Whether starring on the field or working behind the scenes, the senior gets the job done for the Rams.
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 inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
SMAA track: Cheverus girls, Scarborough boys claim team titles
Eight meet records are broken, including a 34-year-old mark in the girls’ 100 meters.
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Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ lacrosse: Cape Elizabeth stifles Yarmouth, 9-2
With goalie Jack Dresser shutting out the Clippers in the second half, the unbeaten Capers pull away.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lacrosse notebook: Bonny Eagle boys are making strides
The Scots are 8-1 and have built a sustainable program.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM’s baseball season ends with 13-inning loss in regional final
The Huskies win their first game Sunday, then lose the if-necessary game to New England College in an NCAA Division III regional.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College baseball: USM wins twice to stay alive in NCAA tournament
The offense erupts in a 14-3 win against MIT after the Huskies rally in the ninth for a 3-2 win over Oswego State.
Posted inBaseball, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Former Miss Maine Softball is new owner of Maine Hits
Danica Gleason, 24, of South Portland is now running the indoor softball and baseball training center in Scarborough.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Cheverus makes the plays in 5-3 win against Bonny Eagle
Nathaniel Lapoint makes a diving catch to end a rally by the Scots in the sixth inning.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Newcastle’s Bailey Plourde tied for fourth at NCAA Division III golf championship
The Maine Women’s Amateur champion led after the first round but struggled to a 7-over 79 in Round 2.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Windham girls, boys on the rise in lacrosse
Halfway through the regular season, the Eagles’ boys and girls teams are both 6-0.