Alfond Youth & Community Center program is doing a lot of good for a lot of people, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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.
The University of Maine women’s basketball team is eager to play, but start to the season still uncertain
Black Bears scheduled to begin campaign Nov. 28, but rigorous COVID-19 testing and a travel exemption from the state still loom as potential hurdles.
Sidelines: Parents of high school student-athletes find themselves on the outside looking in
When it comes to watching their children play high school sports this fall, parents adapt to new rules, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Pro boxer Brandon Berry preparing for fight Saturday in New Hampshire
With boxing matches still not happening in Maine, the West Forks native heads out of state for first match in 11 months.
Sidelines: Thomas College, UMPI play schools’ first game of fall season
Thomas and UMaine-Presue Isle, the only two Maine colleges playing competitive sports this fall, met Saturday afternoon in men’s soccer, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Class A golf: Greely wins first Class A title since 1990
Bonny Eagle’s Remy Levin wins the girls championship, while Greely’s Andrew Klein takes the boys crown.
Cross country: Waterville’s Quarry Road course challenges high school runners
The course features the toughest hill area high school cross country runners will face in this short season.
Sidelines: The 2020 pro baseball season was a coast-to-coast whirlwind for Sam Dexter
In this unusual summer, Oakland native played for three teams in two months to keep his professional baseball dream alive, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Golf: Shortened season reaches pinnacle with conference crowns decided
Monmouth/Hall-Dale takes the Mountain Valley Conference title on Monday at Natanis Golf Course.
Sidelines: Gardiner native Katie Schide finds a passion in trail running
A 2010 graduate of Gardiner High School, Schide is one of the world’s top ultra trail runners, Travis Lazarczyk writes.