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 Sports

Men’s college hockey: Transfers continue to make big impact for Black Bears

by Travis Lazarczyk November 15, 2024November 15, 2024

Four of Maine’s five goals in Friday’s 5-2 win over Boston University were by players who transferred.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

Eight-man football: Saturday’s state championship games at a glance

by Travis Lazarczyk November 15, 2024

Greely, last season’s Large School runner-up, looks for its first title as it plays Mt. Ararat, while Old Orchard Beach goes for its second Small School title in three seasons against Stearns.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

College Football: Maine (5-5) at Elon (4-6)

by Travis Lazarczyk November 15, 2024

The Black Bears travel to North Carolina for their final road game of the season.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

Women’s college soccer: Sister tandem provides solid backbone for Maine

by Travis Lazarczyk November 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Defenders Emma and Myla Schneider, one of three sets of sisters on the UMaine roster, are a big reason why the Black Bears are back in the NCAA tournament.