The Stags will face Yarmouth/Freeport in a rematch of last season’s state championship game Saturday.
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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Girls’ hockey: Late goals lift Gorham past Portland, 5-2, in South semifinals
The Rams advance to the regional final for the second straight season.
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Men’s hockey: UMaine gets key 2-1 win over Providence
Albin Boija makes 27 saves in the win for the Black Bears.
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The Navigators will face defending state champion Cheverus in the South semifinals Saturday.
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Girls’ hockey: Contenders eye defending champion Cheverus as playoffs begin
The Stags won the state title last year and enter the postseason at 15-1, but several teams could give them trouble.
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Chad Epperson to return as Sea Dogs manager in 2024
Sean Isaacs will be back as Portland’s pitching coach, while Chris Hess takes over as hitting coach.
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Men’s hockey: Scottish import Thomas Freel making big plays for UMaine
Moving to Canada as a child infused a love of the sport in the sophomore forward for the sixth-ranked Black Bears.
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Women’s basketball: Amy Vachon agrees to contract extension with UMaine
The Augusta native, honored four times as the America East Conference Coach of the Year, has a new deal that runs through 2028.
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Girls’ hockey: Penobscot finally beats Yarmouth/Freeport, 4-1
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Football: Skip Capone named head coach at Cheverus High
Capone has coached football at the high school and college levels for more than 45 years, most recently last fall as assistant coach with Oceanside High.