MPA recommends all sports be played, but state’s impending review of guidelines tempers enthusiams.
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.
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Maine high school student-athletes anxiously await final decision on fall sports
Key panel recommends all fall sports can play, but MPA will issue final ruling Thursday afternoon.
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Sidelines: When it comes to high school sports this fall, nobody likes playing the waiting game
The longer we wait, the less likely a season will be played, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Boxing: Justin Rolfe returns to the ring
The Fairfield boxer plans to fight for the New England title on August 29.
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Everyday Athlete: Augusta’s Kim Martin trains for triathlons
After losing more than 100 pounds three years ago, Martin embraced a new lifestyle of fitness.
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Athletes, parents rally in Augusta to support a fall sports season
About two dozen people turned out for the Let Us Play gathering to advocate for opening up high school sports.
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Football: Bolduc, Littlefield named interim co-head football coaches at Winslow
Assistants replace longtime coach Mike Siviski, who retired last week.
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Sidelines: Ranking the best of the best Maine high school football coaches
The status of the 2020 season is up in the air, but that doesn’t mean we can’t debate Maine’s best coaches, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Golf: Brian Bilodeau finishes one stroke ahead of Caleb Manuel to win inaugural Maine Event tournament
A strong start was the key to Bilodeau’s win in the inaugural Maine Event tournament.
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Sidelines: The annual Maine Event golf tournament is a big hit, and it’s easy to see why
With both men and women participating, the tourney provides an exciting array of matchups, Travis Lazarczyk writes.