Central Aroostook scores two late goals and captures its first state title with a 2-1 victory.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Mt. Ararat earns program’s first playoff victory
The Eagles’ eight-man squad, formerly a struggling Class B team, wears down Yarmouth in the second half of a 52-20 victory.
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Football: Battle for Fitzpatrick Trophy seems wide open
Instead of one or two clear front-runners, this year there is a large field of worthy candidates.
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Eight-man football providing a boost for struggling programs
After years of taking their lumps, several high school teams are thriving in Maine’s new version of the sport.
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Citing fatigue, Biddeford football coach says this year is his last
Brian Curit has compiled a 125-65 record in 20 years with the Tigers, making the playoffs each season.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Many changes coming for high school hockey in 2019-20
The Biddeford boys will be the host team for a new co-op program, and three boys’ teams will drop from Class A to B.
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Football: Tough start to the season only gets tougher for Portland
The Bulldogs, last year’s Class A North champs, are 0-2 in their first season in Class B. Next up: Powerhouses Marshwood and Kennebunk.
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Pro soccer in Portland? It’s a possibility
Officials from USL League 1, in the third tier of North American pro soccer, are back in Maine to size up Portland as an expansion site.
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No need to wait: We predict the 2019 state football champions
Eight-man football makes its debut in Maine this fall … but the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Some football coaches less than thrilled by revamped Class B
Six traditional Class A programs have dropped to Class B this fall, raising the league to 22 teams.