After three seasons of trying to stop each other, Leavitt Coach Mike Hathaway and Cape Elizabeth standout Nick Laughlin now get to join forces.
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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Lobster Bowl notebook: Coaches assemble quality rosters for all-star game
The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, featuring the state’s top high school football seniors last fall, will be played Saturday afternoon at Lewiston High.
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Mainers Hunter Owen, Quinn McDaniel taken in top five rounds of MLB draft
Owen, a left-handed pitcher from South Portland, was picked in the fourth round by the Royals. McDaniel, an infielder from Eliot who starred at UMaine, was taken in the fifth round by the Giants.
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Former South Portland, Marshwood stars poised for next week’s MLB draft
Pitcher Hunter Owen could be selected in the first two rounds, and infielder Quinn McDaniel is projected to go in the first 10 rounds.
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Varsity Maine girls’ outdoor track Athlete of the Year: Anna Connors, Bangor
After winning three sprints and anchoring a relay team to help Bangor defend its Class A title, Connors won the New England 400-meter championship.
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Boys’ outdoor track and field: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team
Record setters and versatile performers define a group that includes four athletes who should be back in 2024.
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Girls’ outdoor track and field: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team
Four repeat All-State picks highlight a strong group that includes two racewalkers.
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Varsity Maine boys’ outdoor track Athlete of the Year: Miles Burr, MDI
The junior won two races at the Class B state meet, then finished second in three sprints at the New England championships.
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Interstate games will expand this fall in high school football
Bangor and Scarborough will join five other Class A teams playing a game against New Hampshire opponents.
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Golf: Rain and lightning put finish of Maine’s U.S. Amateur qualifying on hold
Many withdraw, including Caleb Manuel, but play resumes Thursday at 8 a.m. for those who wish to finish, including two 22-year-olds from Quebec in great position to qualify.