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 10, 2012

PREP SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Maine Central Institute drops prep team

PITTSFIELD — The post-graduate men’s basketball team at Maine Central Institute was once one of the top prep basketball programs in the nation. Dozens of players went from the Pittsfield school to Division I college basketball, and some even went on to successful professional careers in the NBA.
Published
May 10, 2012

COLLEGE WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Mules easily win opener

WATERVILLE –Looking back, the Colby College women’s lacrosse team might remember losing in the first round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament as a blessing.
Published
May 5, 2012

TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Quite a career for Light

On Monday, New England Patriots left tackle Matt Light plans to officially announce his retirement.
Published
May 4, 2012

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: McCarty lifts Husson to title

After losing the first game of the North Atlantic Conference softball tournament, Husson University pitcher Becca McCarty approached the rest of the tournament with one thought in her mind.
Published
May 4, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES: Winslow adjust to wood bats

While many teams have seen a decline in power with the use of the new BBCOR bats or wooden bats this season, the Winslow High School baseball team is hitting as well as it has in years.
Published
May 3, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Madison holds off Mt. Abram rally

MADISON — When the Mt. Abram baseball team rallied for three runs in the top of the fifth inning, Madison third baseman Travis Emerson didn’t blink.
Published
May 2, 2012

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Colby’s Kone should contend for national title

WATERVILLE — On a raw May day that felt more like March, Dom Kone worked at becoming the best sprinter in the country.
Published
April 28, 2012

COLLEGE NOTES: UMF set for playoffs

The University of Maine at Farmington men’s lacrosse team enters the playoffs playing its best lacrosse of the season, according first-year coach Jon Evans. The Beavers will have to prove that if they hope to advance in the North Atlantic Conference tournament.
Published
April 27, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES: Offense, bullpen key for Cougars

The bad news for the Mt. Blue High School baseball team is, in three games, the Cougars haven’t had a starting pitcher get through the third inning yet. The good news is, the Cougars are hitting and have a relief ace, and that’s led them to a 2-1 record despite the early inning struggles on the mound.
Published
April 27, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTES: McKelvey comes through for Tigers

On Thursday, Gardiner played the second of three games in three days. After Wednesday’s game at Morse (a 4-3 loss) went 10 innings, the Tigers were in need of an innings eater on the mound Thursday against Maine Central Institute.