The Newport native becomes first Mainer to be drafted No. 1 overall in a major sports league in America.
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.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Cooper Flagg mania takes center stage in Brooklyn
The 18-year-old from Newport, Maine, is the indisputable toast of the NBA draft.
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Cooper Flagg’s big NBA Draft moment is here. The Mavs won’t screw this up.
It’s a moment Maine basketball fans have been waiting for, and experts think Flagg will fit in right away.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
St. Dom’s baseball team sends school off on the most positive note
The Saints’ fourth straight Class D title is their last, as the school closed with the end of the academic year.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Falmouth boys lacrosse earns return trip to Class A final
The undefeated Navigators move another step closer to a repeat championship by defeating Cape Elizabeth.
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Thornton boys lacrosse pulls away for semifinal win over South Portland
Jack DeLeo paces the second-seeded Trojans with six goals.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
D South softball final postponed due to rain
NYA and Buckfield played two innings before the field was deemed unplayable.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Medomak Valley softball blanks York for B South title
Sophomore pitcher Sidney Nicholls dominates to lead the Panthers to their first regional crown in 16 years.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Red Sox make big mistake by trading away star Rafael Devers
Rather than try to fix a problem it caused in the first place, Boston’s management traded the team’s best hitter for little in return.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
How much do these fans love the Hearts of Pine? The ink tells the story
Fans had a chance Saturday to get tattoos for a soccer team that already has a passionate fan base just months into its existence.