As he enters a third week practicing social distancing, staff writer Travis Lazarczyk acknowledges he took plenty for granted.
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 inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine Boys Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Law Hinkley, Nokomis
A Nokomis senior, Hinkley won state and conference titles in the 200 meters.
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Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine Girls Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Carly Warn, Winslow
A Winslow High School junior, Warn won the Class B state title in the triple jump as well as a pair of KVAC titles.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter adjusts for coronavirus
The shelter is setting up an isolation room in case it’s needed to house a sick shelter resident.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Looking for normal in nostalgia
Watching classic NCAA games on CBS gives a few hours of comfort in these trying days, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
In Japan, Nick Mayo waits as his professional basketball league suspends play
Messalonskee graduate stays in regular touch with parents as coronavirus concerns spread throughout the world.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Duke upset early? An all-Big Ten Final Four? Although the NCAA men’s basketball tournament got canceled, we still played it out
There was no March Madness this season, but staff writer Travis Lazarczyk simulates the tournament, and there were still plenty of upsets.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sidelines, Sports
Sidelines: As The Tom Brady Era ends, we need to remember how it began
The Patriots quarterback announces he is leaving the organization, and he will leave incredible memories, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: While sports are on hold because of coronavirus concerns, fans still have options to pass time
With no games to watch, there are plenty of great sports movies and books to occupy your time, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Sidelines: Colby-Bowdoin baseball brings an illusion of normalcy
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, for one night, spring sports was played without an issue, Travis Lazarczyk writes.