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.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

UMaine athletics to receive $90 million from Alfond Foundation

by Steve Craig October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

The gift – part of a staggering $240 million for the University of Maine System – is the largest ever given to a New England public university for athletics.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

A bittersweet alternative: 7-on-7 touch football at Maine high schools

by Steve Craig October 4, 2020October 3, 2020

Despite the disappointment of no tackle football this fall, players relish the opportunity to compete – and have some fun.

Sports, Varsity Maine

High school roundup: Freeport boys’ cross country team in quarantine

by Staff Report September 30, 2020October 1, 2020

The school also postponed girls’ soccer games against Greely on Wednesday because of COVID-19 concerns.

Local & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine

Biddeford community mourns loss of former high school athletic director

by Steve Craig September 29, 2020September 30, 2020

A close friend said Don Wilson, a respected educator who had a major impact on Biddeford athletics, suffered from depression and took his own life. He was 73.

Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls’ soccer: To play again was ‘like magic’ for Portland and Deering

by Steve Craig September 26, 2020

Lydia Stein’s goal with 36 seconds left in double overtime lifts Portland to a 1-0 win in a long-awaited season opener.

Cross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine

Cross country: Meet has different feel during pandemic

by Steve Craig September 25, 2020September 26, 2020

Meet sizes are limited during the regular season, and runners are spread out and have to wear masks at the start, but the opportunity to compete is one they are grateful for.