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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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Portland High football coach Jason McLeod resigns
McLeod directed the Bulldogs to the Class B state final and an 18-5 record the past two seasons.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
NESN’s Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland
A native of Lewiston and passionate soccer fan, Caron is announced as a minority owner of the USL to Portland group which hopes to have a pro soccer team playing in Portland by 2024.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
As fall season winds down, high school sports return to pre-pandemic norms
For the first time since 2019, Maine’s fall high school sports season was not significantly altered.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
As high school football rivalries go, this one is heating up fast
Over the last three seasons, only one team has challenged Leavitt for supremacy in Class C – defending state champion Cape Elizabeth. They meet again for the regional title on Saturday.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Southern Maine high school standouts sign National Letters of Intent
Seniors from across the region accept athletic scholarships during the NCAA’s early signing period for all sports except football.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2022
Boys’ soccer: Brunswick gets two late goals to beat Scarborough for Class A crown
Luke Patterson’s goal with 37.3 seconds remaining caps the Dragons’ comeback in a 2-1 win, giving Brunswick its first state title since 1999.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2022
Boys’ soccer: North Yarmouth Academy tops Madawaska, 2-1, to win Class D title
The Owls score four minutes into the game before NYA dominates the rest of the way to capture its first state title since 2018.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Football notebook: Yarmouth-Mt. Ararat matchup highlights eight-man regional finals
In the Small School division, Old Orchard Beach looks to stay hot on the road at Dirigo.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
Boys cross country: Gray-New Gloucester’s Carter Libby falls but still wins Class B title
Slips don’t stop Libby or Class C winner William Hileman of Bucksport. Hampden, Freeport and George Stevens earn team championships.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
Girls cross country: Bonny Eagle, York and Orono run to titles
Edward Little’s Payton Bell fourth in Class A. New England champion Ruth White of Orono runs the day’s fastest time — by 49 seconds — and Bonny Eagle’s Addy Thibodeau and York’s Cary Drake also earn individual titles.
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