Maine Women’s Am champ Ruby Haylock trails by five strokes heading into the second and final day. Armand Ouellette of Saco shoots a 5-under 66 to take the boys lead, one stroke ahead of Topsham’s Caleb Manuel.
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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Top golfers post low scores in first round of Maine Junior Championship
Armand Ouellette of Saco shoots a 5-under 66 to take the lead, with Topsham’s Caleb Manuel one stroke behind.
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Top high school players: ‘We just want to play football’ this fall
Participants in the Maine Elite Passing Camp believe the sport can be played with modifications during the pandemic.
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Golf courses find silver lining in the pandemic
Many courses across the state have seen a surge in business, sparked by an influx of new and younger players.
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Sports Digest: Manuel in contention at New England Amateur
Mt. Ararat High graduate Caleb Manuel is two shots off the lead going into the final day of the event.
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UMaine-Machias suspends athletics indefinitely
The school, which is restructuring campus operations because of loss of revenue caused by the pandemic, shuts down its six sports programs.
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Four Maine colleges intend to play sports this fall
As the pandemic is forcing many schools and conferences to shut the door on the fall, Colby, Thomas, UMaine-Presque Isle and St. Joseph’s all plan to create nonconference schedules.
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Amtrak on track to start more Downeaster round trips to Boston
Starting Monday, the passenger rail service will increase runs from one round trip on weekdays only to four round trips seven days a week to and from Brunswick.
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What will high school sports look like when they resume?
Administrators will face an array of challenges in keeping athletes and coaches safe during the pandemic.
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UMaine, UNE among latest colleges to forgo fall sports
Husson, Maine Maritime and New Hampshire also announce Friday that they will not compete in sports this fall.