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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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Portland’s Trejyn Fletcher adjusting to his first season of pro baseball
After one quick advancement in the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system, the 18-year-old has been working to improve in the rookie Appalachian League.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Cumberland’s Ted Hart signs with Maine Mariners
A four-year player at Yale, Hart will try to become the first Maine native to play for Portland’s ECHL squad.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Eight-man football officially starts in Maine
It’s a new version of the sport in the state, but the first day of practice feels much the same for players and coaches.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Making it in professional golf is a rough shot
For talented golfers like Jack Wyman, trying to climb the ladder toward the PGA Tour is a costly and often humbling venture.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2019
Dan Curts, Sofie Matson are top Mainers at Beach to Beacon
Curts, 26, of Ellsworth, finished 12th overall. Matson, 16, becomes the youngest winner of the Maine women’s division.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
B2B High School Mile: Wells’ Allaire, Falmouth’s Piers win titles
Griffin Allaire sticks with the same move that earned him podium finishes the two previous years, and Karley Piers triumphs in her first attempt.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2019
Maine Junior Golf: Paine, Hornberger roll to titles
Connor Paine, 18, of South China, shoots under par for the second straight day. Mia Hornberger, 14, wins the girls’ title by six strokes.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2019
Maine Junior Golf: Paine takes lead with 4-under 68
Mia Hornberger of North Turner posted the low score among the seven girls competing with a 7-over 79.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2019
American Legion: Portland-area teams prepare for state tournament
Windham and the Cheverus-centric Charles J. Loring squad will try to knock off the favorites from Oxford Hills.
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