Steve Craig – Page 253 – The Portland Press Herald

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.

Sports

The real sign of spring

by Steve Craig March 26, 2013

Flowers, grass, birds singing? No, you can tell the season has changed when spring sports athletes bust out of the gym.

News, Sports

Low blow quickly ends Maine fighter’s prime-time match

by Steve Craig March 21, 2013

Home boy Marcus Davis brings Waachiim Spiritwolf to his knees, but illegally, the ruling goes.

Sports

No more inner conflict to this born fighter

by Steve Craig March 21, 2013

AUBURN – For the longest time, Marcus Davis felt he had to be two different people. In the cage, the mixed martial arts fighter gained international recognition as The Irish Hand Grenade, capable of exploding fists and kicks into an opponent’s face at a moment’s notice. At home he fought hard to suppress — or […]

Sports

Lewiston’s a good home for MMA

by Steve Craig March 21, 2013

Five shows put on by New England Fights at the Colisee have averaged more than 3,000 fans.

Sports

College Connections: Jenni Roberts reaches goal, now wants more

by Steve Craig March 19, 2013

Jenni Roberts is making her first trip to the NCAA women’s swimming & diving championships as a University of New Hampshire Wildcat. But the Springvale resident and 2010 Sanford High grad is no stranger to the event. Roberts was an honorable mention All-American last season in the 200 free relay for the University of Maryland […]

Sports

College Connections: Coulombe adjusts to playing with the big girls of the ACC

by Steve Craig March 14, 2013

Alexa Coulombe said it didn’t take long for her to figure out that basketball in the Atlantic Coast Conference was a whole new ballgame. “As soon as I subbed into games it was obvious. These girls are so much different,” the 6-foot-2 Coulombe said Wednesday, a few days after the completion of her freshman season […]

Sports, Varsity Maine

Telegram All-State Wrestling: Building on family’s success

by Steve Craig March 10, 2013

Gardiner’s Daniel DelGallo combined talent and hard work to become a feared wrestler, like his brothers.

Sports

College Connections: Together at Greely and Bates, but not the nationals

by Steve Craig March 7, 2013

James LePage knew his school-record 800-meter run for Bates College earned him a spot at this weekend’s NCAA Division III track and field championships. Until a few hours before the team left Wednesday for Naperville, Ill., LePage thought his run also created an NCAA spot for his hometown buddy and former Greely High teammate, Mark […]