The Vikings built the program back under Coach Mark Soehren, who took over in 2012.
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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Football: Oxford Hills beats Thornton Academy, 21-7, to capture first state title
The Vikings’ defense comes up big with three turnovers and three fourth-down stops in the Class A championship game.
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As fall season winds down, high school sports return to pre-pandemic norms
For the first time since 2019, Maine’s fall high school sports season was not significantly altered.
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Football: Saturday’s state championship games at a glance
Title games are scheduled for Portland’s Fitzpatrick Stadium (Class A & B) and Bangor’s Cameron Stadium (Class C & D).
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Football: Unsung seniors help Thornton return to Class A title game
After graduating 25 seniors from the 2021 championship team, the Golden Trojans have leaned on several players who had little or no varsity experience entering this year.
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Volleyball: Yarmouth’s Jim Senecal steps down after 16 seasons as coach
After guiding the Clippers to their fourth-straight Class B title in late October, the veteran coach had triple-bypass surgery.
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Football: Class A rematch highlights four state title games Saturday
In Class B, both Portland and Skowhegan are looking to end long championship droughts.
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Football: Thornton Academy beats Sanford, 38-8, returns to Class A final
The defending champion Golden Trojans charge to an early lead and will meet Oxford Hills again in the state title game.
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As high school football rivalries go, this one is heating up fast
Over the last three seasons, only one team has challenged Leavitt for supremacy in Class C – defending state champion Cape Elizabeth. They meet again for the regional title on Saturday.
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Southern Maine high school standouts sign National Letters of Intent
Seniors from across the region accept athletic scholarships during the NCAA’s early signing period for all sports except football.