The Knights take advantage after top seed Massabesic withdraws, and the Warriors win their third Class B title in the fourth year of the format.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Falmouth High football coach resigns in wake of players’ petition
John Fitzsimmons had resisted pressure from parents, but after players asked the school board to replace him, he said ‘it wasn’t fair for them or for me to stay.’
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Falmouth High football players sign petition seeking coach’s removal
Members of the 2023 team ask the school board to replace John Fitzsimmons, saying they ‘have lost confidence’ in the veteran coach.
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Football: Falmouth’s William Gale, Leavitt’s Jace Negley win Gaziano Lineman awards
The high school seniors, who plan to play football in college, will each receive a $5,000 scholarship.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
When is a win too big? In Maine high school basketball, it’s a matter of etiquette
Is there a right way to beat a team by 50 points or more? Such lopsided scores have been frequent this winter.
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Leavitt quarterback Noah Carpenter wins 52nd Fitzpatrick Trophy
The honor goes annually to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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Wrestling: For the first time, girls get their own regular-season meets
This week’s Noble Invitational will feature a competition for girls only, to run concurrently with its usual format for co-ed teams.
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High school football: Four finalists announced for Fitzpatrick Trophy
Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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College football: Scarborough grad Jayden Flaker plans to transfer to Memphis
Flaker earned all-conference and HBCU All-America honors this season as a linebacker at North Carolina Central.
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Class B football: Kennebunk beats Lawrence for first title since 1991
The Rams assert themselves late with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 40-20 victory.