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 children, and numerous dogs and cats have called Hampton home since 1995 and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
High school teams hoped for a normal fall season. COVID had other plans
With COVID-19 cases soaring across Maine and impacting high schools, there has been a rash of postponed and canceled games.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
No rust: Leavitt dominates Wells in delayed season opener
H.S. football: The Hornets, who had their first two games canceled because of COVID issues with their scheduled opponents, rack up 587 yards total offense and hold the Warriors to 36 yards and one first down.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Lewiston among high school football teams dealing with COVID disruptions
The Blue Devils, along with Marshwood, Brewer and Noble, have players in quarantine because of COVID-related concerns.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Champion distance runner has a new accomplishment at 18 – author
Sofie Matson wrote a novel during her senior year at Falmouth High that has been published by The Telling Room.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Just 13, Emerson Flaker is following in the footsteps of her fast brothers
The younger sister of Scarborough High stars Jarett and Jayden Flaker, she set three state youth sprint records this summer after winning a national pentathlon championship.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Ruby Haylock, Eli Spaulding top Maine golfers at New England Junior Amateur
Eli Spaulding of Freeport ties for fourth, Maine’s best boys finish since 2016; Ruby Haylock places third in the girls division.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Ruby Haylock, Eli Spaulding show they can compete with some of New England’s best junior golfers
Freeport’s Spaulding plays 36 holes in 1-under par and is alone in fifth in the New England Junior Amateur Championship at Val Halla. Haylock is tied for sixth in the girls competition.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
Greely High pitcher to play in elite tourney staged for MLB scouts
Zach Johnston is one of 175 high schoolers across the nation heading to the invitation-only Area Code Underclass Games in Los Angeles.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Olympics: Maine’s Rachel Schneider narrowly misses advancing to 5,000-meter final
The 30-year-old from Sanford, making her first appearance at the Olympics, finishes seventh in her semifinal and is edged out of the final by less than a second.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Sanford native Rachel Schneider arrives in Tokyo for Olympic debut
Schneider is soaking up the atmosphere and doing final workouts before competing Friday in the semifinals of the 5,000-meter run.
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