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Making good golf even better

Congratulations to the Browne family for hosting the Maine high school team and individual championships at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro each fall. Saturday’s team championships went off without a hitch and the course was in excellent shape following Friday night’s rain. The Maine Principals’ Association continues to tweak the championships each year and has the awards ceremonies going off in timely fashion.
Here are a couple of suggestions to make the tournament even better. How about seeding the top golfers and having them play against one another in their respective classes? It’s a shame Gardiner’s Ryan Gay and Gorham’s Dave Gushee finished in a tie for the Class A title three years in a row and didn’t get to play in the same foursome. Speaking of ties, how about a playoff system. With the golf ending around 3:30 p.m., there’s ample time to decide one winner and it would add a lot of excitement to the tournament.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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