Bean, who worked in the athletic department for 45 years, is the new Little East Conference commissioner.
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 inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Girls’ Lacrosse Player of the Year: Aine Powers, Yarmouth
A senior midfielder, Powers improved her overall game to help the Clippers win the Class A championship.
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Boys’ lacrosse: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
This year’s team includes four players from the 2023 squad.
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Girls’ lacrosse: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
This year’s team includes eight players who have won at least one state title, and three All-Americans.
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Varsity Maine Boys’ Lacrosse Player of the Year: Colter Olson, Yarmouth
The senior had a hand in 11 of the Clippers’ 13 goals in the Class B final, including scoring the winner in overtime.
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Commentary: At the summit of Mount Everest, ‘no one is coming to rescue you’
Portland native Jared Harris recounts his trip to the top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Tim Wakefield’s presence still felt at Drive Fore Kids tournament
The former Red Sox knuckleballer, who died last fall, was remembered by his friends who honored his legacy of giving back.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports, UMaine Sports
Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman savors return trip to Maine
Swayman, who starred at the University of Maine, is playing this weekend in the Drive Fore Kids celebrity golf tournament.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Former UMaine pitcher Nick Sinacola climbing minor league ladder with Giants
Now in Double-A, the former Black Bears ace is with the Richmond Flying Squirrels this week at Hadlock Field to face the Sea Dogs.
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Kristian Campbell making a strong first impression with the Sea Dogs
The second baseman/center fielder was named Eastern League Player of the Week in just his second week after getting called up from High-A Greenville.