So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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.
Boys’ basketball: South Portland wins first state title in 30 years
The Red Riots pull away in the second half to beat Oxford Hills, 58-44, in the Class AA championship game.
Boys basketball: Nokomis shuts down Falmouth to win first state championship
Cooper Flagg controls the game with a 22-point, 16-rebound effort as the Warriors prevail in Class A final.
Boys’ basketball: Falmouth stands in way of Nokomis coronation
The Navigators know they are considered underdogs despite a 17-0 record against Class A teams and an average margin of victory of more than 25 points.
Indoor track: York boys and Greely girls win close Class B meets
York junior Matt Charpentier breaks a 43-year-old shot put record, and Elle Jowett wins three events to lead the Greely girls.
Wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick reclaims Class A championship
The Eagles edge a deep field in their home gym, finishing seven points ahead of runner-up Sanford.
Wrestling: Surprising Kennebunk ready for challenge at state meet
The South regional champion will face several tough teams Saturday at the Class A championships, while Mattanawcook Academy is favored in Class B.
Oceanside’s Maddie Ripley vying to become first girl to win state wrestling title
Wrestling mostly against boys, the sophomore is 32-1 this season and won the Class B South 113-pound title.
Beach to Beacon road race to require proof of vaccination
The popular Cape Elizabeth 10K will be held as an in-person event this summer for the first time since 2019.
More than half of Maine basketball teams will not play a full regular season
COVID shutdowns and the open MPA postseason tournaments are main reasons why 55% of high school teams will not play all 18 games.