A strong offense rich with scorers is a big reason the Mules are in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 23 years.
Travis Lazarczyk
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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.
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Women’s college basketball: UMaine advances with America East quarterfinal win over Vermont
The Black Bears take the lead in second quarter and pull away late for their ninth straight victory.
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Sidelines: Fans enjoy the new-look UMaine women’s basketball team
Fans have watched the Black Bears improve and overcome injuries heading into the America East Conference playoffs, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Women’s Basketball: Maine feeling confident heading into quarterfinal matchup against Vermont
Junior Maeve Carroll stepped up her game, right when the Black Bears needed it.
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Colby College men’s basketball team reacts to their first-round selection in NCAA tournament
The Mules will face Christopher Newport University in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament Friday in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Class C boys basketball: Winthrop pulls away from Dexter to win 2nd straight crown
Ramblers rally back in the second half to turn the Tigers aside.
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Class C girls basketball: Central Aroostook edges Winthrop for title
Maci Beals shakes off foul trouble, leads Panthers with 20 points.
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Boys basketball: Forest Hills wins second straight Class D championship
Tigers pulls away from Machias in second half to complete undefeated season.
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Sidelines: Caribou and Maranacook boys put on a show for the ages
As state title games go, the Bears and Vikings set the bar in the Class B showdown.
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Sidelines: The front cover of the high school basketball state championship game program is an ad. Yes, really
The mistake, which is bad optics for the Maine Principals’ Association, could likely have been avoided, Travis Lazarczyk writes.