Central Maine’s surest sign of spring is Travis Lazarczyk’s annual sports haiku, for better or for worse.
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 inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Messalonskee gets bounce-back victory over Mt. Blue
After tough loss to Oxford Hills on Thursday, the Eagles get back on track.
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Boxing: Berry ready for new step in boxing career
The West Forks native will fight outside New England for the first time in his pro career this Saturday.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College baseball coaches with UMF ties making mark at Division I programs
Georgetown head coach Edwin Thompson and Virginia Tech assistant coach Tyler Hanson will face each other Wednesday.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Fairfield PAL thanks its local hero Rocky Buck
The organization named its youth baseball field in honor of longtime volunteer, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine, Maine colleges, Morning Sentinel, Sports
Six Colby College female athletic coaches allege pay inequalities with male counterparts
The coaches have filed a discrimination complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, detailing examples of what they see as violations of state and federal discrimination laws.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Softball: Skowhegan pitcher Sierra Carey throws a no-hitter at Messalonskee
The sophomore didn’t have her best stuff, but she didn’t need it to grab the victory.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Times Record Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine pressing ahead in search for next men’s hockey coach
Athletic director Ken Ralph said interviews will begin soon and a decision could come in early May.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: High school baseball in the cold is nothing new in Maine
Yes, it was chilly throughout the game between Winslow and Waterville, but that’s the price of playing ball in the Pine Tree State, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: As spring sports begin in Maine, plans should be made for the fall
Any plan for high school sports this fall should include a return to football, Travis Lazarczyk writes.