Travis Lazarczyk

Press Herald

Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2000. 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. Over the years, Lazarczyk has been honored with numerous state, regional, and national awards for his work, including a first place for column writing from the Associated Press Sports Editors in 2011, and inclusion in Notable Sports Writing of 2009 in Best American Sports Writing. When not working, he can be found, reading, hiking, or drinking too much coffee.

Latest

Published
October 12, 2021

Off the ice since March 2020, Maine Mariners charting new course at training camp

With a new coach and a new NHL affiliation with the Boston Bruins, the Mariners are happy to be back after taking the 2020-21 ECHL season off.
Published
October 11, 2021

Proof of vaccination or negative test required to attend UMaine hockey and basketball

The new rule goes into effect for this weekend’s women’s ice hockey games vs UConn.
Published
October 9, 2021

Football: Maine can’t overcome penalties, defensive mistakes in loss to Elon

The Phoenix convert 75 percent of their third-down tries in a 33-23 Colonial Athletic Association win.
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October 8, 2021

Golf: Freeport’s Eli Spaulding, Leavitt’s Jade Haylock win Class B state titles

Yarmouth captures the team championship at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.
Published
October 8, 2021

New coach aims to bring UMaine men’s hockey back into prominence

Ben Barr’s reputation as an elite recruiter will be put to the test as he tries to revive a program that has lost the luster from its glory days in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Published
September 28, 2021

Women’s college basketball: Young Maine squad hopes to surprise people

The Black Bears have five freshmen and five sophomores on their roster.
Published
September 24, 2021

Football: Skowhegan starts fast and rolls to 60-0 win over Falmouth/Greely

The River Hawks score 46 points in the first half on the way to their first win of the season.
Published
September 22, 2021

UMaine captain is the glue of the women’s hockey team

Taylor Leech, a fifth-year senior who plays defense, will lead the Black Bears when they start the 2021-22 season this weekend.
Published
September 20, 2021

High school teams hoped for a normal fall season. COVID had other plans

With COVID-19 cases soaring across Maine and impacting high schools, there has been a rash of postponed and canceled games.
Published
September 8, 2021

Veteran NBA coach Steve Clifford embraces his roots at UMaine-Farmington

Clifford, the former head coach at Charlotte and Orlando, will offer a coaching clinic Saturday at his alma mater.