Nick Fiorillo and Paul Kirk have Senior Nights to remember to spark an easy win against Windham.
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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Maine high schools take step closer to 8-man football
A Maine Principals’ Association panel recommends that 10 schools form two divisions this fall for eight-man football, a version of the sport that would be new to Maine.
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Boys’ basketball: Greely rallies past Cape Elizabeth
The Rangers rely on their veterans to recover from a first-half deficit and score a 61-54 victory.
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Eight-man football: Which schools want in, which want out
There is also uncertainty about the classification of 11-man football heading into a critical MPA meeting Thursday.
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Football: Wells High’s Tyler Bridge wins Fitzpatrick Trophy
He becomes the first player from a Class D school to capture the annual award, given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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Boys’ basketball: Thornton rolls past Portland, 54-23
The Trojans take advantage of ‘the worst showing’ in Portland Coach Joe Russo’s 29-year career.
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High school football: Top individual awards will be announced this weekend
The Gaziano linemen dinner is Saturday and a Fitzpatrick Trophy winner will be named Sunday.
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Boys’ basketball: Traip relieved to get 62-61 win over Lake Region in OT
The Rangers squander a lead in the second half, rally to tie the game late in the fourth quarter before winning in overtime.
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Varsity Maine Spotlight: Te’Andre King, North Yarmouth Academy
The junior is closing in on 1,000 career points in boys’ basketball.
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Coaches’ group throws its support behind eight-man football
‘If you don’t have 30 kids (on your roster) you shouldn’t be allowed to play 11-man football,’ says Jack Cosgrove of Colby.