Class B South powers Kennebunk and Marshwood, who meet on Friday, have played five times since 2016. The biggest margin of victory was six points.
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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Football notebook: Winning streak over, Wells ready to move on
The Warriors have tough opponents the next two weeks after having their 33-game winning streak snapped Saturday night at Leavitt.
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Football: Wells stays grounded with proud lineage of running backs
Payton MacKay is the latest back to star for the Warriors, who will seek their 34th straight win Saturday at Leavitt.
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Football: Battle for Fitzpatrick Trophy seems wide open
Instead of one or two clear front-runners, this year there is a large field of worthy candidates.
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Football: Thornton Academy powers back to beat Bonny Eagle, 21-14
Isaac Ofielu runs up the middle for all three Trojan touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter.
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Eight-man football is a boon for struggling programs
After years of taking their lumps, several high school teams are thriving in the new version of the sport.
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Football notebook: New play clock making subtle difference
Coaches appreciate that the 40-second rule has created greater consistency between snaps.
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Football: Tough start to the season only gets tougher for Portland
The Bulldogs, last year’s Class A North champs, are 0-2 in their first season in Class B. Next up: Powerhouses Marshwood and Kennebunk.
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Is this linebacker tough? Ask anyone who knows her
Elizabeth Drelich has switched this fall from field hockey to football – and her new teammates are impressed by how quickly she is acclimating to the sport.
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Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.