Travis Barrett covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, including high school soccer, hockey and lacrosse, as well as local auto racing. An award-winning sports writer, he returned to Maine in 2005 after covering professional and college beats in Rhode Island. He has worked in public relations and sports marketing fields during a five-year hiatus from journalism, including a stint as a social media consultant to NASCAR. Travis lives in Oakland with his wife, Sara, and children, Cooper and Samantha. During his off-hours, he openly roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and Liverpool Football Club, while just as openly rooting for anyone playing against the New England Patriots.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Auto racing: Curtis Gerry wins at Oxford Plains Speedway
Waterboro driver tops Super Late Model field, Windham’s Garrett Lamb grabs 1st career Street Stock victory.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Auto racing: Curtis Gerry relishing run of success after years of struggling
Defending Oxford Plains Speedway champion uncomfortable with spotlight but takes nothing for granted after several seasons of rarely being in contention.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Auto racing: Curtis Gerry takes nothing for granted at Oxford Plains Speedway
Defending track champion uncomfortable with spotlight while relishing success over last few seasons.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Nick Sweet wins PASS race at Oxford Plains
The Vermont driver earns second career OPS win, and Wayne Helliwell Jr. emerges victorious following late-race drama in the ACT 150.
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PublishedJune 27, 2020
Auto racing: Ryan Farrar dominates as Oxford Plains Speedway drops green flag on 2020 season
Oxford resident led every lap of the 20-lap Sport Truck feature, claiming the 57th win of his career in the division, in the first day of racing at OPS in 2020.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Top Sports Movies: ‘Bull Durham’ earns top spot as best sports movie of all-time
Travis Barrett ranks the 1988 film about life in the minor leagues No. 1.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Top Sports Movies: The ‘Miracle On Ice’ was more than just a hockey game
‘Miracle,’ No. 2 on the list of best sports movies ever made, perfectly reproduced the concept at the heart of Herb Brooks’ team-building.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Auto racing: Oxford Plains open to racing without fans, other tracks aren’t
Maine tracks still waiting for word that they can open. While some tracks like Oxford Plains Speedway are eager to open even in the absence of fans, others like Wiscasset Speedway insist they won’t race until fans are allowed.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Top Sports Movies: ‘Raging Bull’ takes the title as best of the ring genre
Stellar cast led by Martin Scorcese’s eye puts audience right in the center of the fight game in 1980 boxing classic.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Auto Racing: Pro All Stars Series set to open 2020 season with no fans
Drivers wonder what new normal will look like Sunday at New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park.
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