Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two daughters, and numerous dogs and cats have lived there for nearly 25 years and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2023
Class B indoor track: St. Dom’s boys win first state title; Poland’s Nolan Garey sets record
The Saints prevail in the boys meet with only five scoring athletes and York wins the girls championship, while Garey in the new 55 hurdles record holder.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Why are fewer Maine students playing high school sports?
Participation in athletics in Maine dropped by 12% over the past 10 years, far higher than the national rate of decline. Pandemic-era disruptions are only part of the answer.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Class A wrestling: Noble claims championship with strong finish
The Knights get three individual champions and pull away late to outdistance Massabesic.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Girls basketball: Edward Little falls to defending champ Cheverus in AA North quarters
Rachel Penny paces the seventh-seeded Red Eddies in a season-ending loss to the defending state champs.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
Indoor track: Fast times, good efforts at Western Maine Conference championships
York’s Matt Charpentier sets a meet record in the shot put, while Yarmouth sprinters impress.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
Joe Rafferty retires after 44 years as Kennebunk High’s football coach
Rafferty led the Rams to a state championship in 1991 and three other state finals, but his legacy goes far beyond wins and losses.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2023
Wrestling: Massabesic, Wells win dual meet state championships
Wells, the Class B champion, completes a perfect dual meet season in Saturday’s tournament at Cony High.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2023
Football: Leavitt’s Mayo, Oxford Hills’ Louvat win Gaziano Awards
They are the first from their schools to win honors the top senior linemen in Maine high school football.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Football: Leavitt, Oxford Hills linemen named Gaziano Lineman Award finalists
The winners receive $5,000 scholarships from National Distributors Inc., of South Portland, the company founded by Gaziano, who died in 2010.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren wins 51st Fitzpatrick Trophy
The senior quarterback was the top vote-getter for the award given to the best senior high school football player in Maine.
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