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 4, 2021

College baseball coaches with UMF ties making mark at Division I programs

Georgetown head coach Edwin Thompson and Virginia Tech assistant coach Tyler Hanson will face each other Wednesday.
Published
May 1, 2021

Sidelines: Fairfield PAL thanks its local hero Rocky Buck

The organization named its youth baseball field in honor of longtime volunteer, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Published
April 30, 2021

Six Colby College female athletic coaches allege pay inequalities with male counterparts

The coaches have filed a discrimination complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission, detailing examples of what they see as violations of state and federal discrimination laws.
Published
April 28, 2021

Softball: Skowhegan pitcher Sierra Carey throws a no-hitter at Messalonskee

The sophomore didn’t have her best stuff, but she didn’t need it to grab the victory.
Published
April 27, 2021

UMaine pressing ahead in search for next men’s hockey coach

Athletic director Ken Ralph said interviews will begin soon and a decision could come in early May.
Published
April 26, 2021

Sidelines: High school baseball in the cold is nothing new in Maine

Yes, it was chilly throughout the game between Winslow and Waterville, but that’s the price of playing ball in the Pine Tree State, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Published
April 24, 2021

Sidelines: As spring sports begin in Maine, plans should be made for the fall

Any plan for high school sports this fall should include a return to football, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Published
April 22, 2021

High school notebook: Erskine seniors put injury concerns behind them

Baseball and lacrosse standouts Nick Barber and Courtney Paine bounce back from leg injuries.
Published
April 21, 2021

Sidelines: University of Maine’s Hana Davis embraces her leadership role as captain for field hockey team

A co-captain with the Black Bears, Hana Davis knows what she teaches younger teammates off the field is as important as what she teaches them on it, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Published
April 20, 2021

Baseball: Winslow edges MCI in a game dominated by pitching

Black Raiders overcome dominant effort from MCI pitcher Joe Curtis for the victory.