Women’s basketball: There was no guarantee the 6-foot-1 guard would return to Maine after suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2019, but she’s thriving yet again.
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 Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: In the central Maine basketball tourney, there are matchups we’ll see — and ones we’d like to see played
There’s plenty of intriguing possibilities in this postseason, which gets under way Tuesday.
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Commentary: Finally, it’s tournament time for Maine high schools
Regional basketball and ice hockey tournaments, along with championship meets in skiing, coming this week in central Maine are a sign of normalcy, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Forest Hills senior Parker Desjardins joins rare company with 2,000th career point
Desjardins is believed to be just the 19th player in Maine history — boy or girl — to reach the milestone.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball notebook: Seedings beginning to take shape for central Maine basketball tournament
With a week left in the regular season, teams vie for seeds in the upcoming basketball tournament between Kennebec, Somerset, and Franklin county schools.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Maeve Carroll continues to improve for UMaine women’s basketball team
Senior forward — who helped power Black Bears to come-from-behind victory over Stony Brook on Sunday — will also return for a fifth season.
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Sidelines: University of Maine basketball takes a hit, on and off the court
The UMaine women lose on the court, while the UMaine men lose their season, writes Travis Lazarczyk.
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Commentary: Any hate of quarterback Tom Brady in New England is misguided
Root for Tom Brady in the Super Bowl or don’t, but his decision to move on to Tampa Bay shouldn’t cloud your memories of him, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Seniors provide University of Maine women’s basketball team leadership during mentally tough season
Amid COVID-19 concerns, five seniors have kept the Black Bears focused on the conference title.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Jazmine Pingree propels Spruce Mountain to win over Madison
Girls basketball: Freshman scores 10 points, including eight in a row, in the third quarter to key the Phoenix comeback victory.