Brian Jahna, who directed a turnaround with the Lakers, will try to do the same at Gray-New Gloucester.
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.
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High school baseball preview: Former minor leaguer is rookie again
Jason Lariviere, who reached Triple-A, is now a first-year high school coach leading a talented team at Thornton Academy.
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Baseball preview: 25 players to watch
Seniors dominate a list of the best talent in southern Maine.
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Baseball preview: 10 teams to watch
Thornton Academy is the consensus pick in Class A South, while Wells and Cape Elizabeth both can make a case in Class B.
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Deering High student won’t be allowed to play varsity baseball, judge rules
Princehoward Yee, who lives in Falmouth, transferred to the Portland school earlier this year.
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Father says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
In a court affidavit, Howard Yee also says the principal’s denial of eligibility came without notice. A request for a temporary restraining order goes before a judge Wednesday.
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Wrestling: Marshwood’s Matt Rix retiring after 34 years, 10 state titles
More than 50 of Rix’s wrestlers won a total of 88 individual championships.
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Boys’ basketball: Terion Moss, Portland
The senior guard swept the state’s top honors and is now headed to the University of Maine.
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Deering principal was convinced that student was attending school primarily to play baseball
In court documents, Gregg Palmer outlines his reasons for denying eligibility to sophomore Princehoward Yee.
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Father sues Deering High principal over decision not to let his son play baseball
The federal lawsuit describes Princehoward Yee as one of ‘Maine’s most promising high school baseball players’ and contends that Principal Gregg Palmer denied him his due process rights.