Even a late-night fire alarm can’t slow the Kenyan, who lowers the women’s record by 14.4 seconds.
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.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports
This year, the women are on their own in B2B
Elite female runners will start before the men for the first time at Beach to Beacon, with Mary Keitany of Kenya as the favorite.
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Posted inSports
Club basketball has made a large impact on Maine girls’ basketball
Players are taking advantage of opportunities to improve skills against tough competition and impress college coaches.
Posted inNews, Sports
Alex Mukai of Cape Elizabeth wins Peaks to Portland
The 18-year-old swimmer beats five-time champ Scott Yeomans by 5 seconds; and Elizabeth Mancuso of Boston wins the women’s division.
Posted inSports
Women getting spotlight in Beach to Beacon
For the first time, the elite women’s field, headed by 2015 champion Wude Ayalew, will start 12 minutes ahead of everyone else.
Posted inSports
Thompson, Plourde win Maine Junior golf titles
Both first-round leaders play consistently well to pull away from the field at Val Halla.
Posted inSports
Lincoln’s Thompson takes early lead at state junior golf tourney
Logan Thompson, 16, shoots a 1-over 73 at Val Halla Golf course.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
East wins a scoring feast in the Lobster Bowl
Andre Miller of Old Town catches four touchdown passes from his high school quarterback in a 58-52 victory.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Fathers and sons to cap football stories at Lobster Bowl
The LaFountains from Mt. Ararat High and Tillotsons of Yarmouth are happy to have one more game in their coach-player roles.
Posted inSports
Biddeford’s Dumoulin winding down after Stanley Cup victory
The Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman says the Cup will come to Maine on Aug. 9.