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.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Baseball: No. 1 South Portland holds off Marshwood, 4-2

by Steve Craig June 8, 2019June 8, 2019

Two runs in the bottom of the sixth without a hit are the difference for the Red Riots in a Class A South semifinal win.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Baseball: No. 7 Falmouth shocks second-seeded Thornton Academy 5-4 in Class A South quarterfinal

by Steve Craig June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

Ike Kiely’s two-out home run in the seventh provides the winning run.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Baseball: No. 1 York shines in Class B South quarterfinal win

by Steve Craig June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

The Wildcats execute in all three phases in an impressive 7-1 win against No. 8 Yarmouth.

Baseball, Local & State, Sports, Varsity Maine

Will Deering High baseball prodigy turn pro? History provides clues

by Steve Craig June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Outfielder Trejyn Fletcher, drafted in the second round by the St. Louis Cardinals, has a full college scholarship to Vanderbilt University but is likely to receive a signing bonus of at least $1.2 million.