A spate of in-season resignations by high school basketball coaches shows the problem is growing.
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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UMaine men’s hockey enters break on win streak
A 3-0 week gets the Black Bears back into Travis Lazarczyk’s top 20.
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UMaine men’s hockey blanks Lindenwood for non-conference win
Justin Poirier scores a pair of power-play goals for the Black Bears.
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Maine Mariners goalie embraces grind of trying to make it in pro hockey
Luke Cavallin has been sharp in his first season in the Bruins organization, his third organization in three seasons.
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With a win in Portland, Maine men’s hockey turns a corner
The Black Bears showed fight that’s been missing in recent games in front of a Cross Insurance Arena crowd.
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‘We can’t be fighting among ourselves’: UMaine men’s hockey lacking identity
The positive team culture built over the last few seasons took a hit with recent losses.
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As co-ops increase, can Maine boys high school hockey survive?
Participation has dropped dramatically over the past two decades, leading many schools to join forces — a list that includes a pair of the state’s top programs this winter.
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Maine men’s hockey drops off ballot after being swept by UNH
The Black Bears are in a funk and need to regroup for three games upcoming this week.
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UMaine men’s hockey drops second game to rival UNH
The Wildcats score twice in the second period to take control of the game.
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Maine men’s hockey falls at home to rival New Hampshire
The loss was the Black Bears’ third at home this season.