Slowing down dangerous quarterbacks is a priority for each team in their first regional final meeting since 1995.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Southern Maine teams in the thick of the championship hunt
Eleven teams are still alive across all six classifications, including underdog Falmouth in Class B North and Yarmouth and Old Orchard Beach in the eight-man state title games.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Brunswick gets two late goals to beat Scarborough for Class A crown
Luke Patterson’s goal with 37.3 seconds remaining caps the Dragons’ comeback in a 2-1 win, giving Brunswick its first state title since 1999.
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Boys’ soccer: North Yarmouth Academy tops Madawaska, 2-1, to win Class D title
The Owls score four minutes into the game before NYA dominates the rest of the way to capture its first state title since 2018.
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Football: Cape Elizabeth makes the stops to beat Wells, 20-14
Playing their second playoff game in five days, the No. 3 Capers avenge a regular-season loss, thanks to three defensive stands in the fourth quarter.
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Boys’ soccer: Preview of Saturday’s state championship games
Traditional soccer powers are among the teams seeking the Gold Ball in Classes A through D.
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Football notebook: Yarmouth-Mt. Ararat matchup highlights eight-man regional finals
In the Small School division, Old Orchard Beach looks to stay hot on the road at Dirigo.
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Boys’ soccer: Yarmouth rallies to beat rival Cape Elizabeth in Class B South final
After losing to Cape during the regular season, the two-time defending Class B champs score twice in the second half to advance to the state title game with a 3-2 victory.
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Boys’ soccer: Scarborough edges Windham 2-1 in OT in Class A South final
A clearing throw by the Windham goalie hits off a teammate and comes to Kilson Joao, who scores the winning goal.
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Boys’ cross country: Hampden, Freeport and George Stevens earn championships
Slips don’t stop Class B winner Carter Libby of Gray-New Gloucester or Class C standout William Hileman of Bucksport.