Eagles hold off namesake from Mt. Ararat in KVAC A game.
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.
Sidelines: Competition through a parent’s eyes
While athletes take part in the Northeast YMCA gymnastics championships, parents try to ease their own nerves, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Baseball: Rainouts tax pitching staffs
With games stacked up, coaches get creative at filling innings.
Baseball: Erskine gets the hits it needs to shut down Waterville
Starter Jack Allen throws complete game for Eagles to help the cause as well.
Softball: Gardiner blanks Winslow
Tigers pound out 12 hits in KVAC win over Black Raiders.
Lacrosse notebook: Maranacook/Winthrop girls show passion for the sport
First-year varsity program off to a roaring start, having won all 4 of its games.
Sidelines: A goal reached for Hammond
By earning All-America status, Belgrade’s Sadie Hammond reaches a goal set four years ago, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Baseball notebook: Lawrence earns big wins
Bulldogs jump to top of Class B North standings with victories over Maranacook and Lewiston.
Softball: Madison holds off Winthrop
Bulldogs win tough Mountain Valley Conference challenge.
Football: Polky tabbed for Messalonskee post
Former Maranacook coach Walter Polky ready for challenge of competitive PTC.