Thursday’s announcement, made in response to the pandemic, affects Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and is likely to impact where some high school games and championships can be held.
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 inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine athletics to receive $90 million from Alfond Foundation
The gift – part of a staggering $240 million for the University of Maine System – is the largest ever given to a New England public university for athletics.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
A bittersweet alternative: 7-on-7 touch football at Maine high schools
Despite the disappointment of no tackle football this fall, players relish the opportunity to compete – and have some fun.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school roundup: Freeport boys’ cross country team in quarantine
The school also postponed girls’ soccer games against Greely on Wednesday because of COVID-19 concerns.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Biddeford community mourns loss of former high school athletic director
A close friend said Don Wilson, a respected educator who had a major impact on Biddeford athletics, suffered from depression and took his own life. He was 73.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High school games set to begin with notable changes
COVID-19 safety precautions will be in play Friday as interscholastic sports resume for the first time since last winter.
Posted inSports
Pro golf event sets 2021 dates for its debut in Maine
The inaugural Live + Work Open at Falmouth Country Club, canceled in 2020, is scheduled for June 21-27.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Regional scheduling produces intriguing high school match-ups
This fall, there will be more games between schools in differing enrollment classes – and in some cases, old rivals will face off once again.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
No spectators will be allowed at SMAA events this fall
The Western Maine Conference, however, will allow some fans – but none from visiting teams.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
High school football teams adapting to new normal
Many programs are turning toward 7-on-7 flag football as a way to have some form of competition this fall, with tackle football not allowed.