Area swimmers are happy to be competing in any way, but acknowledge this season’s virtual meets feel odd.
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.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: Jazmine Pingree finds her role for Spruce Mountain in girls basketball win over Madison
Freshman scored 10 points in the third quarter to key the Phoenix comeback, writer Travis Lazarczyk.
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Sidelines: Hopes for high school spring football in Maine are crushed
A spring high school football season was always a longshot, Travis Lazarczyk writes
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Sidelines: Folsom Gym at Lawrence High School wasn’t made for a pandemic
Usually one of the busiest and loudest places to see a game, things are different this winter.
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America East Conference sets basketball tournament format
The top two seeds will earn byes to the semifinals, with championship games at predetermined campus sites.
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UMaine men’s hockey team looks to catch its breath with season on pause
Coach Red Gendron said he’s seen improvement in recent games, and hopes that continues when the team is able to get back on the ice.
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With no games this weekend, UMaine women’s basketball team focuses on fundamentals
The Black Bears welcome the bye week brought on by the university’s pause in competition.
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Sidelines: Cheering on the Buffalo Bills to the Super Bowl, for the sake of friendship
After watching a close friend suffer in Bills fandom for years, Travis Lazarczyk writes he’s happy to root on Buffalo in the hope his friend enjoys the same joy Pats fans had so often.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school boys basketball overview: Plenty of changes come to sport, some more noticeable than others
Regionalized play, masks and no crowds are part of the new norm for the 2021 high school basketball season.
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Sure, face masks can be a hassle, but high school basketball players grateful for games
Maine has mandated masks to be worn by high school athletes during games. For some players the adjustment hasn’t been easy.