Fletcher, who stands to get a signing bonus of more than $1 million, must now decide between pro baseball and a scholarship to play at Vanderbilt.
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 inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MLB draft: Options look rosy for Deering’s Trejyn Fletcher
The Deering High senior, with a baseball scholarship to Vanderbilt in his pocket, could be selected on the first day of the draft.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM’s baseball season ends with 13-inning loss in regional final
The Huskies win their first game Sunday, then lose the if-necessary game to New England College in an NCAA Division III regional.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Schools to vote Thursday on controversial football realignment
The MPA’s general membership will vote on a plan to reduce Class A football to eight teams and drop six longtime Class A programs to Class B.
Posted inHealth, Sports
Patients punch back at Parkinson’s disease through boxing lessons
Rock Steady Boxing, a program introduced in Maine just over two years ago, helps participants battle the degenerative disease, both physically and psychologically.
Posted inSports
Golf courses start to open, but bring an extra pair of socks
As the snow recedes, a few southern Maine courses have opened and others are expected to follow suit this weekend.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Rosters announced for 2019 Lobster Bowl
The Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists and both Gaziano lineman winners are scheduled to play in the 30th annual all-star football game.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
A year later, Barbecue Yee is trying a different path to baseball success
After unsuccessfully suing Portland schools in 2018 to get on the Deering High varsity team, Yee has chosen not to play high school baseball this spring.
Posted inSports
Maine Olympian Clare Egan isn’t ready to retire from biathlon after all
The Cape Elizabeth native capped her best World Cup season with her first podium finish and now has put retirement thoughts on hold.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Loss of Special Olympics funding would hurt Maine’s Unified sports programs
Special Olympics Maine receives about 8% of its funding from federal grants it uses to support Unified sports programs in 107 schools across the state.