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.

Sidelines, Sports

Sidelines: Travis Lazarczyk makes final farewell and thanks to central Maine

by Travis Lazarczyk August 7, 2021August 8, 2021

Columnist looks back fondly covering area sports for past 21 years.

Sports

Baseball: Area ballplayers working through the minor leagues

by Travis Lazarczyk August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Valley’s Cody Laweryson, and brothers Sam and Jake Dexter continue chasing their baseball dreams across the country.

Sports

Boxing: Brandon Berry prepares for title fight

by Travis Lazarczyk August 5, 2021

The West Forks native will fight for the NABA USA welterweight crown Friday night in New Hampshire.

Olympics, Sports

Olympics: Old Town native Lendon Gray recalls her Olympic dressage experience

by Travis Lazarczyk August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

Gray now devotes her time to growing her sport.

Sports

Basketball: Mayo joins Golden State Warriors summer league team

by Travis Lazarczyk August 3, 2021

After playing basketball professionally in Japan the last two seasons, Messalonskee grad Nick Mayo is getting his second crack at the NBA summer league.