Lisbon High School graduate placed fifth in 400-meter dash at 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
MPA takes new approach with football realignment
Football coaches hope more balanced competition results from the Maine Principals’ Association’s decision to allow some schools to bypass the usual enrollment cutoffs.
Football: Coaches, ADs mixed on new classification for 2020
While many say the changes approved by the MPA are good for the sport, some feel even greater changes are needed.
MPA takes new approach with football realignment
Football coaches hope more balanced competition results from the Maine Principals’ Association’s decision to allow some schools to bypass the usual enrollment cutoffs.
Football: Coaches, ADs react to new classification for 2020
While many say the changes approved by the MPA are good for the sport, some feel even greater changes are needed.
Central Maine athletic trainers shift attention to helping health care workers fight coronavirus
With no high school sports this spring, area trainers start using their abilities in other ways.
Central Maine professional baseball players still hoping for a season
Sam and Jake Dexter, as well as Cody Laweryson, have had their careers put on hold during the coronavirus outbreak.
Boys’ basketball: 2020 Varsity Maine All-State team
Nine seniors and three juniors make the list of the state’s 12 best players.
Boys’ basketball: Bryce Lausier, Hampden Academy
The senior guard came up big in four come-from-behind playoff wins, leading his team to the Class A title.
Orlando Magic head coach and Maine native Steve Clifford waiting patiently for NBA’s return
The UMaine-Farmington graduate is isolating in Orlando, watching film of his team during the league shutdown.