They are the first from their schools to win honors the top senior linemen in Maine high school football.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Leavitt, Oxford Hills linemen named Gaziano Lineman Award finalists
The winners receive $5,000 scholarships from National Distributors Inc., of South Portland, the company founded by Gaziano, who died in 2010.
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Oxford Hills’ Eli Soehren wins 51st Fitzpatrick Trophy
The senior quarterback was the top vote-getter for the award given to the best senior high school football player in Maine.
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Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists share an appreciation for what the award represents
Given annually to the top senior football player in Maine, the Fitzy also recognizes character and academic standing, something finalists Kennedy Charles, Nick Laughlin and Eli Soehren say is meaningful.
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Former Westbrook High star chasing football dreams in Europe
Miece Loureiro, a 2016 All-State selection, is about to begin his second year playing in Europe, where there is a wide range of competitive levels of American football.
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Football: MPA plan would add four schools to Class A next fall
The proposal would keep four classes of 11-man football, two for eight-man, and return North and South regions to all six classes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Unbeaten Oxford Hills edges Portland
The Vikings rally in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs 18-8 and pulling out a 48-47 win to improve to 7-0 on the season.
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Wrestling: Southern Maine teams impress at Noble Invitational
Massabesic finishes second by three points to Rhode Island power Bishop Hendricken, while Noble, Wells, Camden Hills and Sanford finish in the top six.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Holiday Hoops Showcase to feature 24 basketball games in Portland
The event returns to the Expo – now officially named the James A. Banks Sr. Exposition Building – with four days of boys’ and girls’ games starting Monday.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Scarborough’s Jayden Flaker makes quick impact in college football
A true freshman, Flaker helped North Carolina Central win the national championship among historically Black colleges and universities.