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.

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Published
March 1, 2013

CLASS D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills takes another shot at title

Forest Hills (19-2) will face Central Aroostook (17-5) at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. This is the second straight Class D final appearance for Forest Hills, while Central Aroostook has won four state championships in the last eight seasons, most recently in 2011.
Published
February 28, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Ouellette plays big role for Forest Hills

Derick Ouellette is not as big as you may think he is. The way he plays the low post, the Forest Hills High School senior doesn’t have to be 6-foot-5. He doesn’t even have to be his listed height of 6-1.
Published
February 26, 2013

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Veilleux ready to play role

With another snow storm forecast for the next couple of days, few people in Maine are thinking of baseball. While most of us gear up for another round of shoveling, the University of Southern Maine baseball team is preparing to start the season this weekend in Yaphank, N.Y., with a pair of games against Mt. St. Mary and Old Westbury.
Published
February 23, 2013

WESTERN C GIRLS BASKETBALL: Waynflete too much for Madison

AUGUSTA — For the Madison Area Memorial High School girls basketball team, Waynflete had a little too much of everything. Too much defensive pressure caused by too much speed and tenacity, and too many offensive opportunities caused by too many Madison turnovers.
Published
February 23, 2013

TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Respect is mutual between these rivals

AUGUSTA — Forest Hills and Valley might be the friendliest boys basketball rivalry in the state. You’ll find more animosity at a chilli cook off than you will between the Tigers and the Cavaliers.
Published
February 22, 2013

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence falls to Hampden at buzzer

AUGUSTA — In his first season as Lawrence High School’s boys basketball coach, Mike McGee coached the Bulldogs to one of the biggest upsets of his career, beating Waterville in the Eastern Class A final. On Friday night, McGee almost did it again. It took a buzzer-beating 30 foot 3-pointer by Hampden Academy freshman Nick Gilpin to beat Lawrence and give the Broncos a 40-39 win in the Eastern A final.
Published
February 22, 2013

TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Miller, West bring Valley back

AUGUSTA — This is what Carrington Miller and Josh West have been waiting for, or perhaps, there’s a better way to put it. Miller and West have been building up to this.
Published
February 21, 2013

WESTERN C BOYS BASKETBALL: Boothbay knocks off Madison

John Hepburn scored 20 points to lead the Seahawks, all but a pair of free throws coming from the low post, to lead top-seeded Boothbay to a 55-43 win over the No. 4 Bulldogs in the Western Class C semifinals.
Published
February 21, 2013

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Hampden a tall task for Lawrence

It’s been a long time since a team dominated Eastern Class A like Hampden Academy has dominated the region this season. Standing between the 20-0 Broncos and a second consecutive regional title is Lawrence (16-4).
Published
February 20, 2013

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence moves on to final

As the final seconds ticked away in Lawrence’s Eastern Class A semifinal game against Edward Little of Auburn, Lawrence coach Mike McGee raised his arms in victory, knowing that with his team’s 49-41 win, he’d have at least one more game.