Bradly Nadeau, the first UMaine player since 1999 to be selected in the first round of the NHL draft, has helped season-ticket sales leap by 35% from last season.
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.
Maine Mariners seek to โtake that next stepโ after first-round playoff exits
Just nine players who spent time with the ECHL team last season are among the 24 who opened camp Tuesday morning at Troubh Ice Arena in Portland.
College football preview: UMaine (1-4) at Richmond (2-3)
The Black Bears look for a second straight Coastal Athletic Association win this week against the Spiders.
Men’s basketball: UMaine seeks more progress in Year 2 under Chris Markwood
Last season the Black Bears relied on defense to win 13 games under their new coach, the most for the program since 2010-11.
UMaine football finds lost offense in 56-28 win over Stony Brook
The victory is the Black Bears’ first of the season and snaps a nine-game losing streak dating back to last October.
UMaine men’s hockey entering season with promising newcomers
The Black Bears have 11 new players, eight of them freshmen, including NHL first-round pick Bradly Nadeau.
College football preview: UMaine (0-2) vs. Rhode Island (1-1)
The Black Bears open Coastal Athletic Association play with their home opener, a game moved to Friday night in anticipation of tough weather Saturday.
Sea Dogs rally in eighth inning to take 6-3 win over Hartford
Nathan Hickey’s three-run double gives Portland the lead for good.
Top Red Sox prospects Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel promoted to Sea Dogs
Anthony, an outfielder, and Teel, a catcher, will join Double-A Portland for this week’s series at Reading.
Confident Tristen Kenan shines in debut for UMaine football
The freshman running back rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown in the Black Bears’ season-opening loss at Florida International.