Hellen Obiri of Kenya and Keira D’Amato of Virginia will race in the Cape Elizabeth 10K for the first time on Saturday morning.
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.
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For 25 years, the legacy runners have never missed Beach to Beacon
On Saturday, 93 registrants plan to extend their streaks of participating in every Beach to Beacon 10K since the race started in 1998.
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Longtime friends have fueled the success of Beach to Beacon for 25 years
Race founder Joan Benoit Samuelson and race director Dave McGillivray have helped to make the Cape Elizabeth 10K one of the premier road races in America.
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25 years of memories from the Beach to Beacon 10K road race
Joan Benoit Samuelson’s race, with its iconic finish near Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, has provided plenty of highlights since 1998.
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There’s plenty to learn for Lobster Bowl quarterback
New plays, new terminology and new teammates make the week of preparation both fun and challenging for Fitzpatrick Trophy winner Eli Soehren.
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Football: It’s good to be on the same team at the Lobster Bowl
After three seasons of trying to stop each other, Leavitt Coach Mike Hathaway and Cape Elizabeth standout Nick Laughlin now get to join forces.
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Lobster Bowl notebook: Coaches assemble quality rosters for all-star game
The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, featuring the state’s top high school football seniors last fall, will be played Saturday afternoon at Lewiston High.
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Mainers Hunter Owen, Quinn McDaniel taken in top five rounds of MLB draft
Owen, a left-handed pitcher from South Portland, was picked in the fourth round by the Royals. McDaniel, an infielder from Eliot who starred at UMaine, was taken in the fifth round by the Giants.
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Former South Portland, Marshwood stars poised for next week’s MLB draft
Pitcher Hunter Owen could be selected in the first two rounds, and infielder Quinn McDaniel is projected to go in the first 10 rounds.
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Interstate games will expand this fall in high school football
Bangor and Scarborough will join five other Class A teams playing a game against New Hampshire opponents.