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.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ basketball: Kennebunk tops Falmouth again, 54-51

by Steve Craig February 7, 2019February 8, 2019

The Rams’ win could create a third meeting in the Class A South quarterfinal.

Football, Varsity Maine

Signing day: Where southern Maine football players are heading to college

by Steve Craig February 6, 2019February 7, 2019

Kennebunk’s Dante DeLorenzo signs with New Haven, and Portland’s Nathan Kapongo intends to play at New Hampshire.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine, Winter sports

Boys’ basketball: Greely surges past York, 75-60

by Steve Craig February 5, 2019February 6, 2019

The Rangers avenge their only Class A loss by beating No. 2 York and should enter the playoffs as a No. 1 seed, but those Wildcats aren’t too far behind.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine, Winter sports

Boys’ basketball: Scarborough tops Windham for sixth straight win, 64-41

by Steve Craig February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Nick Fiorillo and Paul Kirk have Senior Nights to remember to spark an easy win against Windham.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

Maine high schools take step closer to 8-man football

by Steve Craig and Travis Lazarczyk January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

A Maine Principals’ Association panel recommends that 10 schools form two divisions this fall for eight-man football, a version of the sport that would be new to Maine.