Lewiston High was site for Thursday’s historic first official game for Maine’s men’s pro soccer team.
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 ready, excited to make their Maine debut
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Hearts of Pine close to selling out of tickets for inaugural season
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Windham boys basketball repeats as Class AA champion
The Eagles rally from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat South Portland.
Caribou boys basketball runs away from York in Class B final
The Vikings’ defense and shooting prove too much in a dominant second half.
A look at the Class AA Maine state final matchups
South Portland and Cheverus meet in the girls final, and the South Portland boys face defending champion Windham.
York boys basketball ready for its championship chance
The Wildcats’ ability to defend has been an important part of an unbeaten season, and will be again, in the Class B state final against high-scoring Caribou.