For the first time, the league’s 10 teams will all play each other, creating a nine-game schedule.
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.
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James Dornes wins Maine Open
Dornes birdies the 18th hole to finish with a two-stroke victory.
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Maine Open: Undeterred by damp conditions, Dornes takes first-round lead
James Dornes of Pennsylvania shoots a 63 despite a steady afternoon rain.
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Maine Amateur notebook: Plummer fails to make the cut
Mark Plummer, a 13-time winner of the event, is part of an older generation giving way to the young.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: Messalonskee edges Windham in overtime
Lydia Dexter scores the winner as Messalonskee returns to the Class A state title game.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Winthrop High dedicates field in memory of student who died from blood clot
Kelsey Stoneton, 17, died just before the start of the 2014 field hockey season.
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Wow Factor, Ruslan Reiter, Maranacook
Ruslan Reiter is among the best Paralympic Nordic skiers and quietly goes about his business.
Posted inSkiing, Sports, Varsity Maine
Coach of the Year: Steve DeAngelis, Maranacook
Sure, Steve DeAngelis wins state Nordic titles, but the coach has so many other big wins over 30 years.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Male Athlete of the Year: Austin Lufkin, Brewer
He broke a 50-year-old record in the shot put, but Austin Lufkin was also a powerful defensive end who earned a football scholarship.
Posted inNew England Patriots, News, Sports
Patriots’ top draft pick has family ties to Maine
Derek Rivers, a defensive end from Youngstown State, left Augusta at an early age but still has family in the area.