In Class A, Camden Hills was the North favorite all season while Portland emerged from the South as the sixth seed.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene and, more recently, the Portland Hearts of Pine men's professional soccer team. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office in Skowhegan at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he had a multi-year stint as the Portland Press Herald's freelance motorsports writer. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Press Herald. Steve was named the National Sports Media Association's 2022 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, 27 years after winning the award for New Hampshire.
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Camden Hills’ Nolan Ames and all three girls finalists will be playing for state championships.
Portland boys basketball captures Class A South title
The Bulldogs’ defense is too tight for Cheverus to handle as Portland wins the regional championship as a No. 6 seed.
Yarmouth boys basketball writes a winning regional final story
The fourth-seeded Clippers are Class B South champions after knocking off No. 2 Medomak Valley.
Portland boys basketball starts fast, upends Sanford in A South semifinal
The sixth-seeded Bulldogs advance to the regional final with an impressive all-around effort in front of a packed crowd at the Expo.
South Portland girls basketball tops Sanford in Class A South semifinal
Behind their veterans from the 2025 championship team, the Red Riots hold off Sanford’s comeback attempt.
Medomak Valley boys basketball withstands Poland rally to reach B South final
Down 23 at halftime, the Knights nearly pull off a big comeback against the second-seeded Panthers.
Oceanside girls basketball reaches 5th straight Class B South final
The second-seeded Mariners impress in a semifinal victory over York.
Two fabled records fall at Class A indoor track meet
The South Portland boys and Scarborough girls regain team titles after a one-year hiatus.
Portland boys basketball’s victory over South Portland had several subplots
An individual battle between two future college football players and the return of a player sidelined by family concerns were part of the Bulldogs’ story.