The seventh Lobster Pot, hosted by Maine Ultimate, is often the first chance for club teams to compete during the school year.
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, Boys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Rare achievement for Falmouth High coach: 500 wins in two sports
Now in his 44th season as a head coach, Dave Halligan is revered by players past and present.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school football teams go soft in the fight against brain injuries
Lightweight and spongy Guardian Caps, designed to reduce the force of impact of blows to the football helmet, are starting to be embraced by teams in Maine.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Falmouth paracyclist to compete at world championships
Clara Brown will be looking to defend her 2020 track time trial title in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, on Oct. 20-23.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Officials work to curb unruly behavior by students at high school games
Many schools are taking a proactive approach with students, while Portland Public Schools recently imposed a strict policy for students in reaction to ‘verbal and physical altercations.’
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Lower divisions holding their own – and then some – in interclass games
Of the 30 interclass games played in the first four weeks of the high school season, 17 have been won by teams in the lower division.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Authorities continue search for Freeport teen missing since Thursday
Theo Ferrara, 14, was last seen about 4:30 p.m. walking on Flying Point Road toward Brunswick. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs about 125 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Oxford Hills overcomes key injury, knocks off Thornton Academy
Playing without star quarterback Eli Soehren for most of the game, the Vikings win a clash of top Class A programs on a late 94-yard touchdown pass, 25-20.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Bonny Eagle hangs on to win first game between Maine and N.H.
The Scots take advantage of two fumbles and a blocked punt to beat Merrimack, 33-27.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee
The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.