The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.
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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50 years later, Gorham’s New England soccer championship still special
Members of that 1972 high school team were honored before the boys’ soccer season opener at Gorham High.
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High school football notebook: Strong matchups highlight Week 1 schedule
Thornton Academy plays at Scarborough on Friday night, while two games in Class B South feature top teams in the region.
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Boys’ soccer: 25 players to watch in southern Maine
Seniors dominate our list of players to keep an eye on this fall.
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Boys’ soccer: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine
Defending Class B champion Yarmouth enters the season ranked 15th in the United Soccer Coaches national poll.
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Boys’ soccer: Nothing comes easy in Class A South
The region boasts more than a half-dozen solid title contenders, and more teams are raising their level of play to make nearly every game competitive.
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11-man football preview: Class B North is loaded with tough teams
Class C South is another strong division, with Leavitt, Cape Elizabeth and the return of Cheverus to 11-man football.
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High school football players to watch in Maine this fall
Several top players return from 2021 championship teams and finalists.
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Who’s better: Maine or New Hampshire in high school football?
We’ll get answers this fall, as five Class A squads from Maine will play interstate games for the first time.
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A year after rolling to an eight-man title, Cheverus is ready for its return to 11-man football
The Stags ran roughshod over opponents in their one season in eight-man football. Now they will be in competitive Class C South, their fourth league in four seasons.