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.
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 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.
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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.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Girls Basketball, Skiing, Sports, Swimming, Varsity Maine
No fans, no playoffs. So what’s motivating high school athletes this winter?
Athletes who have tasted postseason success talk about what keeps them focused during a pandemic-altered season.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Winslow field hockey coach one of two Mainers named ‘Coach of the Year’
Mary Beth Bourgoin of Winslow (field hockey) was honored by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Posted inSports
Some Maine golf courses to offer rounds to junior golfers for just $5
The Maine State Golf Association has partnered with the nonprofit Youth on Course to encourage more kids to play the sport.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Some high schools waste no time in going from ‘yellow’ to practices
Other schools in southern Maine are still weighing their decisions after the MPA announced that local districts can decide whether to resume sports.