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.

Football, Sidelines, Sports, Varsity Maine

Sidelines: For Waterville’s Trafton Gilbert, the Lobster Bowl is a ‘What If?’

by Travis Lazarczyk May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

Senior is one of the student athletes selected to play in the now-cancelled Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl, Travis Lazarczyk writes.

Football, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

Football coaches, players react to cancelation of Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl

by Travis Lazarczyk May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

The annual all-star game that benefits Shriners Hospitals will not be played this summer because of the coronavirus.

Sports, Times Record Sports

Golf notebook: Maine’s pro golfers hope to have some semblance of a season

by Travis Lazarczyk May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Young professionals look to hone their game as tournaments are canceled.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Carrington Miller tabbed next boys basketball coach at Temple Academy

by Travis Lazarczyk May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

Miller, who was a 1,000-point scorer in high school and college, is ready to lead the Bereans.

Olympics, Sports, Times Record, Times Record Sports

Catching Up With: Bingham native Nick Rogers adjusts to more training with postponement of Paralympics

by Travis Lazarczyk May 16, 2020May 18, 2020

Lisbon High School graduate placed fifth in 400-meter dash at 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Sports

Sidelines: Lubrano sisters put athletic skills to use in fight against Covid-19

by Travis Lazarczyk May 16, 2020May 16, 2020

Sisters Georgia, Sophie, and Amelia, former athletes at Colby and Bowdoin, raise well over $20,000 for Positive Tracks, Travis Lazarczyk writes.

Sports

Area fitness centers adjusting to new rules laid out by state

by Travis Lazarczyk May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

In Kennebec and Somerset Counties, gyms have been open for one-on-one training sessions and outdoor classes since Monday, with an eye toward offering more on June 1.