State finalists well represented among the top offensive and defensive players in the state.
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 inSports
Falmouth sailor actively pursuing America’s Cup bid
Chris Poole, the world’s top-ranked match race sailor, is trying to raise at least $30 million to fund his own team for sailing’s premier regatta.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the four finalists for 54th Fitzpatrick Trophy
Thornton, Portland, Cony and Westbrook players are in the running for the honor, given to the top senior football player in Maine.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Flurry of coaching resignations rock Maine boys basketball
Three varsity coaches have called it quits less than two weeks into the season, two specifically citing parent interference as a prime factor.
Posted inHearts of Pine, News, Sports
Hearts of Pine announce 2026 schedule
Maine’s pro soccer team’s second season will have 20 home dates at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Fitzpatrick Trophy semifinalists announced
Gatorade winners Connor Ayoob and Cordell Jones lead the list of 10 players now eligible to be chosen as Maine’s top senior football player.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Litchfield’s Sam Laverdiere ready to race against nation’s best in cross country
The former Lake Region star won the Brooks Northeast XC title and will compete at the national event in San Diego on Saturday.
Posted inHearts of Pine, News, Sports
Hearts of Pine re-sign Walter Varela, add a defender
Varela scored the first goal in franchise history, while Zion Scarlett comes to Portland from the MLS Next Pro ranks.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine large-school boys basketball ready to go back to the future
Especially at the Class A and B levels, this season’s boys hoops configuration is very similar to 10 years ago, and many coaches applaud the changes.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Watch Varsity Maine’s takeaways from Class A and B football state finals
Reporters discuss the two championship games played at Fitzpatrick Stadium.