The Black Bears will face Stony Brook for the league championship Friday in Orono, with an automatic bid to the NCAA women’s tournament at stake.
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
This UMaine team wants to make some history of its own
Women’s basketball has become the standard-bearer for University of Maine athletics. This year’s squad believes it’s poised to make a playoff run at least equal to the best teams in the program’s storied history.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UNE planning for nonconference spring sports schedule
The Nor’easters will play only teams from Maine and New Hampshire, instead of their traditional Commonwealth Coast Conference opponents.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine women aiming for 6th straight trip to conference final
The Black Bears, the top seed in the America East basketball tournament, will host Albany in a semifinal on Sunday.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Prep school programs forced to scramble for opponents
With out-of-state travel off the table during the pandemic, athletic schedules are greatly reduced and include a mix of public and private school opponents.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Maine’s high school wrestling season officially canceled
The Maine Principals’ Association will allow wrestlers to continue conditioning workouts with coaches for the next two weeks, but there will be no competitions.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine football gets OK for home games, but no fans allowed
The first of three games in Orono during the Black Bears’ spring season is scheduled for March 13.
Posted inSports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
Pandemic forces swim teams to compete in eerily quiet virtual meets
High school teams that are lucky enough to find a pool are engaging in a different form of competition, though some teams in southern Maine have yet to get into the water.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball, Wrestling
Decision on Maine high school wrestling season delayed
The MPA Wrestling Committee decides to wait until its Feb. 22 meeting to make a final decision on whether a competitive season can be held during the pandemic.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
National federation discards COVID risk categories for high school sports
The NFHS previously grouped sports into low, medium, and high risk categories as guidance for groups like the Maine Principals’ Association looking to resume high school athletics during the pandemic.