Mike Brown may be near the end of his mixed martial arts career, but he still has that drive.
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.
Experienced marathoners win Bridgton 4 on the Fourth
Moninda Marube and Mary Pardi shake off the heat to post easy victories in the 37th annual holiday event.
College Connections: All-American’s effort pays off
Slowly David Hardison’s accomplishment set in as he rested on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse track at this spring’s NCAA Division III championships. Hardison, a Bates College senior from South Portland, had just finished fifth in the decathlon at the national championships. Not bad for a kid who played baseball until his senior year in […]
UFC president exploring possible show in Bangor
Dana White, who graduated from Hermon High, would hold the event in a new 8,000-seat facility.
Class A softball: Odd year, so it’s Scarborough’s turn to be champs
The Red Storm beat Skowhegan 9-3 for their fourth state championship in seven years.
H.S. softball finals: Greely’s run to title has one obstacle left
The Rangers, who ended Fryeburg Academy’s reign, face Oceanside in the states.
Playoff plans jumbled by poor weather
The Western Class B baseball and softball finals will join the Class A games Wednesday, with Class C and D now on Thursday.
Boys’ lacrosse: Scarborough back in final
The three-time defending state champs cruise past Marshwood, 14-2.
Softball: Sanford wins with a run in seventh
Two freshmen come through for Sanford, backing Sam Adams’ tough pitching.
Girls’ softball: Red Storm’s sixth-inning rally seals victory
Scarborough will host Thornton Academy in the semifinal Saturday.