Ray Convery, who died last week at 76, prepared his student athletes for life beyond basketball.
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
For Falmouth’s Owen Bombardier, Shrine football game is family tradition
Owen Bombardier, an offensive lineman for the East, plays in the Lobster Bowl decades after his father represented Vermont in the Maple Sugar Bowl.
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Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gorham girls soccer star named Scholar Athlete of the Year
Two-time Varsity Maine All-State selection Ashley Connolly was valedictorian of her class this spring.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk
Hearts of Pine find another gear when needed
Playing the second of three games this week, the club showed it’s ready to contend for a playoff spot in its first season.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Lisbon football star gets curtain call in Maine Lobster Bowl
Kaiden LaValley is making the most of getting to play in one final game after his senior season at Lisbon was cut short by allegations of hazing on the team.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Back Cove Backyard Ultra tests runners mentally and physically
The annual endurance race could go for more than 24 hours.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Pro golfer Cole Anderson pays it forward as caddie at Maine Am
The two-time Maine Amateur champion from Camden caddied for Kellen Adickes in Thursday’s final round, offering his advice and encouragement to one of the state’s top young players.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
Maine high school sports year filled with you-had-to-see-it-to-believe-it moments
A title-game finish for the ages. Big-time performances. The 2024-25 school year had it all.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
Is there a home-course advantage at Maine Amateur?
Waterville Country Club members are enjoying success in this year’s tournament, which concludes Thursday.
Posted inSports, Travis Lazarczyk
On heels of big trade, new Red Sox prospect adjusts to everything
Outfielder/first baseman James Tibbs III came to Portland as part of the Rafael Devers trade.