Of the 30 interclass games played in the first four weeks of the high school season, 17 have been won by teams in the lower division.
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: Freeport picks up impressive win, shuts out Medomak Valley, 19-0
The Class D Falcons improve to 3-1 and hand the Class C Panthers their first loss.
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Authorities continue search for Freeport teen missing since Thursday
Theo Ferrara, 14, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. walking on Flying Point Road toward Brunswick. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs about 125 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
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Football: Surprising Massabesic runs over Marshwood, 34-6
The Mustangs improve to 3-1, while the four-time defending Class B champions fall to 1-3.
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Football: York controls the action in 22-6 win at Westbrook
The Wildcats’ defense and two key drives prove the difference in Friday’s Class C tilt.
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Boys’ soccer: Deering rallies for 2-1 win against Marshwood
Down 1-0 against the defending Class A champions, the Rams score off a set piece midway through the second half and then find another gear.
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Football: Wells scores late to beat Cape Elizabeth, 28-21
The Warriors were motivated to respond after losing to Cape 69-0 in 2021.
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Football notebook: South Portland beat more than just the defending champs
The Red Riots also had to overcome illness during practices and in-game health issues to knock off Marshwood last week.
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Football: Oxford Hills overcomes key injury, knocks off Thornton Academy
Playing without star quarterback Eli Soehren for most of the game, the Vikings win a clash of top Class A programs on a late 94-yard touchdown pass, 25-20.
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Football: Bonny Eagle hangs on to win first game between Maine and N.H.
The Scots take advantage of two fumbles and a blocked punt to beat Merrimack, 33-27.