Bulldogs safety squeeze winning run in bottom of the eighth.
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.
Golf: Area courses set to open
Winter damage and rain a challenge for central Maine golf courses.
Track and Field: Husky Throwdown an early test
Throwing athletes enjoy tough competition, friendly rivalries at MCI meet.
Sidelines: Football in Maine is broken, but fixable
The new high school football alignment is rife with problems, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
MPA membership approves 8-man football for this fall
The vote on high school football also reduces the number of teams in Class A from 14 to eight.
Softball: Bisson, Gardiner blank Erskine
Tigers capitalize on Eagles’ errors for KVAC B win.
Girls lacrosse: Big first half lifts Winslow
Black Raiders pull away with 10 straight goals in first half.
Basketball: Mayo showcases skills for NBA scouts in Portsmouth Invitational
Messalonskee graduate Nick Mayo played well in front of scouts in last week’s showcase tournament in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Sidelines: A bumpy but fun ride is over
Waterville’s Alex Jenson retired from competitive mogul skiing this week, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Baseball: Waterville bats come alive vs Nokomis
Waterville blasts 17 hits in 10-run win over Nokomis.