Black Bears contender in Class B South, MCI hopes to make run in Class B North.
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.
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Sidelines: Electric atmosphere engulfs Folsom Gym on opening night
You’d be hard pressed to find a louder gymnasium in the state than the one Lawrence plays in, writes Travis Lazarczyk.
Class C boys basketball: Re-tooled Winthrop looks to repeat
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Twenty-six boys basketball teams in central Maine begin the season, and each has a story to follow.
Women’s college basketball: Maine begins life without standout Blanca Millan
Reigning America East Player of the Year suffers season-ending knee injury, damaging Black Bears’ conference title hopes.