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: Falmouth stops Marshwood, 7-5

by Steve Craig June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

Garrett Tracy gets the win with six strong innings as the Yachtsmen advance to face top-ranked South Portland in the Class A South quarterfinals

Boys Lacrosse, Varsity Maine

Boys’ lacrosse: Portland puts past behind with turnaround season

by Steve Craig June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

The Bulldogs are 11-1 with the No. 2 seed in Class A North after going 2-10 a year ago.

Baseball, Varsity Maine

Baseball: South regions full of competitive balance

by Steve Craig June 3, 2018June 3, 2018

Top seeds South Portland and Wells believe strong regular seasons can translate to playoff success but know it won’t be easy.

Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine

Class C track: Maranacook girls, Caribou boys prevail

by Steve Craig June 2, 2018June 2, 2018

Maranacook uses a 1-2 finish in the pole vault to pull away, while Caribou secures the title with a third-place finish in the final event of the meet.

Sports, Varsity Maine

Falmouth girls, Cape boys win state Ultimate championships

by Steve Craig May 26, 2018May 26, 2018

The high-flying game continues to bring about a collegial, competitive atmosphere as an alternative club sport.

Local & State, Schools and Education, Sports, Varsity Maine

Wells teams should still be the Warriors, panel recommends, but stop using Native American imagery

by Steve Craig May 24, 2018May 25, 2018

The results of Wednesday’s secret ballot vote, released Thursday, show 17 of 24 votes in favor of keeping the school’s nickname and eliminating the logos.

Local & State, News, Varsity Maine

Wells mascot committee may have violated open meetings law with secret vote

by Steve Craig May 23, 2018May 24, 2018

The group that’s examining what to do about the Native American imagery associated with the high school mascot made its recommendation to the school committee via secret ballot.