The Hawks come up with clutch plays in the fourth quarter – one of them on a daring call – to hold off the previously undefeated Eagles, 14-13.
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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Football: Dexter wins Eight-Man Small School title on wild final play
The Tigers stun Maranacook, 34-30, to claim their first football championship since 1987.
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Football: Cheverus rolls to Eight-Man Large School title
The Stags shut out Waterville to win the Gold Ball, 56-0.
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Eight-man football state championship previews
Waterville plays Cheverus in the Large School division, and Maranacook and Dexter meet in the Small School final.
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Football: Cheverus carved path to state title game with defense
The Stags carry a four-game shutout streak into Saturday’s eight-man Large School championship game against Waterville.
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Men’s basketball: Ingo is a steady force as UMaine begins season
Junior forward Stephane Ingo is the top returning player for a Black Bears team with nine new players.
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Combat sports make their return to Maine this weekend
After a long pause during the pandemic, MMA and boxing return to Maine with events Friday and Saturday in Portland.
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NYA shuts out Rangeley to win to Class D South girls soccer title
The Panthers score four goals in the first 12 minutes en route to their third consecutive regional championship.
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UMaine men’s hockey team learns in first games under new coach
The Black Bears lost a pair of games at Nebraska Omaha last weekend as they adjust to a new style of play.
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High school football notebook: Thornton, Oxford Hills battle for first place in Class A
Both teams enter Friday’s game undefeated and rolling through a dominating season.