxford Hills boys coach and state championship-winning coach of Livermore Falls girls team and other inductees will be honored at a ceremony in Bangor on Aug. 20.