Under new Coach Jordan Stevens, the Black Bears open at the University of New Mexico on Saturday night.
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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Maine high schools enter fall season with barely enough referees for games
The pool of game officials has been shrinking for years, with verbal abuse cited as the biggest reason why it’s hard to attract and retain new refs.
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UMaine football: Defense shows improvement up front in final scrimmage
A stronger pass rush will be key for this season for the Black Bears, who open at New Mexico on Sept. 3.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine athletics moves into new phase of COVID precautions
While some athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 leading up to the fall season, practices have been uninterrupted.
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UMaine names Samantha Hegmann-Wary its interim athletic director
The senior women’s administrator in the athletic department, Hegmann-Wary will serve as the interim AD while the university searches for Ken Ralph’s successor.
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Sea Dogs’ Michael Gettys reinvents his career on the mound
Once a power-hitting outfield prospect, the 26-year-old Gettys is succeeding as a relief pitcher with Portland.
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Sea Dogs rally once again for third straight win over Richmond
Portland scores five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and holds on for a 6-5 victory.
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Hernández, Danish rehab with Sea Dogs in 10-inning victory
Kiké Hernández goes 1 for 2 and Red Sox teammate Tyler Danish pitches a scoreless inning in Portland’s 1-0 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
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Deering grad Salamone becomes leader on UMaine’s defensive line
Now in his sixth season because of added NCAA eligibility, Raffaele Salamone is a key interior lineman for the Black Bears.
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UMaine athletic director leaving for NCAA Division III school
Ken Ralph will step down at the end of the month to become the athletic director at Southwestern University in Texas.