The Beech Ridge community was hit hard by the late-night pit-area accident that killed Gregory Rowe, 47, of Standish. Rowe, a member of Sport Series veteran Sally Gherardi-Hatch’s crew, was reportedly riding on the bumper of a slow moving truck exiting the speedway at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. He fell off the truck and was run […]
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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NECBL: Mainers swept out by playoff loss
Sanford’s late-season surge comes to an end, and so does the 2013 season.
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Mainers out in NECBL baseball playoffs
Newport’s Sean Hartnett threw six shutout innings and his bullpen slammed the door on a 4-0 win Monday night at Goodall Park.
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Saco Little League brings a won’t-lose-twice attitude
Saco has plenty of experience in pressure games as it prepares for the Little League regional in Connecticut.
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TD Bank 250 Notebook: Brackett loses a part, but not the heat
OXFORD – The six 25-lap qualifying heats of the 40th annual TD Bank 250 featured some outstanding racing as a total of 64 cars tried to get into the final at Oxford Plains Speedwa on Sunday. After moving past Scott Dragon of Williston, Vt., on the first lap, T.J. Brackett of Buckfield won the first […]
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Bad things happen to Babbs at the state’s premier race
A blown engine and the ensuing heartbreak are the latest misfortunes for the father-and-son team.
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Scarborough softball takes familiar trip
Scarborough is back in the 11-12 Little League regional, looking to go further than a year ago.
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Personal drive puts Maine novice in power-lifting record books
Aimee Leclerc, 40, sets a world record in the strict curl, lifting 60.6 pounds in the 97-pound weight class.
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Telegram All-State Softball: Riots’ Gleason thrived at the plate and in the field
South Portland’s Danica Gleason wowed opposing coaches with her potent bat and slick defense.
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Apt leaves lasting legacy with Fryeburg softball
Fred Apt, who guided the Raiders to three Class B state championships, is retiring after 13 seasons.