Soren Stark-Chessa, a sophomore at Maine Coast Waldorf School, controlled the Class C South girls’ race from start to finish, with support from the crowd.
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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These girls are at the center of action for their high school football team
Poland Regional seniors Emma Martin and Nicole Rioux are starters on the offensive line for the Knights.
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Football: Leavitt roars back to defeat Thornton Academy, 35-21
Down by 15 points at halftime, the Class C Hornets score 29 consecutive points to dispatch another Class A power and improve to 7-0.
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Football: Leavitt’s on a historic run, with powerful Thornton Academy up next
The defending Class C champions are undefeated and at the end of an unprecedented four-week stretch of playing teams in higher enrollment classes.
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High school notebook: Pitching prospect Wyatt Nadeau moves to prep school
Nadeau, a 6-foot-6 right-hander who has verbally committed to Vanderbilt, has left Gorham High for a prep school in Connecticut.
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Football: Wells asserts itself, hands Poland first loss, 32-6
The Warriors control the game up front against a Knights’ team that had allowed just eight points, six by its defense, in their first four games
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High school football notebook: Good luck trying to score on these teams
Old Orchard Beach (no points allowed) and Poland (eight points allowed) are off to 4-0 starts with impressive defenses.
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Falmouth High football plans to finish season, but ruled ineligible for playoffs
The Maine Principals’ Association took disciplinary action because the Navigators forfeited last week’s game against Portland.
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Sports Digest: Falmouth native Chris Poole sails to U.S. championship
Chris Poole is ranked No. 1 in the World Match Race Tour point standings heading into the regular-season finale in Bermuda, Oct. 2-7.
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High school sports officials keep a wary eye on Hurricane Lee
Saturday’s schedule is likely to be eliminated by the approaching storm, in a fall season that has already had numerous weather postponements.