Maine hosts Orlando for three games in three days this weekend, the Mariners’ first contests since Jan. 12.
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 inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hockey notebook: Capers eager to get back on the ice after long break
The Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland girls’ hockey team is off to a 6-1-1 start, but hasn’t been able to play a game since New Year’s Day.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Mask mandates in high school sports are tough to enforce
Some athletes say it’s difficult to keep a mask securely over the nose and mouth during the course of game action. Others cite mask fatigue during a second consecutive winter of the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Announcers fired by Houlton radio station for body-shaming comments about girls
The announcers, one a former coach and the other a former athletic director, made derogatory remarks about girls playing in a high school basketball game in Aroostook County.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Maine Celtics forced to adjust to an ever-changing roster
With players called up to the NBA on 10-day contracts, Maine has to adapt as the G League season resumes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school sports schedules disrupted as more schools go remote
Making up postponed games will be a challenge for athletic directors, in part because of a shortage of bus drivers and game officials.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Women’s basketball: Another slow start costly as UMaine falls to Stony Brook
The Black Bears fall behind 14-0 and lose to the defending America East champion Seawolves.
Posted inSports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football hires defensive coordinator
Mathieu Araujo joins the Black Bears after three seasons as an assistant coach at Yale, where he worked with new Maine head coach Jordan Stevens.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
After COVID disruption, UMaine men’s hockey on track for games this weekend
The Black Bears had to cancel last weekend’s series at Penn State, but the team is preparing to host Alaska-Fairbanks on Friday and Saturday.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls basketball: Greely clicks after a slow start to down Gray-New Gloucester
Down eight points early, the Rangers pulled away in the second half to beat the Patriots, 64-45.