Waterville Country Club members are enjoying success in this year’s tournament, which concludes Thursday.
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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On heels of big trade, new Red Sox prospect adjusts to everything
Outfielder/first baseman James Tibbs III came to Portland as part of the Rafael Devers trade.
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Only 2 years in Orono, but Rick Carlisle is still a Black Bear to his old coach
Skip Chappelle remains close to the best player he coached with the Black Bears, Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.
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Step aside Stephen King, Cooper Flagg is the face of Maine now
The Newport basketball star raises the state’s profile as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
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Dallas Mavericks select Cooper Flagg with top pick in the NBA draft
The Newport native becomes first Mainer to be drafted No. 1 overall in a major sports league in America.
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Cooper Flagg mania takes center stage in Brooklyn
The 18-year-old from Newport, Maine, is the indisputable toast of the NBA draft.
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Cooper Flagg’s big NBA Draft moment is here. The Mavs won’t screw this up.
It’s a moment Maine basketball fans have been waiting for, and experts think Flagg will fit in right away.
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St. Dom’s baseball team sends school off on the most positive note
The Saints’ fourth straight Class D title is their last, as the school closed with the end of the academic year.
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Red Sox make big mistake by trading away star Rafael Devers
Rather than try to fix a problem it caused in the first place, Boston’s management traded the team’s best hitter for little in return.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
How much do these fans love the Hearts of Pine? The ink tells the story
Fans had a chance Saturday to get tattoos for a soccer team that already has a passionate fan base just months into its existence.