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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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
UMaine pauses winter sports after positive COVID-19 tests
All basketball and hockey games have been called off through at least Dec. 8.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
UMaine men’s basketball team will meet Virginia in ‘Bubbleville’ to start its season
The game is one of several slated to be played at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, as college basketball tries to navigate games during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Delay of Tokyo Games may benefit Olympic hopefuls from Maine
With the Summer Olympics and Paralympics pushed to 2021, an extra year of preparation could be a boost for four Maine natives.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
No hockey for Maine Mariners as ECHL suspends season for North Division teams
The league announces suspension of play for the 2020-21 season for all six franchises in the North, including the Mariners.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2020
High school cross country state championships canceled
The Maine Principals’ Association based its decision on the surging number of COVID-19 cases and a new requirement for student-athletes to wear masks while running.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
Bound by a love of books, two vets are missing their regular meetings
Vernon Huestis, 93, and Eric Mihan, 82, were part of the original pairings made by Vet to Vet Maine in 2014 and had recorded over 300 in-person visits before the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Club sports organizers feel blindsided by having to halt games
Updates to the state’s Community Sports Guidelines mean that youth basketball and hockey leagues should halt activities until Dec. 14.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
If winter sports happen, high school athletes will be wearing masks
No decisions have been made on the winter season, but the MPA’s Sports Medicine Committee is reviewing feedback from key state agencies on some of its proposals.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
For now, high school athletes not impacted by mandatory mask order
The Maine Principals’ Association says athletes will not be required to wear face masks while competing, but that is likely to change once the state’s sports guidelines are updated.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2020
What could high school sports look like this winter in Maine?
It’s been a successful fall season outside for many schools, but winter sports played inside present challenges that require creative problem-solving during the pandemic.
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