Carpenter passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns and rushes two scores.
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 inSports
John Hayes IV, Eli Spaulding share lead at 3-under at Maine Amateur
Hayes, the 2015 championship, is a member at Purpoodock Club, and Spaulding’s uncle is the course’s head mechanic.
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Posted inOlympics, Sports
Maine athletes come up short at U.S. Olympic track and field trials
Rachel Smith, a Sanford native and 2021 Olympian, drops out of the 10,000 meters, and Isaiah Harris of Lewiston fails to advance to the 800-meter final.
Posted inLocal & State, Olympics, Sports
Maine swimmer’s poolside proposal to U.S. Olympian makes a big internet splash
James Wells got down on one wet knee to ask Olympic gold medal swimmer Lilly King to marry him. She said yes.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Class A track: South Portland, Scarborough stars lead their teams to titles
Arnaud Sioho wins four events to carry the Red Riots to their first boys’ state championship in 22 years, and Emerson Flaker leads the Red Storm to the girls’ crown by sweeping the sprints.
Posted inSports, Tennis, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Top seeds from Yarmouth, Kennebunk win singles state championships
Sofia Mavor and George Cutone, two seniors headed to prestigious service academies, prove they are the best with dominating semifinal and final victories.
Posted inSports
A Lawrence High School gym teacher is one of the top collegiate lacrosse officials in the country
Josh Blaisdell of Fairfield and Mark McInnis of Scarborough are often tapped to work high-profile events, including national title games.
Posted inSports
Cumberland native eyes 2024 Paris Olympics as member of Philippine national team
Victoria Bossong, a former Cheverus standout, is running some of the fastest times in the country for Harvard and attempting to gain citizenship – and an Olympic berth – from the Philippines.
Posted inSports
Seattle Storm looks to its future after picking Mackenzie Holmes in WNBA draft
Holmes, who starred at Indiana University, will miss the 2024 season with a knee injury, but is expected in Seattle by the 2025 training camp.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM’s legendary baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, to retire at end of season
The Portland native who directed the Huskies to two NCAA Division III titles will finish his 39th season before calling it quits.