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.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

High school football season begins with flourish for Old Orchard Beach

by Steve Craig August 31, 2023

In the official kickoff of the 2023 season in Maine, the defending eight-man Small School champions score quickly and often in a 64-0 rout of Traip Academy.

Boys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ soccer: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine

by Steve Craig August 31, 2023September 1, 2023

Windham might be the strongest team in an always tough Class A South, while Yarmouth is loaded with talent as it defends its Class B championship.

Boys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ soccer: 25 players to watch in southern Maine

by Steve Craig August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Eight juniors and a sophomore are included in our list of some of the region’s most-talented soccer players.

Boys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ soccer: Waynflete grad takes over the Flyers’ Class C powerhouse

by Steve Craig August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Will Burdick, 25, is the program’s new head coach after Brandon Salway retired this summer with 332 career victories over 34 seasons.

Football, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine

What’s old becomes new in Maine high school football this fall

by Steve Craig August 26, 2023August 26, 2023

Four teams – Portland, South Portland, Noble and Windham – are moving back to Class A, with coaches and players embracing the challenge.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

11-man football: When projecting champs, ‘It feels wide open this year’

by Steve Craig August 26, 2023August 26, 2023

For the first time in a decade, there seems to be greater parity in most of Maine’s 11-man regions.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

Football: Players to watch in Maine in 2023

by Steve Craig and Travis Lazarczyk August 26, 2023August 26, 2023

Keep your eyes on these talented high school players on offense, defense and special teams this fall.

Sports

Gray-New Gloucester/ Raymond Little Leaguers are a hit at home

by Steve Craig August 11, 2023August 16, 2023

Community support, which was already strong, went ‘bonkers’ when the team won the New England Region championship Thursday night to earn a trip to the Little League World Series.