A youthful Cape Elizabeth team nearly halted the Warriors’ win streak at 31.
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, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: New play clock making subtle difference
Coaches appreciate that the 40-second rule has created greater consistency between snaps.
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Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Many changes coming for high school hockey in 2019-20
The Biddeford boys will be the host team for a new co-op program, and three boys’ teams will drop from Class A to B.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Spotlight: Bode Meader, Gorham High
A talented basketball player from a well-known basketball family, Meader has also become one of the top bass anglers in Maine.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notes: Biddeford, Sanford set to renew an old rivalry
For both the Class B Tigers and the Class A Spartans, Friday’s game is a chance to further successful seasons so far.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Bonny Eagle keeps rolling, beats Kennebunk
Jacob Humphrey, a junior new to high school football this season, catches three TD passes in a 42-21 victory.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Tough start to the season only gets tougher for Portland
The Bulldogs, last year’s Class A North champs, are 0-2 in their first season in Class B. Next up: Powerhouses Marshwood and Kennebunk.
Posted inSports
Pro soccer in Portland? It’s a possibility
Officials from USL League 1, in the third tier of North American pro soccer, are back in Maine to size up Portland as an expansion site.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Who’s the best football team? Let’s reassess after weekend clash of titans
Thornton Academy gets the nod after edging Marshwood, and Bonny Eagle impresses in its win against Scarborough.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Thornton rallies, edges Marshwood in battle of champions
The Class A Trojans overcome a 14-point deficit, then secure a 28-27 win by stopping a 2-point conversion with 18 seconds to play.