These are our selections as the best high school football players from across the state.
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 inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Freeport survives Wells’ rally, wins in overtime, 58-53
The Falcons make a clutch steal in the final minute of regulation, then take charge to triumph.
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Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
Several of these athletes were Varsity Maine All-State picks last winter.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Indoor track: Teams to watch in southern Maine
Scarborough, Portland, York and Freeport figure to be contenders at the state meet for both girls and boys.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year: Nick Marion, Windham
The senior striker scored 33 goals, the second-highest single-season output in Class A history.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team
The senior-heavy list includes players from state championship teams Lewiston, Yarmouth and Mt. Abram.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school football: Four finalists announced for Fitzpatrick Trophy
Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football: Scarborough grad Jayden Flaker plans to transfer to Memphis
Flaker earned all-conference and HBCU All-America honors this season as a linebacker at North Carolina Central.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Wrestling: Five teams to watch in southern Maine
Not much separates Massabesic, Noble and Sanford at the top of Class A South, while Wells is primed for another Class B title run.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Wrestling: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
These outstanding wrestlers include several Varsity Maine All-State selections from last season.