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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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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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Football: Wells heads to Class D title game with 35-6 win over Winthrop
Dominic Buxton leads the Warriors’ ground attack with 167 yards and three scores in a victory over Winthrop/Monmouth-Hall-Dale.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Boys’ soccer: Previewing Saturday’s state championship games
Deering is going for its first Gold Ball in Class A ,while Yarmouth looks for its eighth in nine seasons in Class B.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2023
Hunting banned in four communities as Maine’s deer season starts Saturday
No hunting of any kind will be allowed in Bowdoin, Lewiston, Lisbon and Monmouth until further notice as law enforcement continues to search for the suspect in the Lewiston mass shootings.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Maine high school playoffs on hold in wake of Lewiston shootings
‘Given the horrific tragedy that’s occurred here, rescheduling a football game is a small thing,’ says one coach.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Eliot’s Quinn McDaniel prospers in first season of pro baseball in Giants’ system
The former UMaine and Marshwood High star hit six homers and had a .424 on-base percentage in 29 minor league games after being drafted by San Francisco in July.
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