Rafferty led the Rams to a state championship in 1991 and three other state finals, but his legacy goes far beyond wins and losses.
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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Boys’ basketball: South Portland rallies to nip Gorham, 55-54
Jaelen Jackson’s tough layup with two seconds left snaps the Rams’ eight-game win streak in preview of likely AA South semifinal match.
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Wrestling: Massabesic, Wells win dual meet state championships
Wells, the Class B champion, completes a perfect dual meet season in Saturday’s tournament at Cony High.
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Football: Leavitt’s Mayo, Oxford Hills’ Louvat win Gaziano Awards
They are the first from their schools to win honors the top senior linemen in Maine high school football.
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Boys’ basketball: York hands Old Orchard Beach its second loss
The Class B Wildcats, after dropping three of their previous four games, roll to a 72-54 win against the Class C Seagulls.
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Boys’ basketball: Westbrook bounces back with win on senior night
After scoring just 24 points in a loss to Falmouth, the second-ranked Blue Blazes take care of Mt. Ararat, 59-39, in front of large home crowd.
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Boys’ basketball notebook: Thornton’s Davies leading a fast-break attack
At 10-1, the Trojans have established themselves as the team to beat in Class AA South.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Football: Gaziano Lineman Award finalists announced
The winners receive $5,000 scholarships from National Distributors Inc., of South Portland, the company founded by Gaziano, who died in 2010.
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Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren wins 51st Fitzpatrick Trophy
The senior quarterback was the top vote-getter for the award given to the best senior high school football player in Maine.
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Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists share an appreciation for what the award represents
Given annually to the top senior football player in Maine, the Fitzy also recognizes character and academic standing, something finalists Kennedy Charles, Nick Laughlin and Eli Soehren say is meaningful.