In a span of five days, Masashi Wada flew from Japan to Portland to Spokane, where he started in the first USL League One game he’d seen.
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.
Posted inCommunity Sports, Maine, Sports
Maine Legislature to discuss three-year halt on artificial turf installation
The bill, LD 1177, would halt any installation of new synthetic turf and also stop renovation of existing spaces.
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Hearts of Pine will host another Open Cup game
Portland will play Rhode Island FC on April 15 at Lewiston High.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Jamier Rose, Noble
Rose helped turn Noble around and is the first athlete to win both the Fitzpatrick Trophy and Mr. Maine Basketball.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
2024-25 Varsity Maine All-State boys basketball team
Each of these players had individual success that begat team success, making them the best of the best.
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Hearts of Pine advance with late comeback in U.S. Open Cup
Down to 10 players and trailing late in overtime, Portland rallies to beat USL Championship foe Hartford Athletic in penalty kicks.
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Hearts of Pine ready for return to Lewiston
Portland’s professional men’s soccer team will host another U.S. Open Cup game, this time against Hartford Athletic FC, which plays in the USL Championship division.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Mike McDevitt retires as Saint Joseph’s women’s basketball coach
The Maine native coached teams that earned 20 conference championships and 15 national tournament bids.
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Hearts of Pine play to a draw in Saturday’s league opener
Portland ties host FC Naples,0-0, in its first USL League One game.
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Meet the Hearts of Pine players
Portland’s new professional men’s soccer team features players from nine countries and six continents.