The Yarmouth native stepped away from the World Cup Nordic tour because after years of pushing herself, she needed a break.
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.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Yarmouth/Freeport girls hockey wins 1st state title, ending Cheverus’ reign
Freshman Avery Guyer’s overtime goal gives Clippers elusive championship.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UMaine men’s hockey shut out at home by UConn
UConn scores once in the first period and once in the third to take a Hockey East win over the slumping Black Bears.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Fans react after Mainer Nathan Pare disqualified in Olympic snowboard run: ‘It’s a heartbreaker’
Joy turns to despair for Pare’s friends, who had gathered to watch him make his Olympic debut and saw him finish first in a snowboard cross quarterfinal only to have the result nullified.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Portland co-op boys hockey team to forfeit final 2 games of the season
The decision comes after the team left the ice just 10 minutes into a game Saturday against Old Town/Orono.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
USA snowboardcross has a big fan in Maine native Seth Wescott
Twenty years after winning his first of two Olympic gold medals, the Maine native is excited for the future of his sport.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
In refusing to complete a game, the coach of the Portland boys hockey co-op raises questions | Column
Disagreeing with a ref’s call is never grounds for pulling the plug.
Posted inCheering, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Through technical issues, the Lawrence cheering team fought on
The Bulldogs showed determination and grace when hit with a setback at the state championships.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
With an idle two weeks before the Super Bowl, the football mind wanders
The break before the big game is filled with a lot of nonsense.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Did you hear what Cooper Flagg did? Outlandish (and fake) stories spread across web
A rash of make-believe tales about Maine’s NBA sensation crowd out the truth across the internet.