The Saco high school opens the Miles Field House this weekend.
Travis Lazarczyk
Columnist
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.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Winslow athletic trainer saved this umpire’s life
Lindsey Perkins knew exactly what to do when Phil Alley was having a heart attack and needed help.
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Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
NASCAR star Kyle Busch remembered fondly at Oxford Plains after his shocking death
Busch, who died last week, competed numerous times at Maine’s best-known track and won the Oxford 250 in 2011.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Maine, News, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
As Collins and Platner court voters, sports become part of the game
It’s hard to watch sports these days without campaign ads of all stripes taking up a lot of space.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Sea Dogs pitchers set club record with 20 strikeouts in nine-inning game
Three pitchers combine on a dominant performance in a 1-0 win Thursday.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
On the hottest day of the spring, Lincoln Academy runner went for it
Karen Higgins, a junior, was the only athlete to run in the 5,000-meter qualifier at Falmouth High on Tuesday.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The NCAA expanded the basketball tournaments. Here’s what this means for the UMaine men and women
By making the basketball tournaments 76-team events, power conferences gain more control of how they play out.
Posted inSports, Tennis, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Sunday exception for tennis need not be a regular thing
The MPA’s rule allowing Sunday competition in rare circumstances is being used for the first time this weekend.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
USM baseball is back in the NCAA tournament. Two players from a tiny Maine high school are leading the way.
Sacopee Valley grads Carson Black and Caleb Vacchiano have been key for the Huskies, who begin tournament play Friday.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Andy Bedard is a Maine basketball legend. Now his son looks to carve own path.
Kaden Bedard looks forward to playing college hoops at UMaine, where his dad, Andy Bedard, earned a spot in the school’s hall of fame.