Keegan Andrews of Kennebunk, Jaykob Dow of Hermon and Jaxon Gross of Bucksport sign national letters of intent to play for the Black Bears.
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.
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Women’s basketball: UMaine holds off Albany in key conference game
The Black Bears execute down the stretch after letting an 18-point lead slip away as they hand the Great Danes their first America East defeat, 50-49.
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Former boxing champ Joey Gamache embraces his role as a trainer
The Lewiston native, who won world titles in two weight classes in the early 1990s, is training Otto Wallin, one of the world’s top-ranked heavyweights.
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For high school athletes turned marketers, getting rich isn’t the goal
Student athletes capitalizing on the new ‘name, image and likeness’ policy say promotions lead to increased visibility, even if the financial payoffs are slim.
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In setting classification, MPA should look at more factors than enrollment
COMMENTARY: Enrollment should be a piece of the classification puzzle, but participation, success and local resources also should be considered.
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Women’s basketball: Sophomore Adrianna Smith coming up big for UMaine
The 6-foot forward had back-to-back 30-point games last week, and has been a key in the Black Bears’ 3-0 start in conference games.
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Men’s basketball: Inconsistency plagues Maine in loss to NJIT
The Black Bears can’t hold a late lead and fall in overtime to the Highlanders, 91-83.
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New UMaine athletic director excited by ‘transformational’ opportunity
Jude Killy will start his new post in Orono on Jan. 30, joining the university in the early stages of a decade-long plan to upgrade athletic facilities.
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Skowhegan’s Jaycie Christopher off to strong start at UMaine
The Miss Maine Basketball winner earned conference Rookie of the Week honors after scoring 26 points in a win over Army.
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UMaine selects Miami of Ohio’s Jude Killy as its athletic director
Killy has been an administrator at Miami University since 2008, helping to secure three of the athletic department’s largest cash gifts.