Alison Furness leads the Warriors to a 49-30 quarterfinal win.
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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Western Class A girls’ basketball: McAuley cruises past Deering
The top-seeded Lions advance to the semifinals with a 52-30 victory.
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Western Class A girls’ basketball: Windham upsets Thornton Academy
Haley Batchelder’s late basket lifts the Eagles to a 34-32 win.
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Class A wrestling: Marshwood continues domination
The Hawks capture their third straight state title.
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Tournament notebook: Cold hands hurt Brunswick
The Dragons are unable to overcome poor 3-point shooting.
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Eastern Class A girls’ basketball: Cony beats Brunswick to advance
Emily Quirion scores 27 points and the Rams use a 15-0 run to put the game away on Friday at Augusta.
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Girls’ basketball: Young Maine players getting a taste of tournament
Many high school teams have a freshman or sophomore player to build the future around.
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High school wrestling: Lisbon coach, son seek a grand exit with state title
Mark Stevens is retiring and Zachary Stevens is seeking a third state title.
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Girls’ basketball: Gorham escapes with overtime victory
No. 5 Gorham will face No. 4 Portland on Monday at the Expo.
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Western Class A wrestling: Marshwood leads the way
The Hawks will send 12 wrestlers to the state meet.