Brayan Bello and Brandon Walter, who have yet to allow more than two earned runs in a start this season, both put their best stuff on display last Thursday.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Out-of-state games make sense for Maine high school football
COMMENTARY: The overall health of high school football in the state still needs to be addressed.
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Posted inSports
Mainers heading to Kentucky Derby as part-owners of one of the top horses
Keith Luke, Barbara Furey and Dave Rollins will be at Churchill Downs on Saturday to cheer on their horse, Mo Donegal.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs rally, beat Fightin Phils in 11
Christian Koss’ RBI single scored Elih Marrero with the game-winning run to lift Portland to a 5-4 win.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
ECHL playoffs: Mariners beat Reading, 4-0, to even series at 2-2
Callum Booth makes 32 saves and four players score as Maine ties the best-of-seven series, with Game 5 set for Saturday night.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Caleb King hired as Greely’s head coach
King, 2011 graduate of Greely High before playing college football at Husson, and will lead the Rangers into the eight-man league this fall.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
ECHL playoffs: Late goal gives Mariners much-needed win
Mathew Santos scores his second goal of the game late in the third period to push Maine to a 5-4 victory over Reading, closing the series deficit to 2-1.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Mariners seek boost from power play as playoff series shifts to Portland
Maine, which trails Reading 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, will play its first home playoff game in franchise history on Thursday.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
David Hamilton is the catalyst atop the Sea Dogs’ lineup
The middle infielder leads the Eastern League with 10 stolen bases.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Let’s wait to anoint Cooper Flagg as the best basketball player ever from Maine
COMMENTARY: Such a label is unfair to the 15-year-old phenom, and short-sighted given the professional basketball success of others before him.