The defending Class B state champs, coming off an overtime win over Thornton Academy, have big games coming up against other contenders.
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 inLocal & State, Maine colleges, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
For high school athletes turned marketers, getting rich isn’t the goal
Student athletes capitalizing on the new ‘name, image and likeness’ policy say promotions lead to increased visibility, even if the financial payoffs are slim.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
In setting classification, MPA should look at more factors than enrollment
COMMENTARY: Enrollment should be a piece of the classification puzzle, but participation, success and local resources also should be considered.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College notebook: St. Joe’s women on a roll in GNAC basketball
The Monks are undefeated in conference play and carry an eight-game win streak into Saturday’s home game against Johnson & Wales.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Portland High player organizes Hockey Fights Cancer game in her dad’s memory
Sloane O’Donnell Fox shared a love of the sport with her father, who died three years ago after battling bile duct cancer.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Yarmouth’s Mike Hagerty earns national coaching honor
The longtime soccer coach was named National Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Times Record Sports, UMaine Sports
Women’s basketball: Sophomore Adrianna Smith coming up big for UMaine
The 6-foot forward had back-to-back 30-point games last week, and has been a key in the Black Bears’ 3-0 start in conference games.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ hockey: Falmouth capitalizes on power play and beats Scarborough, 6-3
The Navigators win their fourth straight, scoring twice on a five-minute power play to break a scoreless tie and surge past the Red Storm.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Men’s basketball: Inconsistency plagues Maine in loss to NJIT
The Black Bears can’t hold a late lead and fall in overtime to the Highlanders, 91-83.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Hockey notebook: Defensemen providing an offensive spark for Cape Elizabeth
The Capers are 5-1 heading into a Class B boys’ hockey showdown Saturday with Brunswick, the defending state champion.