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
February 21, 2012

EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner faces tough test

After the Medomak Valley boys basketball team beat Gardiner in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship game, 61-57, coach Nick DePatsy praised the Tigers.
Published
February 21, 2012

CLASS B INDOOR TRACK & FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Brown stars, Panthers win

LEWISTON — The Waterville girls indoor track and field team went into the Class B state championship meet with a number in mind: 132. That’s the team record for points in the meet, and that’s what the Purple Panthers hoped to score.
Published
February 20, 2012

Waterville girls indoor track and field repeats as state champs

LEWISTON — The Waterville girls indoor track and field team went into the Class B state championship meet with a number in mind, 132. That’s the team record for points in the meet, and that’s what the Purple Panthers hoped to score. Waterville didn’t quite reach that mark, the Panthers finished the day at Bates […]
Published
February 20, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Ladd looks for edge in rivalry

Messalonskee High School senior Harlow Ladd will be running for a state record today in the Class A boys 2-mile, but while Ladd will be competing at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, he’ll have one eye on the Class B indoor track and field state meet at Bates College in Lewiston.
Published
February 19, 2012

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Cougars click on all cylinders

AUGUSTA — Brunswick boys basketball coach Todd Hanson made a prediction after his team’s Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal game against Mt. Blue.
Published
February 19, 2012

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Bangor knocks off Lawrence

AUGUSTA — Beat the Bangor High School boys basketball team once in a season, and you’re doing something right. Beat the Rams twice, and you’re in rare company. Beating Bangor three times is next to impossible. On Saturday night at the Augusta Civic Center, Lawrence couldn’t quite pull off the feat.
Published
February 18, 2012

Eastern A boys: Third time is no charm for Lawrence

After two regular-season wins over Bangor, the Bulldogs fall in the quarterfinals, 48-31.
Published
February 18, 2012

EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner knocks off Nokomis in overtime

BANGOR — With Nokomis playing excellent defense on Gardiner’s top-scoring duo, guard Jake Palmer and center Aaron Toman, somebody else had to step up for the Tigers.
Published
February 17, 2012

EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Too close to call

As the top seed with a 17-1 record, Hampden Academy is the favorite entering the Eastern Class A boys basketball tournament. But after a regular season in which a number of good teams regularly beat each other up, Hampden wears the favorite title loosely.
Published
February 17, 2012

CENTER COURT: Gardiner, Nokomis hope to make run at MDI

Gardiner Area High School boys basketball coach Jason Cassidy and his staff sat in the bleachers and scouted Wednesday night’s preliminary round game between Waterville and Nokomis. Cassidy was glad to not be playing in a prelim game himself.