COMMENTARY: After confronting his struggles with alcohol abuse, Jim Montgomery is getting a second opportunity as an NHL head coach.
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.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sale makes a solid start for Sea Dogs in 15-4 win over New Hampshire
Red Sox ace Chris Sale was sharp in a rehab start in front of a sold-out Hadlock Field crowd as he works his way back to Boston.
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Posted inSports
Pickleball enthusiasts to gather in Portland for Atlantic regional
The USA Pickleball Atlantic Diamond tournament comes to Maine this weekend for the first time since 2018.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: Greely cruises past York, claims first Class B crown
After finishing as the state runner-up in 2021, Greely rises to the top with a 13-7 victory.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: Kennebunk tops Yarmouth, 11-8, to win Class A title again
Ruby Sliwkowski scores six goals for the Rams, winners of 32 consecutive games over two seasons.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: NYA withstands furious Wells rally, wins Class C title
North Yarmouth Academy earns its first state championship since 2010, holding off a comeback attempt by Wells to take a 12-11 victory.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Red Sox prospect Castellanos heats up for Sea Dogs after early slump
After struggling in April, 24-year-old Pedro Castellanos has been Portland’s most consistent hitter.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs fall to Yard Goats in slugfest, 14-12
Portland hits five home runs, but a seven-run inning and four homers by Hartford are enough to send the Sea Dogs to a fourth straight loss.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Hartford uses two good innings to beat Sea Dogs, 5-3
The Yard Goats score twice in the fourth and three times in the sixth to take the series-opening win at Hadlock Field.
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Housing costs no longer a burden for Sea Dogs players earning $600 a week
For the first time, Major League Baseball teams are supplying apartments for minor league players who had struggled to find suitable housing in years past.