The panel also approves a ceiling of 33 players for teams intent on playing eight-man football.
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.
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Athletic directors are feeling the strain of the pandemic
A demanding, high-stress job to begin with has become more complex and emotionally charged.
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MPA tournament sites coming into focus
The basketball tournament schedule is virtually unchanged, but sites are still unsettled for some sports.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Several UMaine teams sidelined this weekend because of COVID-19 cases
The Black Bears have had to postpone or cancel events for women’s hockey, women’s basketball, swimming and indoor track.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
With reprieve from vaccine mandate, Maine high school wrestlers hit the mat
Coaches and athletes are thankful to be able to compete this season after last year’s was canceled – even if they must wear masks.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Fenway Bowl cancellation scrubs plan to honor Marshwood’s football program
The school, which has won 22 Maine state championships, planned to have 150 players, coaches, parents and alumni at Fenway Park for an on-field recognition.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
12 semifinalists announced for Fitzpatrick Trophy
The award is given annually to the top high school senior football player in Maine.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
South Portland junior generating buzz among college basketball recruiters
Six-foot-10 JP Estrella has athletic scholarship offers from major college powers, but most high school basketball fans in Maine have never seen him play.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine schools navigate COVID-19 protocols for sports and extracurriculars
With winter coming and COVID-19 case rates high, some Maine schools are requiring vaccination or pooled testing in order for students to participate in sports and activities.
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Winter sports are back at Maine high schools – and this year on time
Monday marks the first day of practices in most sports, a year after games were delayed by one to two months because of the pandemic.