Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two children, and numerous dogs and cats have called Hampton home since 1995 and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Windham stops Portland, 43-34, to win its first regional title
The Eagles close out the second half on a slow but steady 30-9 run, and will play for the Class AA championship next Saturday.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Basketball: Southern Maine teams gear up for chance at state titles
Class B championships are scheduled for Friday night in Bangor, while Class A and AA title games will take place Saturday in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester outruns Noble in Class A South final, 71-59
The No. 1 Patriots build a 21-point lead, then withstand a wild flurry from the Knights to reach their first state championship game since 1975.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Oceanside rolls back to Class B championship game
Carter Galley scores 35 points for the undefeated Mariners in a 73-48 victory over Lincoln Academy in the South final.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Scarborough shoots its way to Class AA South final
The second-seeded Red Storm make 9 of 10 3-pointers in the first half and easily get past No. 6 Thornton Academy, 73-55.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Portland rallies to edge Cheverus in overtime, 49-48
The Bulldogs are back to the Class AA North final after rallying from seven points down late in the fourth quarter.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Lincoln Academy impresses in 55-37 win against York
The second-seeded Eagles advance in Class B South, to their first regional final since 1989.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2024
Indoor track: South Portland wins Class A boys’ title in dramatic fashion
Lewiston’s Makenna Drouin wins three sprint events, including a record-setting 55 dash, and Skowhegan’s Billy Albertson, Marshwood’s Andre Clark and South Portland’s Arnaud Sioho also set meet records.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Indoor track: Championships are at stake and historic times seem likely
This season, five of Maine’s all-time best indoor track times have been broken. With big crowds and state titles on the line, more marks are likely to fall on Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2024
Wrestling: Massabesic wins first Class A state title since 2008
The Mustangs edge defending champion Noble by five points, despite having four fewer wrestlers than the Knights.
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