It’s been a whirlwind start to 2013 for South Portland native Jon Gillies. The new year started in Ufa, Russia, for Gillies, the primary backup goaltender for Team USA, which won the gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships. “It was fun. It was nice because it actually felt like Christmas. […]
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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High School Wrestling Notebook: Biddeford, Vermont events force coaches to decide
On paper, Saturday’s Southern Maine Classic at Biddeford is the SMAA league championship and a close replica to the upcoming Western Class A regional. For some, that’s what makes it appealing. “We always take it seriously,” said Kurt Pelletier, the coach of Windham, now in Eastern Maine with Westbrook. “I feel when you have a […]
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The wrestling losses come, but so do the state titles
Tyler Davidson of Marshwood learns from setbacks and proves it at state tournament time.
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Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Little to choose between top Class B contenders
More than half of the girls’ basketball season is over, and the race for the top spot in Western Class B is still wide open and full of contenders. Just like the coaches expected in the preseason. The preseason favorite of most observers, Lake Region (9-1), is first in the Heal point standings. But the […]
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Wrestling Notebook: Bonny Eagle makes a slow comeback
As a proud member of the 1988 state championship wrestling team at Bonny Eagle High, it pained Greg Gonyea to see how far the Scots had fallen. Making it worse is that Gonyea — a 1989 Bonny Eagle grad — had helped start the local Pee Wee wrestling program in 1990. “We were just losing […]
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College Connections: Broadwater pulls out all stops as Hobart’s goaltender
With his Division III-best 1.36 goals-against average and .948 save percentage, Portland native Nick Broadwater is already having a senior hockey season to remember. But the Hobart College goalie has his sights set even higher — for this season and beyond. The first goal is to help get the Statesmen back in the NCAA tournament […]
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Maine wrestlers tested
Tyler Everett earns a title for Massabesic in a meet involving some of New England’s top teams.
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Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Lux adds to McAuley’s list of college prospects
It doesn’t take long to understand why college coaches are courting McAuley’s junior duo of guard Allie Clement and 6-foot-1 forward Olivia Smith. Both have complete games and play with a high level of intelligence and savvy. Clement makes plays all over the court. Smith is a shot-blocking threat out to 15 feet. It also […]
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Showdown is set with Rams’ win
Deering shuts down South Portland’s top player, stays unbeaten, and McAuley is next.
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Boys’ basketball: Storm surge to a win
Scarborough takes control late in the game to beat Biddeford, 60-50.