Portland’s Aran Johnson prevails over a tight pack of runners, but Scarborough beats the defending champion Bulldogs by one point in the team competition.
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.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ cross country: Portland’s Samantha Moore, York’s Zoe Carroll and GHCA’s Teanne Ewings impress with state titles
Falmouth claims its first Class A girls’ title, joining Mt. Desert (Class B) and Waynflete (Class C) as team champions.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Marshwood overpowers Cheverus in Class B South quarterfinals, 49-7
The fourth-seeded Hawks rush for almost 300 yards in the first half as they set up a semifinal against No. 1 Kennebunk.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Volleyball: York ends Yarmouth’s reign as Class B champion, reaches state final
The Wildcats’ first-ever victory over the Clippers – the five-time reigning champions – sends them to Saturday’s Class B title match against top-ranked Washington Academy.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ cross country: Lake Region’s Sam Laverdiere, Portland’s Aran Johnson and Waynflete’s Pi Crosby speed to regional wins
Freeport and Portland repeat as team champions, while Dirigo pulls out the victory in Class C
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ cross country: York’s Zoe Carroll, Portland’s Samantha Moore and Maine Coast’s Soren Stark-Chessa win South regionals
Falmouth (Class A), Freeport (Class B) and Waynflete (Class C) capture team titles.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Wells tops Winthrop, 30-13, to earn top spot in D South
Warriors quarterback Cal Moody throws for 224 yards and two scores.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Playing quarterback at Wells is a Moody family tradition
Cal Moody is the latest from his family to take the snaps for the Warriors, who face Winthrop in a matchup of unbeaten Class D South teams on Friday.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
York hires Matt Regan as boys’ basketball coach
Regan, the head coach at Old Orchard Beach for six years will be replaced by former OOB girls’ coach Dean Plante, the school’s athletic director and football coach.
Posted inSports
Saco’s Serra Fiesa-Rich is on a professional women’s soccer team – at age 17
The Thornton Academy graduate signed with Brooklyn FC of the new USL Super League, achieving a goal sought through a non-traditional path.