The second-seeded Black Bears will travel to Springfield, Mass., for their first NCAA Tournament game since 2012.
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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Men’s hockey: Maine awaits NCAA Tournament bid
The Black Bears will find out Sunday night where and when they’ll play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Men’s hockey: Boston University beats Maine 4-1 in Hockey East semis
The Black Bears now wait to see where they’ll play and who’ll they face in the NCAA Tournament.
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Girls’ indoor track: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
Our team features four athletes who set state records this season.
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‘Something we haven’t seen in a long time’: UMaine to compete in NCAA tournaments in both basketball, hockey
There’s plenty of excitement in Orono and across the state with both the women’s basketball and men’s hockey teams making postseason runs this spring.
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Women’s basketball: Black Bears rely on multiple scoring options
After leading scorers Anne Simon and Adrianna Smith, several players have the ability to step up and provide offense for the Black Bears in Friday’s NCAA Tournament game.
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Men’s hockey: Penalty killing is key for UMaine against BU in Hockey East semifinals
The Black Bears allowed four power-play goals to the Terriers in a pair of regular-season losses in November.
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UMaine to face Ohio State in first round of NCAA women’s tournament
The Black Bears, winners of the America East Conference, will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a game Friday at noon.
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Men’s hockey: Maine advances to Hockey East semifinals with 5-0 win over UNH
Josh Nadeau and Bradly Nadeau each score twice to help send the Black Bears to the semifinals for the first time since 2012.
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Women’s basketball: Maine earns spot in NCAA Tournament with 64-48 win over Vermont
Anne Simon and Adrianna Smith lead a balanced attack as the Black Bears win their first America East championship since 2019.