Defenseman Carter Amico is projected to be selected in the second round of the NHL draft before heading to Boston University.
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
Ali statue in Lewiston is a reminder to always fight
The statue unveiled Saturday afternoon in Lewiston is a reminder of the biggest sporting event in state history.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
The Red Sox are a mess. Maybe 2026 will be better
As the team sputters along, it should start looking toward the future.
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At the Portland Boxing Club, Skip Neales leaves lasting legacy
Fighters and friends remember the lessons taught by the longtime Portland trainer, who died this month at 86.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
If St. Dom’s closes, a boys hockey tradition is lost
The impending closure of St. Dominic Regional High School would leave an unfillable void in the Maine hockey community.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Brothers finally get chance to play together with Sea Dogs
Zach Ehrhard was promoted to Portland this weekend, putting him on the same team as his brother, Drew, for the first time.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine baseball will never be a World Series contender again, but goals remain
The days of competing against the game’s elites are long over, but conference titles are still an achievable goal.
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A Maine Mariners goalie became an NHL star. Tragedy came next.
Pelle Lindbergh was going to be the best in the game, but a new documentary tells the story of how a fateful decision turned his story into a cautionary tale.
Posted inSports
The mental approach is the focus at this softball camp
With her second Mental Edge Softball Camp, Oakley McLeod is passing on the best help to the next generation of softball players, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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Women’s pro-am soccer team becomes more ‘Maine’ in third season
With Maine producing more Division I-caliber players, Maine Footy is trying to build its roster with in-state talent.