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
May 31, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: MPA committee submits 1st draft

AUGUSTA — The Maine Principals’ Association football committee devised a plan for four classes on Wednesday, knowing that what they came up with now is nowhere close to being a finished product.
Published
May 30, 2012

COLLEGE TRACK: Blazing fast at nationals

Dom Kone landed in Bangor on a red-eye flight from California on Sunday morning, then turned around Monday and headed to Virginia. Kone had to get to his summer internship, working with University of Virginia professors on parasite research.
Published
May 27, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS SINGLES STATE TOURNAMENT: O’Donnell loses in quarters

WATERVILLE — Waterville’s Colleen O’Donnell said she tends to get down after losing a set. But at the state singles tournament, feeling sorry for yourself can get you knocked out in a hurry. When O’Donnell lost the second set of her Round of 16 match to Hampden’s Ashley Woodside, there was no time for moping.
Published
May 27, 2012

SIDELINES: Now it’s Paul’s turn

Paul Mitchell’s brothers each have something named after them. George, the former United States Senator, has a school in Waterville that bears his name. John, an assistant basketball coach at Colby College for decades, shares the school’s basketball court with longtime head coach Dick Whitmore.
Published
May 26, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Eagles fall in 8 innings

SOUTH CHINA — Cony pitcher Zack Lachance didn’t lose any confidence after giving up the game-tying runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Published
May 25, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES: Skowhegan pitcher thankful for new bats

We can debate for hours the decline in power numbers due to the new BBCOR bats in high school baseball this season. One thing that’s not up for debate is the increased safety, particularly for pitchers, and as evidence we have what happened last Friday when Skowhegan played Mt. Ararat.
Published
May 24, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Hard work pays off

OAKLAND — Jai Aslam has no secret formula, no arcane tennis knowledge, to explain his improvement this season. Unless you consider hard work and practice mysterious.
Published
May 24, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Waterville earns key win

WATERVILLE — There was no doubt that both the Waterville and Winslow high school baseball teams were playoff bound. After Waterville’s 10-2 win in their rivalry game at Gaul Field on Wednesday, both teams have a clearer idea of where they stand in the Eastern Class B playoff race.
Published
May 22, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Eagles shut out Indians

SKOWHEGAN — One thing Messalonskee pitcher Devin Warren is never going to worry about is defense. With brothers Sam and Jake Dexter at shortstop and second base, and Travis St. Pierre at third, Warren is not afraid of his pitches being put in play.
Published
May 20, 2012

TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Miles of tennis

First, there was Allison, followed by Jeff, Kelly and Dan. All the Miles children followed Allison’s lead and joined the Winthrop High School tennis team.