The Cape Elizabeth native capped her best season on the World Cup with her first podium finish and now has put retirement thoughts on hold.
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 inNews, Schools & Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Loss of Special Olympics funding would hurt Maine’s Unified sports programs
Special Olympics Maine receives about 8 percent of its funding from federal grants it uses to support Unified sports programs in 107 schools across the state.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Girls’ wrestling: Zoe Buteau, Oak Hill
The senior mostly wrestled boys the last four years, and won the 132-pound title at the inaugural MPA girls’ wrestling championships this winter.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College basketball: UMaine men seeing progress this season
Despite 5-26 record, Black Bears have already noticed growth and expect it to continue.
Posted inBaseball, Varsity Maine
Top baseball prospect Trejyn Fletcher enrolls at Deering High School
Fletcher has committed to play at Vanderbilt; one scouting service ranks him as the top prospect of 2020 class.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
Men’s basketball: Freshman Terion Moss having impact at UMaine
Former Portland High School standout has started several games at point guard for the Black Bears.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Mt. Ararat/Brunswick wins Class A wrestling state championship
Oxford Hills’ Cole Dunham, Mt. Blue’s Tucker Nicholas finish as runner-ups.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Kennebunk dominates Leavitt from the start in A South quarterfinal
Hornets struggle in first game at Portland Expo in seven years.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Crosstown rivals in Portland contemplate combining their football teams
As participation drops, parents of Deering and Portland high school players will toss around the idea of unifying their teams Thursday night.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football coach Jim Hartman returning to Yarmouth High
The former Portland coach led the Clippers to state titles in 2010-11 and will now coach an eight-man team.