Commentary: As the Patriots prepare to choose Bill Belichick’s successor, fans must change their expectations.
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.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Men’s hockey: UMaine prepares for long stretch of Hockey East competition
Playing consistently on back-to-back nights against the same opponent will be a key for the Black Bears the rest of the regular season.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Alfond Foundation donates $80 million more for UMaine athletic facility upgrades
The gift, which comes on top of $90 million the foundation awarded to the university in 2022, will go toward building a new complex for soccer and track and field, expanding the Shawn Walsh Center and adding a new multipurpose practice facility.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine women snap Vermont’s 18-game conference winning streak, 60-48
The Black Bears play tough defense and score 38 points in the paint to improve to 2-0 in America East.
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Men’s hockey: UMaine wins seventh straight game, 3-1 over Colgate
Freshman Albin Boija makes 30 saves and three different players score goals for the Black Bears.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Cheverus rallies for 3-2 overtime win over Penobscot
Cheverus, atop the South division, improves to 7-0 as Zoey Radford scores in OT to beat North leader Penobscot.
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Men’s hockey: Depth a key to success as UMaine heads into 2024
Ranked No. 7 nationally, the Black Bears bring a six-game winning streak into this weekend’s games at Alfond Arena against Colgate.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Former Boston Bruin finds rewards in coaching high school hockey in Maine
Peter Douris, who played 4 of his 11 NHL seasons with Boston, has the York High boys’ team focusing on the little things in the hopes of achieving big goals.
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Boys’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester pulls away from Greely, 68-52
The Patriots withstand the Rangers’ third-quarter rally to improve to 3-1 on the season.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year: Lana Djuranovic, Scarborough
Djuranovic capped her high school career with a 32-goal season and a second consecutive Class A state championship.