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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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Interstate games will expand this fall in high school football
Bangor and Scarborough will join five other Class A teams playing a game against New Hampshire opponents.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
Golf: Rain and lightning put finish of Maine’s U.S. Amateur qualifying on hold
Many withdraw, including Caleb Manuel, but play resumes Thursday at 8 a.m. for those who wish to finish, including two 22-year-olds from Quebec in great position to qualify.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Boys’ lacrosse: Cape Elizabeth again proves it’s the king of Class A
The Capers use a 7-2 third quarter to pull away for a 17-6 win against South Portland, capping an undefeated season with its third straight state championship.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Baseball: Previewing Tuesday’s state championship games
South Portland will go for its second Class A title in three seasons, while Yarmouth and Old Town meet in a rematch of the 2017 Class B championship game.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Boys’ lacrosse: Waynflete rolls to 14-6 win over NYA in Class C title game
The Flyers use tight defense and pinpoint shooting to win their third straight state championship.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Gorham boys’ lacrosse players reinstated, help Rams to pull off playoff upset
Seven seniors had been suspended last week in the wake of protests over the team’s head coach, who was asked to leave the team by school officials.
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PublishedJune 3, 2023
Track and field: Lewiston’s Makenna Drouin, Oxford Hills’ Sierra Carson win Class A titles
Lewiston junior wins both hurdle events and Carson claims javelin championship. Brunswick wins boys title, and Bangor claims third straight girls crown.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Seven players, coach removed from Gorham High boys’ lacrosse team
Veteran Coach Clayton Jones was told not to return to the team a day after 7 seniors walked away from the sidelines during a game in which they were benched.
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PublishedJune 1, 2023
Track and field: High school athletes primed for state championships Saturday
State records could fall at meets in Topsham (Class A), Freeport (Class B) and Augusta (Class C).
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Where have you gone, Little Leaguers?
In southern Maine and across the country, participation in an iconic baseball tradition – and a model for organized youth sports – has dropped significantly in recent decades.
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