Maine Hoops, the state’s largest organizer of club sport basketball games, plans to start games Dec. 18 – weeks before they are allowed under state guidelines.
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 pauses winter sports after positive COVID-19 tests
All basketball and hockey games have been called off through at least Dec. 8.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine men’s basketball team will meet Virginia in ‘Bubbleville’ to start its season
The game is one of several slated to be played at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, as college basketball tries to navigate games during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inSports
No hockey for Maine Mariners as ECHL suspends season for North Division teams
The league announces suspension of play for the 2020-21 season for all six franchises in the North, including the Mariners.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Positive lessons were found in a fall season like no other
‘I think the biggest thing is getting the kids playing,’ says one coach, a refrain echoed by almost all involved in high school sports.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
There were detours, but signing day still special for high school standouts
For many, the college recruiting process relied heavily on virtual visits and was done without traditional on-campus visits because of pandemic restrictions.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school cross country state championships canceled
The Maine Principals’ Association based its decision on the surging number of COVID-19 cases and a new requirement for student-athletes to wear masks while running.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Esteemed football coaches pull off victories – on election day
Kennebunk High’s Joe Rafferty and Wells’ Tim Roche win seats in the Maine Legislature.
Posted inLocal & State
Bound by a love of books, two vets are missing their regular meetings
Vernon Huestis, 93, and Eric Mihan, 82, were part of the original pairings made by Vet to Vet Maine in 2014 and had recorded over 300 in-person visits before the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inSports
Club sports organizers feel blindsided by having to halt games
Updates to the state’s Community Sports Guidelines mean that youth basketball and hockey leagues should halt activities until Dec. 14.