Four games after losing star Blanca Millan to a season-ending knee injury, the Black Bears search for a new identity, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Travis Lazarczyk
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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 inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field Hockey Coach of the Year: Mary Beth Bourgoin, Winslow
Bourgoin led the Black Raiders to the Class B state title and helped them overcome the disappointing end of the 2018 season.
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Football Player of the Year: Ryan Friend, MCI
A quarterback, Friend led the Huskies to the Class C North title and accounted for more than 3,000 yards of offense.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class C boys basketball: Re-tooled Winthrop looks to repeat
Ramblers among the top teams in a tight Class C South field.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Boys Basketball: 26 teams with a story to tell
Twenty-six boys basketball teams in central Maine begin the season, and each has a story to follow.
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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.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Injury to Millan a big blow for UMaine women’s basketball
Blanca Millan, the conference player of the year last season, suffered a torn ACL last Friday and is done for the season.
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Sidelines: Husson feels the Byrne
Golf standout, Winslow graduate ready to enter the Husson Sports Hall of Fame, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball notebook: Messalonskee’s Gabrielle Wener commits to Monmouth
Senior standout made her college choice and is ready to focus on her final high school season.