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Pelletier gears up for tournamentThe NCAA Division I men's hockey tournament gets under way this weekend, which will bring Ohio State fifth-year senior Zach Pelletier closer to home.Pelletier, a China native who played three seasons at Waterville Senior High School, and the Buckeyes will be in Manchester, N.H. for the Northeast Regional. No. 4 Ohio State (23-14-4) will meet No. 1 Boston University (31-6-4) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Verizon Wireless Center. "I'm happy to be going East," said Pelletier, a fourth-line forward. "We haven't been out East in awhile and we deserve it." Pelletier added that more than two dozen family and friends will make the trip to Manchester. The Buckeyes are joined in Manchester by host University of New Hampshire and North Dakota. "We need to be physical," Pelletier said. "That's what I like to do. Whenever the coaches say we're going to play physical, my eyes light up and I'm ready to go." For more on Pelletier and the Buckeyes, check out the Saturday edition of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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After graduating from the University of Maine, Lazarczyk lanquished in the public relations biz for a few years before finally joining the news game in 1999. He worked at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter for a year before joining the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal in July, 2000. Lazarczyk covers football, basketball and baseball. A native of Rutland, Vt., Lazarczyk over-analyzes the New England Patriots and does a spot-on impersonation of Barney from "The Simpsons."
Scott Martin is the Executive Sports Editor for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. A graduate of Lake Region High School and the University of Maine, Martin has worked at the newspapers for more than 10 years, covering high school sports for the majority of that time.
Bill Stewart has covered professional, collegiate and scholastic sports for 10 years. A University of Maine graduate, Stewart has worked with the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal for a year. Prior to moving to Maine, Stewart worked for daily newspapers in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Stewart and his wife have one child.
Matt DiFilippo is a sports and news reporter for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Matt graduated from the University of New Hampshire and has worked for the newspapers since 1998.
Gary Hawkins has covered sports for the Kennebec Journal for over 30 years. He's the main beat writer for boys and girls soccer, boys basketball, baseball and golf.