Football and volleyball are out this fall, and concerns which led officials to make those decisions could extend to the winter.
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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No high school games, or even practices, in counties designated yellow
Thursday’s announcement comes as officials say that football and volleyball cannot be played across the state this fall because of the pandemic.
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No football, volleyball to be played at Maine high schools this fall
The Maine Principals’ Association says it will try to provide a season for those sports in the late winter/early spring. All other fall sports are a go.
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Some southern Maine high school teams gather for the first time
Restrictions had kept many high schools from conducting preseason workouts until Tuesday, as teams await word on which sports can be played during the fall sports season.
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Why is it taking so long to reach a decision on high school sports?
Critics say state agencies and other stakeholders should have been working closely with the Maine Principals’ Association months earlier as it made plans for the fall sports season.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
New Hampshire schools a step ahead of Maine in approving high school sports
With a clear, state-approved plan in place, many school boards in New Hampshire have already approved fall athletics, including football.
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Worries abound over mental health risks if fall sports are called off
Athletes, coaches and administrators emphasize the social and emotional importance of athletics for high school students – and the potential for negative consequences if games cannot be played.
Posted inFootball, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Maine high school athletes: Let us play sports this fall
Some feel their voices have not be heard by decision-makers, and they worry about potential mental health issues among students if the season is called off.
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Game on? Prospects for fall sports vary widely in U.S.
Several states won’t be playing tackle football at high schools this season; in Maine, guidelines will likely become more clear this week.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Jayden Flaker makes his own mark on the track
The younger brother of Scarborough sprint star Jarett Flaker wins the AAU Junior Olympics 110 high hurdles for his age group on his 16th birthday, with a time among the best ever for a Maine athlete.