The high school basketball playoffs open with prelim games this week in Classes A through D, and Class AA quarterfinals.
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 inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Wrestling: Kennebunk wins Class A South by a half point
It’s the first regional title since 1995 for the Rams, who edge Noble in a hotly contested competition.
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Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: Cheverus starts fast, finishes strong in final prep for playoffs
The Stags race to a 20-8 lead and win at Windham 54-38, locking up the second seed in Class AA North.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
More than half of Maine basketball teams will not play a full regular season
COVID shutdowns and the open MPA postseason tournaments are main reasons why 55% of high school teams will not play all 18 games.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Semifinalists announced for Becky Schaffer Award
The award, in its fifth year, honors Maine’s top high school senior in girls’ hockey.
Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: As playoffs begins, little separates top teams in the South
The action begins Wednesday with quarterfinal games, the first step toward the state championship on Feb. 19.
Posted inSports
Former Cheverus star makes transition to boxing: ‘It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done’
Zordan Holman was a three-sport athlete at Cheverus and went on to play football at UConn. Now, at 26, he’s become an amateur boxer.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MPA Football Committee urges more competitive 11-man schedules
The panel also approves a ceiling of 33 players for teams intent on playing eight-man football.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus High plans to return to 11-man football
The Stags played one year of eight-man football, dominating opponents last fall en route to the Large School Division championship.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Athletic directors are feeling the strain of the pandemic
A demanding, high-stress job to begin with has become more complex and emotionally charged.