The Black Bears are held to a season-low 18 shots but score in the final minute of regulation for a 1-1 tie.
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 inGirls Hockey, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Who will win the Maine girls hockey title? Here’s a look at the showdown
Cheverus goes for a third straight state title, while Brunswick is in the final for first time in team history.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Plan to watch the Maine basketball tourney? Please behave
The basketball tournament is here, and with it comes another call for fans to curb poor behavior.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine men’s hockey impresses after big weekend at Providence
After a tie and win, Travis Lazarczyk slides the Black Bears up to No. 4 on his ballot in this week’s USCHO poll.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The Super Bowl, in 11 memories
When the team you’ve followed your entire life doesn’t make the Super Bowl, you fallback on a warehouse full of memories, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, UMaine Sports
UMaine men’s basketball giving fans reason for excitement
At 7-2 in America East, the Black Bears are off to their best start in conference play in more than a decade.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football announces signing day class
Isaiah Ervin, an eight-man standout from Houlton, is among the newcomers to the Black Bears.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
This senior from Pittsfield should be the face of Maine high school hoops
Without a unified basketball team at her school, Shelby Jordan has carved a spot for herself with the MCI varsity girls basketball team.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maine men’s hockey jumps one spot after strong weekend
Travis Lazarczyk moves the Black Bears up to No. 5 on his USCHO ballot this week after wins over Northeastern and UMass.
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Penalty kill key as Maine men’s hockey beats Northeastern
The short-handed Black Bears go 5 for 5 on the kill in a 3-1 win over the Huskies.