Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two daughters, and numerous dogs and cats have lived there for nearly 25 years and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Basketball notebook: Medomak’s DePatsy credits support on his way to 400th win
In southern Maine, the Scarborough boys and girls and Windham boys are among teams enjoying strong starts this season.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Greely High grad sets her sights on 2024 Paris Paralympics
Delaney Nolin, 29, won a silver and a bronze medal as a sprinter representing the U.S. at the Para Pan American Games in Chile.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2023
Wrestling: For the first time, girls get their own regular-season meets
This week’s Noble Invitational will feature a competition for girls only, to run concurrently with its usual format for co-ed teams.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2023
High school football: Four finalists announced for Fitzpatrick Trophy
Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
College football: Scarborough grad Jayden Flaker plans to transfer to Memphis
Flaker earned all-conference and HBCU All-America honors this season as a linebacker at North Carolina Central.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Football notebook: Portland, Deering meet for 111th Thanksgiving Day game
This year both teams have new coaches heading into their holiday exhibition, the only Thanksgiving high school football game in the state.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Class B football: Kennebunk beats Lawrence for first title since 1991
The Rams assert themselves late with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 40-20 victory.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Class A football: Thornton Academy rallies to beat Portland in title game
The Golden Trojans score three touchdowns in the second half of a 24-14 victory for their sixth championship since 2012.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Portland soccer team to finance stadium upgrades, but pay no rent for 10 years
Portland United LLC commits to at least $1 million in capital improvements to Fitzpatrick Stadium in a lease agreement approved by the city council.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2023
Football: Portland stuns Oxford Hills with late TD to win Class A North
Cordell Jones races 76 yards for the winning score with 17.4 seconds left after the Vikings had rallied from a 22-7 deficit.
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