The Augusta native, honored four times as the America East Conference Coach of the Year, has a new deal that runs through 2028.
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 inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Men’s hockey: UMaine opportunistic during penalty kills
The Black Bears scored two short-handed goals during their sweep of UMass Lowell last weekend, and now have five in 22 games this season.
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Women’s basketball: UMaine heads to Albany with first place on the line
The Black Bears and Great Danes, who have built a rivalry, are atop America East with 5-0 league records.
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Kennebunk fan to extend his Super Bowl streak to 58 years
Don Crisman, 87, has attended each Super Bowl since the first one in 1967, and plans to be at the Feb. 11 game in Las Vegas.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Commentary: Plenty of lessons to take from Oceanside basketball drama
No matter how talented a championship-caliber team might be, there’s no place in high school sports for running up the score on opponents.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Villeneuve-Houle scores twice to lead Maine to 5-3 win over UMass Lowell
Donavan Villeneuve-Houle scores short-handed and on a power play to key Maine’s 15th win of the season.
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Yarmouth native makes history as youngest American to win World Cup cross-country ski race
Sophia Laukli, 23, earned her first World Cup victory this month by surging uphill to capture a Tour de Ski 10K freestyle race at Val di Fiemme, Italy.
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Bill Belichick leaves Patriots, ending an era that won’t be replicated
Commentary: As the Patriots prepare to choose Bill Belichick’s successor, fans must change their expectations.
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Men’s hockey: UMaine prepares for long stretch of Hockey East competition
Playing consistently on back-to-back nights against the same opponent will be a key for the Black Bears the rest of the regular season.
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Alfond Foundation donates $80 million more for UMaine athletic facility upgrades
The gift, which comes on top of $90 million the foundation awarded to the university in 2022, will go toward building a new complex for soccer and track and field, expanding the Shawn Walsh Center and adding a new multipurpose practice facility.