Bowdoin is preparing to play in the Final Four for the first time since 2004.
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 inSports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Next year’s contenders could be a mix of old and new
With many top players graduating, there is room for change among southern Maine’s best teams.
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Posted inMaine colleges, News, Sports
UMaine promotes Amy Vachon from interim role to head coach
She signs a four-year deal after leading the women’s basketball team to the top seed in the America East tournament.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Greely edges Hampden to win Class A crown
A free throw by Shane DeWolfe with 5.5 seconds left gives the Rangers a 47-46 victory, capping a second straight undefeated season.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Many say refs in Maine basketball playoffs getting too technical with dunking rule
Players, coaches and fans are befuddled to see some dunks that were OK in the regular season drawing technical fouls in state tournament games.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Deering High hires Rob Susi as varsity football coach
He will replace Jason Jackson, who did not have his contract renewed after three seasons.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Oak Hill wrestler hopes to be first girl in Maine to pin down a state championship
Junior Zoe Buteau, who last week became just the fourth girl to win a regional title, must win three matches Saturday to make history.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Move to retire Wells’ Native American mascot gets significant support
The superintendent and the high school football coach tell study committee members they’re ready to retire the imagery while keeping the Warriors name.
Posted inSports
Youth baseball finds safety in new bats, but at a price
Organizations are being mandated to switch to bats that perform like wood, which make hit balls slower. But it’s a whole new expense.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Native Americans urge Wells-Ogunquit schools to stop using ‘false imagery’
The Maine ACLU is on their side as tribal representatives testify before a committee reviewing whether the high school should continue to use its Warriors mascot.