Slips don’t stop Class B winner Carter Libby of Gray-New Gloucester or Class C standout William Hileman of Bucksport.
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 inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
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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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Ultimate tournament to bring 1,800 college athletes to South Portland
The seventh Lobster Pot, hosted by Maine Ultimate, is often the first chance for club teams to compete during the school year.
Posted inSports
Men’s soccer: Kennebunk’s Max Murray leads the way for No. 15 Vermont
In his first season as a full-time striker, Murray has won three America East Offensive Player of the Week awards.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school football teams go soft in the fight against brain injuries
Lightweight and spongy Guardian Caps, designed to reduce the force of impact of blows to the football helmet, are starting to be embraced by teams in Maine.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Lower divisions holding their own – and then some – in interclass games
Of the 30 interclass games played in the first four weeks of the high school season, 17 have been won by teams in the lower division.
Posted inMaine, News
Authorities continue search for Freeport teen missing since Thursday
Theo Ferrara, 14, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. walking on Flying Point Road toward Brunswick. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs about 125 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee
The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.