Both teams struggle to find an offensive flow, but the Wildcats are able to knock off the defending Class B champion Clippers.
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: 10 players to watch in southern Maine
Seniors dominate this list of top players to keep your eye on this season.
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Boys’ basketball: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine
Thornton Academy, Bonny Eagle and defending champion South Portland should contend for the Class AA South title.
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Boys’ basketball: Team-by-team outlook
Here’s a rundown on each of the teams in southern Maine heading into the 2022-23 season.
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Boys’ basketball: No surefire favorites this season in Maine
With dominant players moving on after last season, there could be less predictability come tournament time.
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Portland High grad becomes force on UNH defensive line
Nathan Kapongo, a redshirt sophomore, has helped the Wildcats advance to the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
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Portland High football coach Jason McLeod resigns
McLeod directed the Bulldogs to the Class B state final and an 18-5 record the past two seasons.
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Football: Portland meets Deering in 110th Thanksgiving Day game
The Bulldogs played in Saturday’s Class B championship, taking a tough loss. Deering last played Oct. 21.
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NESN’s Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland
A native of Lewiston and passionate soccer fan, Caron is announced as a minority owner of the USL to Portland group which hopes to have a pro soccer team playing in Portland by 2024.
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High schools: First practice for winter sports teams is a day to set expectations
For the Biddeford High boys’ basketball team, like most programs, a new season is reason to celebrate being with friends and getting a chance to compete.