Erik Poland of Andover caught the 44-inch fish last week in Oxford County, setting a new standard for any freshwater species in Maine.
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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Competitive running returns on Fourth of July at Pineland Farms
On a day that usually has thousands competing in road races across the state, the Liberty 5K trail run will be a test case for how races might take place during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bowdoin cancels fall varsity athletics; all sports on hold until at least Jan. 1
The decision to halt its Division III programs comes as part of the school’s announcement to go mostly online with limited on-campus students.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Maine high school athletic directors connect with peers in other states about restarting sports
Called the Pandemic Project Task Force, the online group shares ideas about the best ways to resume high school athletics.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CDC reports 36 more coronavirus cases, no new deaths
While hospitalizations continue to slow, it is the fifth straight day with at least 30 new confirmed cases.
Posted inSports
Despite safety measures, opinions vary on restarting youth club sports
Organizers and parents weigh concerns about COVID-19 against the desire for kids to play sports once again.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Boy pulled from river in N.H. after extensive search has died
The incident happened Saturday in the Salmon Falls River across from South Berwick, Maine.
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Maine relaxes restrictions for golf courses during the pandemic
Courses can now operate their retail and restaurant sales in accordance with county guidelines and open the driving ranges and putting greens, and in-state golfers can play in any county.
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The Virus Diaries: Even with 26 years of sobriety, the loss of AA meetings is a worry
A longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous misses the intimacy of in-person meetings that have been forced to go virtual because of the pandemic.
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The Virus Diaries: York women lend their voices to global concert event
Barbara Kautz and Sudie Blanchard are among 3,800 people worldwide to sing in a virtual performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ to be streamed Sunday.