Worku, a 22-year-old Ethiopian, and Chepkoech, a 21-year-old Kenyan, emerge victorious on a rainy day in Cape Elizabeth.
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 inBeach to Beacon, Sports
Beach to Beacon: Elite men’s field has no shortage of contenders
Mathew Kimeli, the 2022 champion from Kenya, is among the top professional runners in Saturday’s race.
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Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
No major roster shake-up for the Sea Dogs at the MLB trade deadline
Infielder Eddinson Paulino was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays last week, but no other current Portland player was moved by the Red Sox.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football opens preseason camp with many new faces
Eleven transfers look to help the Black Bears improve after back-to-back two-win seasons.
Posted inSports
The leader after opening round of the Maine Women’s Amateur? The course
No golfer shoots better than 4 over as Biddeford-Saco Country Club rules Day 1 of the championship event.
Posted inSports
An ‘underdog’ from Freeport rallies on final day to win Maine Amateur title
Eli Spaulding birdies three of the final four holes to chase down John Hayes IV for the championship.
Posted inSports
John Hayes IV takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Maine Amateur
John Hayes IV shakes off a rough start, finishing with three birdies and gos into the final round with a two-shot lead over Eli Spaulding, the only players still under par.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
‘Right time to go’: Longtime USM Athletic Director Al Bean to retire
Bean, who worked in the athletic department for 45 years, is the new Little East Conference commissioner.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Kristian Campbell making a strong first impression with the Sea Dogs
The second baseman/center fielder was named Eastern League Player of the Week in just his second week after getting called up from High-A Greenville.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Local & State, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Most high school softball coaches in Maine are men. A push for change is underway
Blueprint used to get more women involved comes from UMaine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon.