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.

Maine colleges, Sports

UMaine men’s hockey enters break on win streak

by Travis Lazarczyk 6 hours agoDecember 15, 2025

A 3-0 week gets the Black Bears back into Travis Lazarczyk’s top 20.

Maine colleges, Sports

UMaine men’s hockey blanks Lindenwood for non-conference win

by Travis Lazarczyk December 13, 2025December 13, 2025

Justin Poirier scores a pair of power-play goals for the Black Bears.

Sports, Travis Lazarczyk

Maine Mariners goalie embraces grind of trying to make it in pro hockey

by Travis Lazarczyk December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

Luke Cavallin has been sharp in his first season in the Bruins organization, his third organization in three seasons.

Maine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk

With a win in Portland, Maine men’s hockey turns a corner

by Travis Lazarczyk December 10, 2025December 11, 2025

The Black Bears showed fight that’s been missing in recent games in front of a Cross Insurance Arena crowd.

Maine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk

‘We can’t be fighting among ourselves’: UMaine men’s hockey lacking identity

by Travis Lazarczyk December 8, 2025December 9, 2025

The positive team culture built over the last few seasons took a hit with recent losses.

Boys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

As co-ops increase, can Maine boys high school hockey survive?

by Travis Lazarczyk December 8, 2025December 10, 2025

Participation has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, leading many schools to join forces — a list that includes a pair of the state’s top programs this winter.