The Raiders outscore Wells and put themselves in good position for the state championships.
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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Western Class A Wrestling: Marshwood offers proof
The Hawks live up to their billing as the top team in Western Class A, but Noble remains pesky.
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Wrestling: Tourney title was great, state title would be best
Colin Sevigney of Wells showed he can aim for the top after winning an all-star wrestling event.
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College Connections: Falmouth diver finds success as a freshman at Bentley
Having success as a diver is nothing new for Nicola Mancini of Falmouth. Being relaxed enough to enjoy the success? That’s something refreshingly new for Mancini, the former three-time state Class B champ. In her freshman season at Bentley University, Mancini has repeatedly broken school and pool records off the 1- and 3-meter boards. Last […]
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Wrestling Notebook: Fryeburg expected to contend for title
Based on last weekend’s Mid-State League Championship, Fryeburg Academy appears to be a clear favorite at Saturday’s Western Class B meet in Wells. The Raiders finished second to Class C powerhouse Dirigo and well ahead of this weekend’s top competitors, Mountain Valley, Wells and York. Fryeburg Coach Bryce Thurston doesn’t see it that way. “I […]
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It’s the family of winners at Waynflete
The Veroneau family – all 10 members – have a past, present and future on a program of success.
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Girls’ basketball: Lake Region is healthy, and right back to winning
The Lakers are a contender with a full team, and prove it against York, 61-39.
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Wrestling Notebook: Massabesic closing the gap slowly
It may be too great a distance to overcome, but Massabesic High’s wrestlers showed Friday and Saturday in Vermont that they have moved closer to defending Class A champion Marshwood. “With the kids we’ve got, we can hold our own,” Massabesic Coach Rick DeRosier said. “Each tournament we’ve gone to, it seems like we’ve been […]
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Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Light schedule is done, McAuley’s back as No. 1
The seemingly inevitable has happened. Two-time defending state champ Catherine McAuley has now ascended to the top spot in the Western A Heal Point standings. The Lions had languished around No. 4 for much of the season due to a light opening schedule. Last week’s double dominating wins against top contenders Cheverus (51-30) and Scarborough […]
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Gray-New Gloucester keeps moving on up
Girls’ basketball: A 52-39 win over a good Freeport team puts the Patriots at 10-2 and ‘in the elevator.’