Elizabeth Drelich has switched this fall from field hockey to football – and her new teammates are impressed by how quickly she is acclimating to the sport.
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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Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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Portland’s Trejyn Fletcher adjusting to his first season of pro baseball
After one quick advancement in the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system, the 18-year-old has been working to improve in the rookie Appalachian League.
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Cumberland’s Ted Hart signs with Maine Mariners
A four-year player at Yale, Hart will try to become the first Maine native to play for Portland’s ECHL squad.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Eight-man football officially starts in Maine
It’s a new version of the sport in the state, but the first day of practice feels much the same for players and coaches.
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Making it in professional golf is a rough shot
For talented golfers like Jack Wyman, trying to climb the ladder toward the PGA Tour is a costly and often humbling venture.
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B2B High School Mile: Wells’ Allaire, Falmouth’s Piers win titles
Griffin Allaire sticks with the same move that earned him podium finishes the two previous years, and Karley Piers triumphs in her first attempt.
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Maine Junior Golf Championship: Conner Paine rolls to 8-stroke victory
Erskine Academy graduate follows opening-round 68 with a 71; Mia Hornberger wins girls’ title.
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Maine Junior Golf: Paine takes lead with 4-under 68
The Erskine Academy grad leads Tom Higgins of South Portland by one stroke after the first round of the two-day event.
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Benson hired as MPA’s first Commissioner of Officials
Jeff Benson, the retired athletic director and veteran referee, will oversee game officials in all sports with an emphasis on recruiting and retention.