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
June 8, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Big 2nd inning costs Gardiner

WATERVILLE — Waterville Senior High School baseball coach Don Sawyer considered having J.T. Whitten take a pitch. The count was two balls, no strikes and there was two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Nah, Sawyer thought, let him swing away.
Published
June 7, 2012

EASTERN B GIRLS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP: Waterville wins 2nd straight title

WATERVILLE — Waterville Senior High School’s No. 1 singles player Colleen O’Donnell walked off the court after winning her match with Caribou’s Carlee Pinette. Waterville coach Jill Cristan quickly did the math. O’Donnell’s win was the Purple Panthers’ third win of the day, and that clinched the Eastern B title.
Published
June 7, 2012

EASTERN A BASEBALL QUARTERFINALS: Nutter, Messalonskee advance to semifinals

WATERVILLE — You can’t call the game Messalonskee High School’s Reid Nutter pitched on Wednesday afternoon a gem. It was more of a lump of coal squeezed into a diamond.
Published
June 6, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Winslow advances

WINSLOW — What’s this, the swinging Winslow Black Raiders playing small ball?
Published
June 5, 2012

BIKING: Clukey training for Trek Across Maine

AUGUSTA — Julia Clukey is used to going down hills as fast she can. Right now, she’s training to climb them.
Published
June 4, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Panthers, Bulldogs ready for regional finals

When the Waterville Senior High School girls tennis team faces Caribou in the Eastern Class B final, the Purple Panthers will face an unknown opponent.
Published
June 4, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS PLAYOFFS: Bulldogs, Panthers ready for regional finals

The Western Class C girls tennis final is a rematch of a 2011 quarterfinal. Last year, Waynflete knocked off top-seeded Hall-Dale 4-1 in the quarters on the way to the state championship. Hall-Dale (14-0) is again the undefeated top seed, and coach Guy Cousins said his team is ready for the Flyers (9-5).
Published
June 3, 2012

TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Dominant as you can get

BAR HARBOR — A purple wave descended on the Class B state track and field championship, just as it had for the last five years. Even when it’s expected, the dominance of the Waterville Senior High School girls track and field team is impressive.
Published
June 2, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Panthers begin quest

WATERVILLE — The Waterville Senior High School baseball team was pleased with winning a third consecutive Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championship, but it’s a third straight state title the Purple Panthers have their sights on.
Published
June 1, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Eagles win a preview

Messalonskee’s 7-6, nine-inning win over Oxford Hills on Wednesday was essentially a playoff preview. The two teams will meet again next week in an Eastern Class A quarterfinal game. This regular-season finale was for home-field advantage in next week’s rematch and the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.