Messalonskee track, lacrosse programs eager to get on new fields.
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 inSidelines
Sidelines: Gronk says goodbye
While Gronk made all the plays, Rob Gronkowski knows its time to step away, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Posted inSidelines, Sports, Varsity Maine
Golden Age of Maine baseball is ending
We should celebrate the fact that cold, wintry Maine produced four Major Leaguers in recent years, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inNew England Patriots
Patriots: Maine-born Rivers looks to take next step in NFL career
New England defensive lineman visits students at Chelsea Elementary on Friday.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
Alpine skiing: When milliseconds count
The smallest things can have big consequences in a ski race.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
U.S. Alpine speed championships: Cochran-Siegle dominates nationals again
World Cup veteran wins downhill and super-G at at Sugarloaf.
Posted inOlympics, Sports
U.S. Alpine championships: Determined Merryweather finds comfort at Sugarloaf
Merryweather skied her first downhill races at the mountain, where she won the national title Tuesday.
Posted inSports
U.S. Alpine championships: Carrabassett Valley senior Ella Spear makes national championship debut
Boothbay native competes practice runs in advance of downhill competition Tuesday at Sugarloaf.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sidelines, UMaine Sports
Sidelines: Black Bears are dancing bears
With a second straight America East title, the Maine women’s basketball team looks to the NCAA tournament, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sidelines, UMaine Sports
Sidelines: Parise Rossignol comes up big for Black Bears in conference final
Black Bears guard comes up with clutch threes, Travis Lazarczyk writes.