Junior pitcher Keith Ramsey retires 18 straight after a leadoff hit en route to a complete-game win.
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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Women’s soccer: Maine Footy makes an imprint in its Portland debut
Maine Footy, a squad of current and former collegiate players, launch their inaugural season in the United Women’s Soccer league.
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Maine high school basketball coaches puzzled by rule change affecting free throws
Changes to national high school rules include the elimination of 1-and-1 free throws, and resetting team foul counts after each quarter.
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Baseball: South Portland shuts down Kennebunk for sixth straight win, 4-2
South Portland pitchers Nick Swain and Andrew Heffernan combine on a crisp 4-hitter without a walk.
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As a child, he learned to sail on Casco Bay. Now he’s ranked No. 1 in the world
Falmouth High graduate Chris Poole, 34, recently became the first skipper to win every match race at the prestigious Congressional Cup regatta in California.
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New women’s soccer team set to embark on debut season in Portland
Maine Footy features current and former college players and will compete against other New England teams in United Women’s Soccer.
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Baseball: Scarborough races to 4-0 win over Sanford
The Red Storm swipe seven bases and improve to 4-0 atop Class A South.
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Baseball: Falmouth pulls away from Noble for 5-1 win
The Navigators score three runs in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie, while Eli Cowperthwaite twirls a one-hit, 11-strikeout gem.
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Meet the newest Mainer on track to pitch for powerhouse Vanderbilt
Gorham High’s Wyatt Nadeau, a 6-foot-6 sophomore who throws nearly 90 mph, has attracted attention from several NCAA Division I baseball programs.
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South Portland grad projected as a high pick in July’s MLB draft
Hunter Owen, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, is 3-0 with a 3.33 ERA this season as a starting pitcher for Vanderbilt University.