Brent Grant of California is the leader at 12-under par after the second round of the Live and Work in Maine Open, with Chad Ramey of Mississippi two shots back.
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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Live and Work in Maine Open debuts with blue skies and low scores
Four golfers are atop the leaderboard at 7-under par during the opening round of the professional tournament at Falmouth Country Club.
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Korn Ferry Tour pros mix it up with amateurs for charity
Wednesday’s pro-am event at the Live and Work in Maine Open benefits the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
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Topsham teenager qualifies for Live and Work in Maine Open
Caleb Manuel, the 2020 Maine Junior amateur champion, shot a 6-under 66 to earn one of the last eight spots available for this week’s pro tournament at Falmouth Country Club.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: Waynflete nips Freeport, 9-8, to win Class C title
Jess Connors scores five goals and makes a key defensive play in the final seconds as the Flyers put a sweet ending to a tumultuous 2020-21 athletic year.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ lacrosse: Yarmouth shakes off Marshwood to win Class B title
The Clippers break away from a tie with five straight goals in the second half and successfully defend their state championship.
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Boys’ lacrosse: Cape Elizabeth routs Falmouth to capture Class A title
The Capers finish off a perfect season with a 19-6 win in the state championship game.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Class A track: Edward Little’s Makenna Drouin and Finn Thistle and Oxford Hills’ Atticus Soehren win state titles
Cheverus senior Victoria Bossong sets three meet records, but is thwarted in her attempt to win four races by Bangor sophomore Anna Connors. Edward Little boys place second.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Tackle football, wrestling returning to Maine high schools
Two days after the state retired its Community Sports Guidelines, the Maine Principals’ Association announces that all interscholastic activities are being allowed.
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Maine removes pandemic guidelines governing youth and high school sports
The decision could allow for tackle football and wrestling to return to Maine high schools, and give the Maine Principals’ Association greater autonomy in its decisions on school sports.