A slow start derailed the 2025 season for the Black Bears, who were picked in the middle of the pack in this year’s Coastal Athletic Conference’s preseason poll.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Winthrop star ends football career with pride at the Lobster Bowl
Unlike many of his teammates, Winthrop’s Ben Porter will not play college football this fall. He’s proud to let his performance in the all-star game be his goodbye.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The Red Sox have won 14 straight to turn around season. Is this sustainable?
The hot streak has the Sox in contention for the American League playoffs. Is it the start of a new normal, or a blip in a tough season?
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Red Sox prospects Franklin Arias, Anthony Eyanson showcased potential in Futures Game
The top two prospects in Boston’s system returned to Portland to begin the second half of the season Friday.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Hearts of Pine, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Soccer is booming in Maine. Rich Kent helped lay the groundwork decades ago
The Rumford-area coach ignited passion for the sport when he brought teams of Maine players to England to compete in the 1980s and ’90s.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Golf can be a tough game. These youngsters at the Maine Amateur made it look easy.
Young golfers continue their run of dominance at the state’s top amateur golf tournament.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
We said goodbye to some all-time great Maine high school coaches this year
The 2025-26 school year saw some of the best to ever do it pass away, retire, or leave before they were ready.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
United States is out, but the World Cup still a welcomed jolt of enthusiasm
Even with the U.S. men’s soccer team’s tournament over, there’s plenty left for American fans to enjoy as the World Cup nears completion.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
At Drive Fore Kids, Blair O’Neal looks to grow golf with girls
The former pro player turned television personality taught a golf lesson to Maine girls Friday morning at Falmouth Country Club.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Gardiner boys basketball celebrates its first title with ring ceremony
The Tigers won the Class B state crown in February — the first boys basketball championship in school history.