Maine Footy, a squad of current and former collegiate players, launch their inaugural season in the United Women’s Soccer league.
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 inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine high school basketball coaches puzzled by rule change affecting free throws
Changes to national high school rules include the elimination of 1-and-1 free throws, and resetting team foul counts after each quarter.
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Posted inSports
As a child, he learned to sail on Casco Bay. Now he’s ranked No. 1 in the world
Falmouth High graduate Chris Poole, 34, recently became the first skipper to win every match race at the prestigious Congressional Cup regatta in California.
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports
New women’s soccer team set to embark on debut season in Portland
Maine Footy features current and former college players and will compete against other New England teams in United Women’s Soccer.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the newest Mainer on track to pitch for powerhouse Vanderbilt
Gorham High’s Wyatt Nadeau, a 6-foot-6 sophomore who throws nearly 90 mph, has attracted attention from several NCAA Division I baseball programs.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
South Portland grad projected as a high pick in July’s MLB draft
Hunter Owen, a 6-foot-6 left-hander, is 3-0 with a 3.33 ERA this season as a starting pitcher for Vanderbilt University.
Posted inNews
XKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel owner considering sale of his newspapers to new nonprofit
Reade Brower, who owns the KJ, Morning Sentinel and other daily and weekly newspapers across the state, has been in preliminary discussions with the Maine Journalism Foundation.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Sun Journal owner considering sale of newspapers to new nonprofit
Reade Brower, who owns the Sun Journal and other daily and weekly newspapers across the state, has been in preliminary discussions with the Maine Journalism Foundation.
Posted inSports
Westbrook teen ready for opportunity with USA Hockey’s U-17 team
Carter Amico, a 6-foot-5 defenseman, is one of just four Mainers in the past quarter century to be chosen to play with the national development squad.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Kennebunk High grad has task of replacing Rams’ legendary football coach
Keith Noel, Kennebunk’s defensive coordinator the past three years, replaces Joe Rafferty, who retired in February after 44 years as the head coach.