Players from across the region should be among the best in the state this fall.
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 inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet 10 southern Maine boys soccer teams to watch in 2025
The SMAA’s depth is on display as several of the conference’s squads are included in the list of the area’s best.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Here are 5 intriguing southern Maine boys soccer matchups this fall
These games feature some of the top teams, and a few may end up being playoff previews.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Eight-man football keeps Maine small schools on the gridiron
As the football season begins, we look at four small school eight-man teams at varying stages of their development, all around because the eight-man game simply exists.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Thursday night lights now a necessity in Maine high school football
With fewer varsity game officials in the state, Thursday night becomes a viable option for some teams.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
A Red Sox mea culpa brought on by an unexpected surge
A team that looked done in May is playing exciting baseball right when it needs to, with a rookie leading the way.
Posted inSports
Here’s what to know about UMaine’s football game at Liberty
The Black Bears open the season on the road against a strong Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.
Posted inSports
Rebuilt running game is key for UMaine football
The Black Bears’ backfield will be full of newcomers, including a pair of ballcarriers new to FCS football.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Houlton football player making history at UMaine
Freshman safety Isaiah Ervin is the first player to come out of eight-man football to join the Black Bears.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Secretariat’s jockey mourned in Maine as well as Canada
Ron Turcotte, who lived in Drummond, New Brunswick, just across the border from Van Buren, died Friday at age 84.