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.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ basketball preview: Windham in search of that banner season

by Steve Craig December 8, 2017December 7, 2017

Windham enters the season with big expectations and has the talent to challenge two-time defending state champion Portland.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

Semifinalists announced for 47th Fitzpatrick Trophy

by Steve Craig December 6, 2017December 7, 2017

Owen Garrard of Scarborough and Nolan Potter of Wells are among the 12 candidates after leading their teams to state championships.

Boys Basketball, Sports

St. Dominic to drop boys’ varsity basketball this season

by Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal and Steve Craig/Staff Writer December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

The Saints, down to just seven players, will play a junior varsity schedule instead.

Boys Basketball, Maine, News, Sports, Varsity Maine

Big leap: High school basketball player last year, head coach now

by Steve Craig December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

Nineteen-year-old Skyler Archer takes over the boys’ varsity team at Seacoast Christian, starting a career ‘I’ve always dreamed about’ much earlier than he expected.