Athletes, coaches and administrators emphasize the social and emotional importance of athletics for high school students – and the potential for negative consequences if games cannot be played.
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 inFootball, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Maine high school athletes: Let us play sports this fall
Some feel their voices have not be heard by decision-makers, and they worry about potential mental health issues among students if the season is called off.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Local artists painting equality mural in Portland
They hope to send a message for positive change with the 40-foot-long work off Monument Square.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Game on? Prospects for fall sports vary widely in U.S.
Several states won’t be playing tackle football at high schools this season; in Maine, guidelines will likely become more clear this week.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Jayden Flaker makes his own mark on the track
The younger brother of Scarborough sprint star Jarett Flaker wins the AAU Junior Olympics 110 high hurdles for his age group on his 16th birthday, with a time among the best ever for a Maine athlete.
Posted inSports
‘Near misses off the tee’ cost Shawn Warren at PGA Championship
Warren, a teaching pro at Falmouth Country Club, recounts his rounds at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Artist who loved sailboats identified as man found dead near Wells Harbor
Robert Rasche, 61, of Bellingham, Mass., was recovered from the Webhannet River on Saturday afternoon.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Beech Ridge Motor Speedway to allow fans on Saturday
The Scarborough track will hold the third of its seven planned race dates on Saturday – this time in front of a small audience.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lance Johnson named Portland High athletic director
Johnson, who was the football coach at Scarborough High for the past 10 years, is a 1985 Portland graduate and has been a long-time teacher at the school.
Posted inLocal & State, News
No new shark sightings in Maine since Friday, but officials urge caution
Swimming restrictions at four state parks may be lifted on Monday, but authorities encourage swimmers, kayakers and paddleboarders to stay away from seals – great white sharks’ preferred prey.