The winners receive $5,000 scholarships from National Distributors Inc., of South Portland, the company founded by Gaziano, who died in 2010.
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
Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren wins 51st Fitzpatrick Trophy
The senior quarterback was the top vote-getter for the award given to the best senior high school football player in Maine.
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NESN’s Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland
A native of Lewiston and passionate soccer fan, Caron is announced as a minority owner of the USL to Portland group which hopes to have a pro soccer team playing in Portland by 2024.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Oxford Hills beats Thornton Academy, 21-7, to capture first state title
The Vikings’ defense comes up big with three turnovers and three fourth-down stops in the Class A championship game.
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Football: Class A rematch highlights four state title games Saturday
In Class B, both Portland and Skowhegan are looking to end long championship droughts.
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Football: Southern Maine teams in the thick of the championship hunt
Eleven teams are still alive across all six classifications, including underdog Falmouth in Class B North and Yarmouth and Old Orchard Beach in the eight-man state title games.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ cross country: Hampden, Freeport and George Stevens earn championships
Slips don’t stop Class B winner Carter Libby of Gray-New Gloucester or Class C standout William Hileman of Bucksport.
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Girls’ cross country: Bonny Eagle, York and Orono run to titles
New England champion Ruth White of Orono runs the day’s fastest time – by 49 seconds – and Bonny Eagle’s Addy Thibodeau and York’s Cary Drake also earn individual titles.
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Football notebook: Will surprising outcomes continue into playoffs?
The postseason begins Friday for teams in Class B & C and in the eight-man Large School division.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Officials weigh options in wake of dispute that could threaten high school hockey season
The Maine Principals’ Association and on-ice game officials are at a contractual impasse as hockey practices are scheduled to begin next month.