Travis Lazarczyk's blog

Our Center Court high school basketball tournament coverage begins with Friday's paper. We'll have game stories, features and columns from around the state.

In a few hours, Rockland will play at Winslow in an Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball prelim game. The winner takes on No. 2 Ellsworth on Friday night at the Bangor Auditorium.

Here are three high school basketball players in central Maine quietly having strong seasons.

The Waterville Senior High School boys basketball lost one of the most exciting players in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference when it lost senior guard Tyler Roy to a broken ankle a few weeks

With the regular season half over, Gardiner girls basketball coach Mike Gray is succinct in evaluating his team’s chances for the postseason.

With a 59-50 win over Belfast earlier this week, the Nokomis Regional High School boys basketball team snapped a 51-game losing streak, dating back to the 2006-07 season.

Lawrence boys basketball coach Mike McGee hopes the second half of Tuesday's 66-40 win over Messalonskee is a preview of what's to come for his team the rest of the season, especially offensively.<

Those expecting Friday night's Pine Tree Conference Class A semifinal between Brunswick and Lawrence at Keyes Field in Fairfield to be a winter wonderland might be disappointed.

Mt. Blue head football coach Gary Parlin doesn't mince words when he describes Friday's game against Brewer.

With three weeks to play in the regular season, it looks as if three spots are still up for grabs in the Pine Tree Conference Class A playoffs.