Fans have watched the Black Bears improve and overcome injuries heading into the America East Conference playoffs.
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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Women’s Basketball: Maine feeling confident heading into quarterfinal matchup against Vermont
Junior Maeve Carroll stepped up her game, right when the Black Bears needed it.
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Colby College men’s basketball team reacts to their first-round selection in NCAA tournament
The Mules will face Christopher Newport University in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament Friday in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Central Aroostook edges Winthrop for Class C girls title
Maci Beals shakes off foul trouble, leads Panthers with 20 points.
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Boys basketball: Forest Hills wins second straight Class D championship
Tigers pulls away from Machias in second half to complete undefeated season.
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College Basketball: UMF, Colby eye NCAA tournament bids
The Beavers and Mules can earn spots in the Division III tournament field with wins in their conference tournaments this weekend.
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UMaine women win in OT to halt Stony Brook’s 22-game winning streak
Maddy McVicar scores a career-high 28 points as the Black Bears win their sixth straight, 64-62.
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Girls basketball: Winthrop pushes away from Carrabec in second half
The top-seeded Ramblers led by three at half, but knocked out the Cobras with a 55-42 win.
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C South boys quarterfinal: Winthrop cruises to win over Monmouth
Defense the key as Ramblers advance to regional semis.
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A North boys quarterfinal: Top-ranked Hampden survives scare from Mt. Blue
AUGUSTA — The Hampden Academy boys basketball team has been on both ends of tournament upsets over the years, winning as an eight seed and losing as a two. Saturday night, the top-seeded Broncos almost became the victim of the largest upset of the Class A North tournament. Down to No. 8 Mt. Blue by […]