In Class B, Cumberland County neighbors Yarmouth and Greely will face each other for the sixth time in the past two seasons – and the Clippers have won five straight.
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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Baseball: Falmouth beats Thornton Academy to snag spot in Class A South final
The No. 2 Navigators oust the third-seeded Trojans, 4-1, behind a big day from Jacoby Porter and their defense.
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Baseball: No. 2 Falmouth outlasts South Portland, 19-12
Outs were tough to get for both teams, as the Navigators advance to the Class A South semifinals without injured standout Brennan Rumpf.
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Baseball: No. 6 South Portland squeezes past Deering, 6-1
The defending Class A champs used a key bunt from freshman Jude Charltray to turn the preliminary playoff game around.
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Baseball: Class A South playoffs feature return of Massabesic and once-dominant Deering
After impressive regular seasons, the Mustangs and Rams are set to play postseason games Tuesday.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Class A track: South Portland, Scarborough stars lead their teams to titles
Arnaud Sioho wins four events to carry the Red Riots to their first boys’ state championship in 22 years, and Emerson Flaker leads the Red Storm to the girls’ crown by sweeping the sprints.
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Track and field: Top-notch showdowns to highlight state championship meets
A boys’ triple jump duel is set in Class A, and the battle for the Class B girls’ title could be tight.
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Football: Longtime Oxford Hills coach Mark Soehren steps down
The North Dakota native, who led the Vikings to the 2022 state title, says it’s time for someone else to take charge.
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Track and field: NYA girls shine bright at WMC championships
Graca Bila and Sarah Moore duel in a record-setting triple jump and combine for 66 points for the Panthers.
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Track and field: SMAA championships highlighted by impressive performances
Marshwood’s Andre Clark sets a Maine all-time record in the 100-meter dash, and Arnaud Sioho of South Portland turns in the top efforts in Maine this season in the long jump and both hurdle events.