Maine has mandated that masks be worn by high school athletes during games. For some players the adjustment hasn’t been easy.
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.
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Dor Saar reflects on entering record books for the University of Maine women’s basketball program
The senior point guard broke the career 3-pointers record Sunday, and continues to put her teammates in good situations to score.
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Blanca Millan, Anne Simon form dangerous scoring combination for UMaine women’s basketball team
The senior and sophomore give Black Bears a one-two punch that opponents have struggled to contain in the early going.
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North Atlantic Conference won’t offer basketball this winter
The conference, which includes five Maine colleges, had previously delayed a decision on winter sports before opting to cancel competition.
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College hockey: UMaine improvement must start on defense
The Black Bears are 0-3-1, have allowed 21 goals and taken 29 penalties, trends that must change going into a weekend series at Vermont.
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University of Maine guard Kelly Fogarty breaks out of shooting slump in big way
Senior adds to list of scoring threats for Black Bears after setting a program record with 10 3-pointers in rout of New Hampshire on Sunday.
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Young players show promise for UMaine men’s hockey team after opening games
Sophomore goalie Matthew Thiessen and freshman forward Lynden Breen provide strong performances in weekend series at New Hampshire.
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Return of standout Blanca Millan gives UMaine women’s basketball team a spark
Back from a knee injury, the fifth year senior is back and ready to lead the University of Maine women’s basketball team.
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University of Maine men’s ice hockey team ready to finally play games after long layoff
After three weeks of postponed games due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Black Bears are set to open the season this weekend against rival New Hampshire.
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Colby College football program celebrates 20th anniversary of its first and only conference championship
In 2000, the Mules came from out of nowhere to finish a surprising 7-1 and claim the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship.