Trevor Hoxsie admits that he’s enjoying “living the life” as a senior at Roger Williams University, sharing a house that overlooks Narragansett Bay. “It’s a great location. The second you get on campus you’re taken over by it,” said Hoxsie, one of the three Scarborough High grads on a team that improved to 12-2-1 with […]
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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Field hockey: York finishes perfect regular season
Simpson scores three goals as the Wildcats beat NYA, 4-0.
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Field Hockey Notebook: Westbrook’s Murphy wins 200th
WESTBROOK — Beth Murphy considered field hockey her third sport when she was an athlete at Westbrook High. It was in track and field and basketball where she won state titles (a young Lisa Blais helped, too). Murphy played basketball at the University of Maine from 1979-83 until felled by a knee injury. But once […]
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Fitzpatrick scores 6 TDs as Cheverus cruises
Joe Fitzpatrick gains 261 yards as Cheverus makes up for a loss that ended a streak.
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College Connections: Former Cape star beats injuries in her ‘remarkable journey’
One significant knee injury might cause a college athlete to rethink her desire to play a sport. A second injury to the same knee, wiping out a good chunk of a second season? Would that be pause for thought? “No, it never even crossed my mind,” Karyn Barrett said. “I just love the sport. I […]
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Field hockey: Snap goes Red Storm’s streak
Scarborough’s 29-game winning streak ends with a tie.
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York High senior is center of attention, and that’s a big help
Taylor Simpson is so talented that when foes focus on her, her York field hockey team benefits.
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Field hockey: Marshwood is for real, beats Massabesic
The Hawks improve to 9-3 with a win over the visiting Mustangs, who came in at 10-1.
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Field Hockey Notebook: Thornton keeps winning with consistency
Even when the early season record was 2-2, Thornton Academy Coach Lori Smith could see her team had made a key improvement over recent seasons. “Last year we had some very talented players but the consistency wasn’t always there,” Smith said. “This year there’s been a lot more consistency, and the other great thing is […]
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Field hockey: Falmouth’s win plants a chance for high seeding
Good defense and a timely goal by Jillian Rothweiler are enough to edge Cape Elizabeth.