The senior learned from a midseason lapse of judgment to lead his team to the Class A state title.
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.
Girls’ hockey: 2022 Varsity Maine All-State team
A freshman, two sophomores and a junior join eight seniors on this year’s team.
Boys’ hockey: 2022 Varsity Maine All-State team
The senior-heavy list includes nine players who have finished their high school careers, along with three juniors.
Sea Dogs can’t beat the rain, or Fisher Cats
New Hampshire scores three runs in the first inning and takes a 3-0 victory in a game called in the sixth inning because of rain.
Hamilton’s bat leads Sea Dogs in Opening Night win
Portland’s leadoff hitter, David Hamilton, hits two homers and drives in seven runs in an 11-6 victory over New Hampshire.
Sea Dogs take to Hadlock Field for first workout of 2022 season
The team will host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Friday evening in the season opener.
Colby College faced a similar gender discrimination complaint in 2003
Eighteen years before female coaches filed a complaint against the school, student athletes sued the college over alleged Title IX violations.
50 years after Title IX, spending on women’s college sports still falls short
From coaches’ salaries to overall expenditures, money for women’s sports typically lags behind men’s sports at colleges throughout Maine and the Northeast.
UMaine football hits the field for spring practice with its new coach
Wednesday morning’s session was the first under Maine native Jordan Stevens, who was hired in December.
Goalie Billy Girard leads UNE to NCAA Division III Frozen Four
The sophomore from Florida has been a steady presence in net for the Nor’easters, who play SUNY Geneseo in the national semifinals on Friday.