The Red Storm are going to the state championship game after defeating Thornton Academy, 49-7.
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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Football notebook: Scarborough, Thornton ready for showdown
The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the state meet Friday night in the Class A South final.
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High school seniors commit to athletic scholarships
Two Thornton Academy students are among those to sign national letters of intent.
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Football: New defense has Cape Elizabeth in a familiar place
The Capers are back in the Class C South final after adjusting defensive formations and continuing to shut down opponents.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls soccer: Yarmouth finishes dominant season with second straight Class B crown
Ehyrn Groothoff and Hannah Merrill each score three times in a 9-0 win over Presque Isle.
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Football: Thornton upends Bonny Eagle, 28-24
The Trojans beat the defending state champions to advance to the Class A South final against Scarborough.
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Football: Portland beats Lewiston, heads to Class A North final
Terion Moss scores three touchdowns and the defense shines in a 27-13 semifinal win.
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High school football notebook: Portland’s new QB is a fast learner
Basketball star Terion Moss has been key to the Bulldogs’ late-season improvement.
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Wells school district to have committee study ‘Warrior’ mascot issue
The school board hears from residents who want to end the Native American imagery associated with the nickname, and from others who want it preserved.
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Wells-Ogunquit school panel to begin review of a tradition: Warriors school mascot
A visitor’s allegation of cultural insensitivity sparks public talks on an issue that has been hotly debated in other Maine towns.