With games all but sold out for a second straight season, snagging admission to see Maine’s pro soccer team is difficult, frustrating and potentially cost prohibitive.
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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Hearts of Pine sign Bowdoin standout Tyler Huck
The midfielder from California was the NESCAC Player of the Year in 2025.
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5 big changes for Hearts of Pine entering 2026 season
Coach Bobby Murphy’s squad looks to have more depth throughout its roster, which will be vital in an expanded schedule in Year 2.
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Hearts of Pine’s new-look defense will get its first test Saturday
Portland’s pro soccer team begins its second USL1 season with a defense that features six new players.
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Hearts of Pine add rookie forward to roster
Aboubacar Camara played for three Division I men’s programs including three seasons as Louisville’s top scorer.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine’s high school football coaching carousel is still spinning
Nearly 18% of the state’s 79 programs will have new head coaches in 2026, and several will be first-time varsity coaches in their 20s.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Massabesic’s Evan Boulard wins New England wrestling title
Massabesic girls earn the team title and have their own champion, as well as a runner-up, and many other Maine wrestlers reach the podium.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports
Hearts of Pine begin public discussion on women’s team
The club is actively seeking opinions and discussion about the future identity, brand and crest for a preprofessional team it hopes will play in 2027.
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Hearts of Pine sign Portuguese midfielder
Diogo Barbosa, 30, has played across Europe and in Australia.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
New Lewiston football coach gets his dream job
Lewiston native Justin Bisson played for the Blue Devils, was an assistant at the school for six years and was the program’s interim head coach in 2021.