Fourteen student-athletes weigh in, with Riverhawks receiving the most votes in informal poll.
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 inSports, Varsity Maine
Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference athletic directors discuss fall sports scheduling
Cross-conference games and travel plans highlight focus of meeting.
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Sidelines: Sixty games of pitching questions for Red Sox
In a 60-game season, there’s no time to let a questionable pitching staff develop, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: The moment never got too big for teen Ruby Haylock at Maine Women’s Amateur
When the 15-year old golfer needed to make a clutch shot, she did, and it paid off in a big way, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: Golfers competing in the Maine Women’s Amateur enjoy a little cooldown
After Monday’s scorching temps, Tuesday’s average summer day was a blessing, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Sidelines: After year away, former champ Bailey Plourde returns to Maine Women’s Amateur
The 2018 tournament champion, Bailey Plourde reestablished herself as the favorite after missing last year’s tournament, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Sports
Contenders will tee off early as Maine Women’s Amateur opens at Augusta Country Club
The past two champs, Jordan Laplume and Bailey Plourde, enter as favorites to win the three-day tournament.
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Madison native making impact in women’s football league
Jessica Hayden embraces her competitive side as a key member of the Boston Renegades.
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Sidelines: Even with no game, the good work of the Lobster Bowl continues
Despite the annual football game’s cancelation, participants came through for the patients of Shriners hospitals, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBaseball, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Remember When: The Winslow softball and baseball programs pulled off title sweep in 1993
The Black Raiders enjoyed banner day at St. Joseph’s College, with each team reaching the pinnacle.