With eight-man reaching the regional finals and Class B and Class C past first-round mismatches, more intriguing and probably more competitive games are on tap.
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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Boys’ soccer: Marshwood shuts out Gorham, moves on to first Class A title game
The Hawks use gritty defense and opportunistic offense to beat the Rams in the South final, 2-0.
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Girls’ soccer: Top-ranked Windham shuts out Gorham to capture Class A South title
Sarah Talon scores all three goals for the unbeaten Eagles, who advance to Saturday’s state championship game against Brunswick.
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Boys’ soccer: Marshwood flurry knocks out No. 1 Windham, 3-0
Wyatt Yager scores twice and Trevor Wozny once during a five-minute span early in the second half of the Class A South semifinal.
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In tight labor market, some teens wrestle with choosing jobs or sports
Recognizing the dilemma, coaches have made adjustments to their expectations and practice times to help kids who want to stay involved in high school sports.
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Boys’ soccer: No. 1 Yarmouth survives scare from Freeport
The undefeated Clippers are forced into overtime but escape with a 2-1 victory in a Class B South semifinal.
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Girls’ soccer: Unbeaten Windham responds to Thornton’s challenge with offensive onslaught
After No. 5 Thornton gets close, the Eagles pour in five straight goals for an 8-2 Class A South semifinal win.
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Football: Wells rallies from 21-point deficit to eliminate York, 35-27
Conner Whitten scores three times and the Warriors’ defense comes up big in the second half as Wells advances to the Class C South semifinals.
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Boys’ soccer: Marshwood strikes twice late to top Falmouth, 3-2
Declan Fitzgerald scores two goals in less than three minutes to propel the Hawks to the Class A South semifinals.
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Boys’ soccer: No. 7 Gorham knocks off No. 2 Scarborough in penalty kicks
Rams goalie Nicholas Phinney finishes a 2-1 win in the Class A South quarterfinals with his team’s 10th penalty kick attempt.