Dumas, Lettre tops of their class; Mt. Ararat/Brunswick take team crown.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maineโs 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.
Football: Wells High’s Tyler Bridge wins Fitzpatrick Trophy
He becomes the first player from a Class D school to capture the annual award, given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
Coaches’ group throws its support behind eight-man football
‘If you don’t have 30 kids (on your roster) you shouldn’t be allowed to play 11-man football,’ says Jack Cosgrove of Colby.
Opinions split on prospect of bringing Portland schools’ football teams together
Followers of Deering and Portland high schools agree at a meeting that participation in middle schools is a problem that needs to be addressed immediately.
Fitzpatrick Trophy dinner postponed
Event will be held Jan. 27 in Portland due to weather forcast.
Crosstown rivals in Portland contemplate combining their football teams
As participation drops, parents of Deering and Portland high school players will toss around the idea of unifying their teams Thursday night.
Football coach Jim Hartman returning to Yarmouth High
The former Portland coach led the Clippers to state titles in 2010-11 and will now coach an eight-man team.
With Maine high schools fielding fewer football players, plan for 8-man teams gains ground
The proposal catches some athletic directors by surprise after they responded to a survey about interest in 8-man football.
Six finalists announced for Gaziano lineman awards
The awards honor Maine’s top senior linemen in high school football.
Six finalists announced for Gaziano lineman awards
The awards honor Maine’s top senior linemen in high school football.