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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PublishedMarch 7, 2021
This UMaine team wants to make some history of its own
Women’s basketball has become the standard-bearer for University of Maine athletics. This year’s squad believes it’s poised to make a playoff run at least equal to the best teams in the program’s storied history.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
UNE planning for nonconference spring sports schedule
The Nor’easters will play only teams from Maine and New Hampshire, instead of their traditional Commonwealth Coast Conference opponents.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
UMaine women aiming for 6th straight trip to conference final
The Black Bears, the top seed in the America East basketball tournament, will host Albany in a semifinal on Sunday.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2021
Prep school programs forced to scramble for opponents
With out-of-state travel off the table during the pandemic, athletic schedules are greatly reduced and include a mix of public and private school opponents.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Maine’s high school wrestling season officially canceled
The Maine Principals’ Association will allow wrestlers to continue conditioning workouts with coaches for the next two weeks, but there will be no competitions.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2021
Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball: Oxford Hills’ Cassidy Dumont and Leavitt’s Wyatt Hathaway named semifinalists
The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony on March 19.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
UMaine football gets OK for home games, but no fans allowed
The first of three games in Orono during the Black Bears’ spring season is scheduled for March 13.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2021
Pandemic forces swim teams to compete in eerily quiet virtual meets
High school teams that are lucky enough to find a pool are engaging in a different form of competition, though some teams in southern Maine have yet to get into the water.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2021
High school wrestlers in Maine bitter about lost opportunities
The vast majority of states are offering interscholastic wrestling this winter, but Maine wrestlers cannot even scrimmage against teammates during practices because of pandemic safety precautions.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Decision on Maine high school wrestling season delayed
The MPA Wrestling Committee decides to wait until its Feb. 22 meeting to make a final decision on whether a competitive season can be held during the pandemic.
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