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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.

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  • Published
    February 21, 2012

    EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Mt. Blue, EL similar in approach

    When Edward Little boys basketball coach Mike Adams calls out “23,” it means the same thing as when Mt. Blue coach Jim Bessey says it.

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    February 21, 2012

    EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner faces tough test

    After the Medomak Valley boys basketball team beat Gardiner in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship game, 61-57, coach Nick DePatsy praised the Tigers.

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    February 18, 2012

    Eastern A boys: Third time is no charm for Lawrence

    After two regular-season wins over Bangor, the Bulldogs fall in the quarterfinals, 48-31.

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    February 17, 2012

    EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Too close to call

    As the top seed with a 17-1 record, Hampden Academy is the favorite entering the Eastern Class A boys basketball tournament. But after a regular season in which a number of good teams regularly beat each other up, Hampden wears the favorite title loosely.

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    February 17, 2012

    Eastern B Boys: Gardiner edges Nokomis in OT

    The Tigers get big contributions from Alonzo Connor and Matt Hall in a 56-47 quarterfinal victory.

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    February 17, 2012

    CENTER COURT: Gardiner, Nokomis hope to make run at MDI

    Gardiner Area High School boys basketball coach Jason Cassidy and his staff sat in the bleachers and scouted Wednesday night’s preliminary round game between Waterville and Nokomis. Cassidy was glad to not be playing in a prelim game himself.

  • Published
    February 15, 2012

    EASTERN CLASS B BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Pearl foul shot lifts Nokomis to win in Eastern B prelim

    NEWPORT — Everybody involved with the Nokomis and Waterville boys basketball teams had seen this movie. It ran eight days ago in Waterville’s gym. Waterville guard Chris Hale takes the last shot. Eight days ago, Hale’s buzzer beater went in, giving the Purple Panthers a two-point win over the Warriors.

  • Published
    February 14, 2012

    HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defense lifts Madison to MVC title

    AUGUSTA — If the Madison Area Memorial High School girls basketball team used the Mountain Valley Conference championship game as a tune-up for the Western Class C playoffs, the Bulldogs left the Augusta Civic Center floor knowing this: If they play defense in the tournament as well as they played defense in the second half Monday, the Bulldogs will make a run deep into the tournament.

  • Published
    August 10, 2011

    MSGA Match Play: First round produces very little suspense

    MANCHESTER — There weren’t many surprises during the first round of the Maine State Golf Association Match Play Invitational. Only two of the 16 matches were won by the lower-seeded player. There also wasn’t much suspense in the opening round, as just one of the 16 matches made it to 18 holes and nine matches […]

  • Published
    March 5, 2011

    Eastern Class B hockey: Brewer blanks Lawrence

    The unbeaten Witches cruise to an 8-0 win in a regional semifinal.