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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2019
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.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
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.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
With Maine high schools fielding fewer football players, plan for 8-man teams gains ground
The proposal catches some athletic directors by surprise after they responded to a survey about interest in 8-man football.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
Six finalists announced for Gaziano lineman awards
The awards honor Maine’s top senior linemen in high school football.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Certified trainers keep athletes safe from injury. So why do so few Maine schools have them?
When it comes to using athletic trainers, Maine lags the nation and the rest of New England.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Girls’ soccer players – not football players – at greatest risk for concussions
Twelve years of national data shows concussions happen more frequently in girls’ soccer than in any other high school sport.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2019
Boys’ basketball: It’s a who-knows type of season
Portland Coach Joe Russo says ‘every game is dangerous,’ and the results are showing he’s exactly right.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Boys’ basketball: Thornton holds off Bonny Eagle
The Golden Trojans pick up a big road win against one of their chief rivals in Class AA South.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2019
Boys’ basketball: York scores another big win, 57-51 over Greely
Fresh off a win over previously unbeaten Kennebunk, the Wildcats take down the two-time defending champs.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2019
Wrestling: Sanford seniors shine at their own Spartan tournament
Isaac Plante and Sol Demers are among five Mainers who emerge as champions in a meet that features several strong out-of-state teams.
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