Travis Lazarczyk

Columnist

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.

Sports

Sidelines: Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we sports haiku

by Travis Lazarczyk May 8, 2021May 8, 2021

Central Maine’s surest sign of spring is Travis Lazarczyk’s annual sports haiku, for better or for worse.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Baseball: Messalonskee earns bounce-back victory over Mt. Blue

by Travis Lazarczyk May 7, 2021May 8, 2021

After tough loss to Oxford Hills on Thursday, the Eagles get back on track.

Maine colleges, Sports

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

by Travis Lazarczyk May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Georgetown head coach Edwin Thompson and Virginia Tech assistant coach Tyler Hanson will face each other Wednesday.

Maine, Maine colleges, Sports

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

by Travis Lazarczyk April 30, 2021October 20, 2022

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.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

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

by Travis Lazarczyk April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Athletic director Ken Ralph said interviews will begin soon and a decision could come in early May.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports, Varsity Maine

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

by Travis Lazarczyk April 24, 2021April 24, 2021

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

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

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

by Travis Lazarczyk April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

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.