The senior makes his mark as the first New England champion from Marshwood.
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: Portland dominates the whole way, wins AA title, 60-38
South Portland never gets on track in a championship game rematch as Portland wins its second straight state title.
Boys’ basketball: Greely rolls to Class A state championship
The Rangers cap a perfect season by defeating Messalonskee 59-43.
Boys’ basketball: Riots, Bulldogs in classic Class AA state final rematch
Rivals Portland and South Portland both had to fold several new players into their programs to forge a rematch.
Boys’ basketball: How the Class A teams match up
Greely (21-0) faces Messalonskee (16-5) in the state championship game Saturday.
Wells vs. MDI boys’ basketball: How they match up
Both basketball teams have starters who were key football players. And now they meet again.
Boys’ basketball: Wells has another Gold Ball meeting with MDI
Months after Wells crushed MDI for the football title, the schools meet again for the Class B basketball championship.
Boys’ basketball: Greely beats Falmouth, wins Class A South
The undefeated Rangers are headed to their first state championship game since 1998.
Boys’ basketball: Wells upsets Yarmouth in Class B South final
The Warriors head to their first state championship since 1984 after a 41-38 victory.
Boys’ basketball: Portland wins AA North title
The top-ranked Bulldogs beat Edward Little to set up a rematch with South Portland in the state final.