Star players have made it happen, but they haven’t done it alone.
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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Boys’ basketball finalists are there for a reason
Every team seeking a state title has a player or two, maybe a surprise, who’s made a huge difference.
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Boys’ basketball: Falmouth captures Class A South title
Thomas and Colin Coyne combine for 35 points in a 58-44 win over Brunswick.
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Boys’ basketball: Lake Region headed to first state final in 31 years
The Lakers win Class B South with a 53-43 victory over Yarmouth.
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Boys’ basketball: South Portland holds on, claims Class AA South title
The Red Riots secure a 62-60 win over Massabesic, as a potential tying shot comes after the buzzer.
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Wrestling: New England qualifier gets down to size
The state’s new two-class format means fewer wrestlers in the event for the state’s best.
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Boys’ basketball: Brunswick upsets No. 1 Greely
The Dragons advance to the Class A South final with a 65-52 victory.
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Girls’ basketball: York pulls away from Morse
The top-seeded Wildcats will face Greely for the Class A South title after a 52-33 semifinal win over Morse.
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Boys’ basketball: South Portland pulls upset
The Red Riots take advantage of a late technical foul to eliminate top-seeded Thornton Academy, 39-36.
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Girls’ basketball: Esposito hits milestone in Gorham win
Emily Esposito scores her 1,000th point as the unbeaten Rams roll past Bonny Eagle in a Class AA South semifinal.