Bangor will host the Class C and D 11-man championships on Saturday, Nov. 19, while the Class A and B games will be played at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland.
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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Scheduling plan seeks to curb blowouts in high school football
For the first time, Class A schools would play a game against a New Hampshire opponent.
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Female trailblazers in Maine sports honored on 50th anniversary of Title IX
Ten standouts as athletes, coaches, officials and administrators are honored by the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM has a feel-good day at expense of St. Joseph’s in baseball
Highlighted by Arlo Pike’s second home run in two days, the Huskies roll to a 12-0 road victory.
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College baseball: Former Red Riots star finding the zone for Vanderbilt
Sophomore Hunter Owen has shown significant progress, thanks to his improved ability to command the strike zone.
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Football: Greely looking into forming its own eight-man team
The Rangers have been part of a co-op with Falmouth since 2019 but are thinking about restarting their own program.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
South Portland’s JP Estrella will play senior season at Brewster Academy
The highly recruited 6-foot-11 junior center led the Red Riots to their first state championship in 30 years.
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Scarborough grad Fiorillo plays key role on Vermont team heading to NCAAs
Nick Fiorillo has become a top reserve for the America East champion Catamounts, who take on Arkansas in the first round on Thursday.
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Registration expected to fill quickly this week for Beach to Beacon
The general public will have 1,500 slots available on Wednesday after Cape Elizabeth residents can claim 300 bibs for the popular 10K road race on Tuesday.
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SMCC men’s basketball revels in its first national title
The SeaWolves beat Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte, 79-75, on Thursday to capture the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II crown.