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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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Seattle Storm looks to its future after picking Mackenzie Holmes in WNBA draft
Holmes, who starred at Indiana University, will miss the 2024 season with a knee injury, but is expected in Seattle by the 2025 training camp.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
USM’s legendary baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, to retire at end of season
The Portland native who directed the Huskies to two NCAA Division III titles will finish his 39th season before calling it quits.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Baseball preview: New rule allows for devices that simplify pitch-calling
Some teams in southern Maine this spring plan to use electronic one-way communication between the coach and catcher.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Baseball: Players to watch in southern Maine
These are some of the top players in the region to keep an eye on this spring.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Baseball: Teams to watch in southern Maine
Several of these teams should contend for regional and state championships this spring.
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Varsity Maine Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year: Pierce Walston, Orono
The 6-foot senior guard averaged 17.4 points and controlled the pace of the game for the two-time Class B champions.
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Boys’ basketball: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
Our team of the top boys’ basketball players in the state features nine seniors and three juniors.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Sea Dogs’ head groundskeeper doubles as high school pitching coach
Jason Cooke helps the pros by maintaining the playing surface at Hadlock Field, and mentors pitchers on the South Portland baseball team.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Sanford’s Rachel Smith is back on track and eyeing another Olympic berth
Smith returned to the track for the first time since 2021 on March 16 after the birth of her daughter Nova on April 19, 2023.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Varsity Maine Girls’ Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Makenna Drouin, Lewiston
The senior won three events at the Class A state championships and set a meet record in the 55-meter dash.
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