Falmouth (Class A), Freeport (Class B) and Waynflete (Class C) capture team titles.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Wells tops Winthrop, 30-13, to earn top spot in D South
Warriors quarterback Cal Moody throws for 224 yards and two scores.
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Football notebook: Scarborough, Westbrook earn needed wins
Also, Wells battles back to remain undefeated; multiple teams fight for postseason position in D North; Lewiston’s changes pay off; and Dirigo’s defense is coming up big.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Football, Maine, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lisbon High forfeits football team’s regular-season finale in wake of alleged hazing
The law firm the district hired to investigate the allegations has interviewed players, but the ‘specific details have not been shared with me,’ Superintendent Richard Green says.
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Lisbon police send criminal investigation of hazing allegations to the DA
At a school board meeting Wednesday night, some players’ parents criticized the district’s handling of its investigation, saying it has adversely affected their students.
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Football notebook: Class B playoff race intensifies with teams seeking coveted byes
Thornton hosts Portland in big Class A showdown this weekend; Old Orchard Beach shows off its versatility.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lisbon High removes 7 players from football team in wake of hazing investigation
The announcement comes one day after the school forfeited a second football game in the wake of hazing allegations.
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Lisbon High will forfeit a second football game in wake of alleged hazing
Lisbon Schools Superintendent Richard A. Green made the call to cancel Friday’s home game with Freeport on Wednesday.
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Maine Marathon: Ryan Jara of Gorham earns his first marathon win
Jenise Madden of Massachusetts wins the women’s marathon, with record-setter Ryan Eiler and Phoebe Colvin Oehmig of Brunswick winning the half marathon titles.
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Maine Marathon on pace to feature largest field yet
There are changes to the course, a new spot for bib pickup, and cash prizes in the nonbinary category equal to male and female winners.