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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.

Sports

Cole Anderson wins 2nd straight Maine Amateur title

by Steve Craig July 9, 2020July 10, 2020

Anderson, 19, of Camden, played the final 39 holes without a bogey en route to winning the tournament by six strokes.

Sports

Maine Amateur: Defending champion Anderson grabs a 3-shot lead

by Steve Craig July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Cole Anderson shoots a 4-under 67, while some of his top competitors slip in the final holes.

Sports

Plenty of surprises in first round of Maine Amateur

by Steve Craig July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

Four golfers looking for their first Maine Am victory are tied for the lead in a tightly bunched field at Biddeford-Saco Country Club.

Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

Catch of a lifetime: Fisherman reels in 39-pound lake trout

by Steve Craig July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

Erik Poland of Andover caught the 44-inch fish last week in Oxford County, setting a new standard for any freshwater species in Maine.

Sports

Competitive running returns on Fourth of July at Pineland Farms

by Steve Craig June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

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.