The Black Bears were scheduled to start their season on Nov. 25 before heading into COVID quarantine for two weeks. They’ll try again this weekend with two games at Hartford.
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 inHealth, Local & State, News
Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine to resume winter sports schedule this week
Athletic competition had been paused for two weeks after multiple Black Bear teams reported positive COVID-19 tests.
Posted inSports
State blows the whistle on basketball club’s plan to play before virus rules permit
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.
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.
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.