Portland and Deering had tough seasons, but players and coaches and players are excited to be part of the 108th edition of the holiday series.
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 wins first eight-man state title
Holden Brannan scores seven touchdowns, and the Eagles roll to a 58-25 win over Old Orchard Beach in Maine’s first state championship game.
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Posted inLocal & State
Former Marine turned to farming and helps other vets do the same
‘We, and I think a lot of veterans who get into agriculture, view (it) as just another mission,’ says former intelligence officer Anne Devin.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Falmouth shocks Lewiston to win Class A title, 5-2
The Yachtsmen score the first four goals en route to their first Class A championship, and 12th title overall under Coach David Halligan.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Central Aroostook stuns NYA for Class D title
Central Aroostook scores two late goals and captures its first state title with a 2-1 victory.
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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.