The Hawks advance to the Class A semifinals with a solid all-around effort that emphasized ball possession.
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 inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball: Thornton runs win streak to 9, advances to Class A South semifinals
The defending Class A champions rap out 10 timely hits in an 8-1 victory over Gorham.
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Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ lacrosse: Windham advances with 16-8 win against Deering in Class A prelim
The No. 6 Eagles prime their offense for a test at No. 3 South Portland while the Rams show they are moving in the right direction.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Local & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gorham boys’ lacrosse players reinstated, help Rams to pull off playoff upset
Seven seniors had been suspended last week in the wake of protests over the team’s head coach, who was asked to leave the team by school officials.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Track and field: Brunswick boys win Class A title in a long, rain-delayed meet
The Dragons were unfazed by the rain and subsequent two-hour halt in the action, as was quadruple winner Anna Connors of Bangor, which won the girls’ team title.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Local & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Seven players, coach removed from Gorham High boys’ lacrosse team
Veteran Coach Clayton Jones was told not to return to the team a day after 7 seniors walked away from the sidelines during a game in which they were benched.
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Boys’ lacrosse: Thornton gears up for playoffs with a road win at Marshwood
The Golden Trojans roar to a nine-goal lead by halftime and end their regular season with a 13-6 victory.
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Track and field: High school athletes primed for state championships Saturday
State records could fall at meets in Topsham (Class A), Freeport (Class B) and Augusta (Class C).
Posted inBaseball, Sports
Where have you gone, Little Leaguers?
In southern Maine and across the country, participation in an iconic baseball tradition – and a model for organized youth sports – has dropped significantly in recent decades.
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Former Deering High star Trejyn Fletcher released by St. Louis Cardinals
Fletcher, the Varsity Maine Player of the Year in 2019, struggled to make progress in the Cardinals’ minor league system.