With COVID-19 cases soaring across Maine and impacting high schools, there has been a rash of postponed and canceled games.
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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Veteran NBA coach Steve Clifford embraces his roots at UMaine-Farmington
Clifford, the former head coach at Charlotte and Orlando, will offer a coaching clinic Saturday at his alma mater.
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High school football notebook: COVID having impact on schedules
Five games in the opening week of the season have been canceled because of teams dealing with COVID-19 issues.
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Here’s what to look for in eight-man football this fall
Defending champion Mt. Ararat highlights a league that expands from 10 teams to 25.
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With teams short on players, the ranks of eight-man football swell
Twenty-five high school football teams in Maine are opting for eight-man football this fall, up from 10 teams just two years ago.
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30 high school football players to watch in Maine
Seniors dominate this group, coming off a year where there was no tackle football.
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Storms put halt to any chance for drama at the Maine Event
With the top golfers unable to get in at least nine holes Wednesday, Shawn Warren and Jack Wyman are declared co-champs based on their Tuesday scores.
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Wyman, Warren share lead after first round of the Maine Event
Jack Wyman and Shawn Warren are tied at 2-under 68 in a golf tournament that features many of the state’s top pros and amateurs.
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Maine teams begin practice after year without tackle football
‘It was like Christmas morning,’ one coach says, as practices begin at high schools across the state.
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Maine Event will again showcase the state’s top golfers – pro and amateur
The two-day tournament, which features men and women, returns for a second year at Waterville Country Club.