Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two children, and numerous dogs and cats have called Hampton home since 1995 and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2021
Concerns grow that the loss of sports is taking a toll on young athletes’ mental health
Citing research that shows more depression and anxiety when school sports are shut down, athletic directors and coaches in Maine’s ‘yellow’ counties lobby for teams to at least be allowed to gather for drills and conditioning during the pandemic.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Maine teen is youngest skier on World Cup ski cross tour
Stuart Whittier, 19, is competing in Europe for the U.S. team in a sport that combines elements of freestyle skiing with traditional Alpine events.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
These boys’ basketball stars are transfers with good timing
Dominick Campbell and Brady Cummins have enrolled at out-of-state prep schools to enhance their prospects for Division I basketball scholarships.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Winter high school season delayed again in four counties
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York counties are still designated as ‘yellow,’ which means teams in those counties can’t begin practices on Monday.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
UMaine men’s basketball: Looking for players to step up in home debut
The winless UMaine men’s basketball team takes on old rival New Hampshire on Saturday and Sunday at The Pit.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Maine teen wins honor by combining her interests in softball, computer science
Yarmouth High student Elena Miller created a computer app that makes it easier to keep score of softball and baseball games.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Finally, UMaine men’s basketball may get in a season opener
The Black Bears were scheduled to start their season on Nov. 25 before heading into COVID quarantine for two weeks. They’ll try again this weekend with two games at Hartford.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2020
Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
UMaine to resume winter sports schedule this week
Athletic competition had been paused for two weeks after multiple Black Bear teams reported positive COVID-19 tests.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit
Maine Hoops, the state’s largest organizer of club sport basketball games, plans to start games Dec. 18 – weeks before they are allowed under state guidelines.
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