Once again, the Charlie’s Maine Open was decided with a playoff. This year’s was better, 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 inSports
Sidelines: Daniel Augustus chases his dream
Bermuda native makes stop in Maine with hopes of climbing professional ladder, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Preseason practices begin for all fall sports teams across Maine
High school teams use 2018 successes and failures as motivation for the new season.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sidelines, Sports
Sidelines: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will just never get it
The embattled Goodell reinstates Josh Gordon, but still shrugs at domestic violence, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Longtime MCI postgrad coach Max Good set for Maine Basketball Hall of Fame induction
Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler will present Good during ceremony on Sunday in Bangor.
Posted inSports
Golf Notes: Talented field set for Charlie’s Maine Open
One hundred and two golfers entered in annual Augusta Country Club tournament.
Posted inSports, UMaine Sports
Maine football savors strong international favor
With 9 international players on the roster, program is an outlier nationally.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: We all have great sports moments we were lucky to see
From a no-hitter, to a big Patriots playoff win, some events last with us forever, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Four-time World Series champ Mike Timlin passes on his baseball knowledge
The former Red Sox reliever coaches a youth baseball clinic in Waterville.
Posted inSidelines
Sidelines: Youth baseball coach Larry Brown keeps going and going
Mentoring young players continues to drive Waterville Junior Leagion coach, Travis Lazarczyk writes.