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.

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Ron Harper Jr. making his NBA case with Maine Celtics

by Travis Lazarczyk January 14, 2026January 15, 2026

Basketball is the family business for Harper, whose father and brother were both first-round picks.

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Dunking technicals reignite an old Maine hoops debate

by Travis Lazarczyk January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Unless obvious taunting occurs, refs should let a dunk be a dunk and swallow the whistle.

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Former Maine hockey goalie Jeremy Swayman earns first Olympic berth

by Travis Lazarczyk January 5, 2026February 2, 2026

Coming off his roughest pro season, the Boston Bruins’ netminder was recently named to the US Olympic team in the midst of a rebound season.

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Maine Mariners players, fans are glad ECHL strike was resolved quickly

by Travis Lazarczyk January 2, 2026January 12, 2026

On Friday, Maine played its first home game since last week’s brief strike.

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There’s only one story on Maine’s list of top sports stories of 2025

by Travis Lazarczyk December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Cooper Flagg’s ascension to the NBA is something our state has never seen before, and likely won’t see again.

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Cumberland hiker’s trek along the Pacific Crest Trail a reminder we can all use a mental reset

by Travis Lazarczyk December 26, 2025December 30, 2025

Evan Miller hiked the 2,653-mile trial from the Mexican border in California to Canada earlier this year and learned a lot about himself along the way.