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.
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.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports
Hearts of Pine sign Portuguese midfielder
Diogo Barbosa, 30, has played across Europe and in Australia.
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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.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Predicting next year’s Maine high school basketball contenders
Check out our way-too-early predictions for next season’s top contenders in boys and girls basketball.
Posted inHearts of Pine, News, Sports
Hearts of Pine sell out single-game tickets in minutes
Demand remains strong for Maine’s professional soccer team as it approaches the start of its second season.
Posted inIndoor Track, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Marshwood’s Henri Rivard wins mile at New England indoor track championships
The Hawks senior tops a number of strong individual efforts at Saturday’s high school track and field meet in Boston.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Portland boys basketball completes journey to Class A title
The Bulldogs, who lost six games in the regular season, pull away behind their defense in the second half to beat Camden Hills.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Here’s a look at the Maine Class A boys basketball state championship game
Camden Hills star Nolan Ames and his strong supporting cast meet a Portland team that has already shut down several standout scorers.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Portland boys basketball team jelled at the right time to reach Class A final. Here’s how it happened.
The Bulldogs’ defense has been outstanding and helped Portland get hot in the playoffs and reach the state championship game.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Yarmouth boys basketball challenged itself to get better. It’s paid off.
Hard work and self-improvement have powered the Clippers to Class B championship game against Gardiner.