Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two children, and numerous dogs and cats have called Hampton home since 1995 and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
College Connections: Falmouth diver finds success as a freshman at Bentley
Having success as a diver is nothing new for Nicola Mancini of Falmouth. Being relaxed enough to enjoy the success? That’s something refreshingly new for Mancini, the former three-time state Class B champ. In her freshman season at Bentley University, Mancini has repeatedly broken school and pool records off the 1- and 3-meter boards. Last […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
Wrestling Notebook: Fryeburg expected to contend for title
Based on last weekend’s Mid-State League Championship, Fryeburg Academy appears to be a clear favorite at Saturday’s Western Class B meet in Wells. The Raiders finished second to Class C powerhouse Dirigo and well ahead of this weekend’s top competitors, Mountain Valley, Wells and York. Fryeburg Coach Bryce Thurston doesn’t see it that way. “I […]
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
It’s the family of winners at Waynflete
The Veroneau family – all 10 members – have a past, present and future on a program of success.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2013
Girls’ basketball: Lake Region is healthy, and right back to winning
The Lakers are a contender with a full team, and prove it against York, 61-39.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Wrestling Notebook: Massabesic closing the gap slowly
It may be too great a distance to overcome, but Massabesic High’s wrestlers showed Friday and Saturday in Vermont that they have moved closer to defending Class A champion Marshwood. “With the kids we’ve got, we can hold our own,” Massabesic Coach Rick DeRosier said. “Each tournament we’ve gone to, it seems like we’ve been […]
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Light schedule is done, McAuley’s back as No. 1
The seemingly inevitable has happened. Two-time defending state champ Catherine McAuley has now ascended to the top spot in the Western A Heal Point standings. The Lions had languished around No. 4 for much of the season due to a light opening schedule. Last week’s double dominating wins against top contenders Cheverus (51-30) and Scarborough […]
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Gray-New Gloucester keeps moving on up
Girls’ basketball: A 52-39 win over a good Freeport team puts the Patriots at 10-2 and ‘in the elevator.’
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
College Connections: A special new year for Gillies
It’s been a whirlwind start to 2013 for South Portland native Jon Gillies. The new year started in Ufa, Russia, for Gillies, the primary backup goaltender for Team USA, which won the gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships. “It was fun. It was nice because it actually felt like Christmas. […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
High School Wrestling Notebook: Biddeford, Vermont events force coaches to decide
On paper, Saturday’s Southern Maine Classic at Biddeford is the SMAA league championship and a close replica to the upcoming Western Class A regional. For some, that’s what makes it appealing. “We always take it seriously,” said Kurt Pelletier, the coach of Windham, now in Eastern Maine with Westbrook. “I feel when you have a […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
The wrestling losses come, but so do the state titles
Tyler Davidson of Marshwood learns from setbacks and proves it at state tournament time.
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