From playing in the Futures Game to picking the brains of major leaguers, Marcelo Mayer, Nick Yorke and Luis Guerrero take advantage of opportunities to improve.
Travis Lazarczyk
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Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. 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. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
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Story, Kluber off to good start in rehab assignment with Sea Dogs
Trevor Story and Corey Kluber join Red Sox utility player Pablo Reyes in Portland’s lineup against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
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Sea Dogs’ Nathan Hickey looks for improvement behind the plate
A fifth-round draft pick in 2021, Hickey has 14 home runs on the season, including 10 in 42 games since his promotion to Double-A.
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Erin Holmes closes out her first Maine Women’s Amateur crown
The Cumberland native shoots her highest round of the tournament but wins by five strokes over Bowdoin College student Shivani Schmulen.
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Confident Erin Holmes extends lead at Maine Women’s Amateur
The Cumberland native holds an eight-stroke lead over Jade Haylock and Shivani Schmulmen heading into Wednesday’s final round.
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Falmouth’s Boden Gerry earns spot on U.S. developmental snowboard team
The 17-year old Carrabassett Valley Academy senior will join the national team in Utah later this month.
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Erin Holmes goes 3-under par to take day one lead at Maine Women’s Amateur
Defending champion Ruby Haylock sits at 1-over par, four shots off the lead.
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Basketball: UMaine’s Kellen Tynes relishes chance to play for Canadian U-23 team
The junior guard is a member of Team Canada at Globl Jam, an international under-23 showcase tournament in Toronto.
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Varsity Maine Girls’ Team of the Year: Kennebunk lacrosse
The Rams captured a third straight Class A championship, outscoring opponents 263-55 and expanding their winning streak to 49 games.
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Caleb Manuel sets record en route to 3rd straight Maine Amateur title
The 21-year-old from Topsham shoots a tournament record 13 under at Samoset Resort in Rockland.