Steve Craig – Page 260 – 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

College Connections: John Murphy keeps courting chance to play in pros

by Steve Craig November 14, 2012

John Murphy planned to finish his senior year at Bates College playing both soccer and basketball. He just didn’t think he’d end up doing both at the same time. From Jan. 8-10, Murphy, a Yarmouth High graduate, will be skipping out on the basketball team to attend the InfoSports 13th annual Pro Soccer Combine at […]

Sports

NCAA Field Hockey: Taking care of business

by Steve Craig November 8, 2012

Another workmanlike showing advances the Polar Bears to the Division III regional semis.

News, Sports

FIELD HOCKEY: Bowdoin takes care of business in NCAA opener

by Steve Craig November 7, 2012

The sixth-ranked Polar Bears dismantled SUNY-New Platz in teh first round of the Division III tournament, moving one step closer to the national championship.

Sports

College Connections: Gorham field hockey star excels in college career

by Steve Craig November 6, 2012

Hannah Prince of Gorham, the Miss Maine Field Hockey in 2009, hasn’t missed a start since arriving on the University of Massachusetts campus. The junior defender knows she’ll get start No. 62 today and believes more will follow before this season is over. Massachusetts (14-8-1) won the Atlantic-10 tournament this past weekend and gained the […]

Sports, Varsity Maine

‘A’ Girls: Storming into the states

by Steve Craig November 1, 2012

Scarborough shuts out Cape Elizabeth 1-0 for its third straight girls’ soccer regional championship.

Sports

Gap between Skowhegan and others as big as ever

by Steve Craig October 30, 2012

The Indians prove again that they’re head and shoulders above everyone else in Maine field hockey.

Sports, Varsity Maine

Field Hockey: Leavitt beats Belfast for state crown

by Steve Craig October 28, 2012

ORONO – Turns out Leavitt junior Brianna DeGone did not score the goal that put the Hornets into Saturday’s Class B field hockey final, as everyone believed. But there was no doubt that DeGone was the person who delivered the state championship goal. With some clutch help from goalie Sierra Santamango (6 saves, 3 huge […]