Taylor Simpson is so talented that when foes focus on her, her York field hockey team benefits.
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 inSports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Marshwood is for real, beats Massabesic
The Hawks improve to 9-3 with a win over the visiting Mustangs, who came in at 10-1.
advertisement
Posted inSports
Field Hockey Notebook: Thornton keeps winning with consistency
Even when the early season record was 2-2, Thornton Academy Coach Lori Smith could see her team had made a key improvement over recent seasons. “Last year we had some very talented players but the consistency wasn’t always there,” Smith said. “This year there’s been a lot more consistency, and the other great thing is […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Falmouth’s win plants a chance for high seeding
Good defense and a timely goal by Jillian Rothweiler are enough to edge Cape Elizabeth.
Posted inSports
College Connections: Prugar’s a tight end with moves
When 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior tight end Jared Prugar goes out for a pass in the Ithaca College offense he may look like most other Division III tight ends. But inside the soul of a tailback lurks and opponents are finding out Prugar still has ball-carrying skills. Prugar leads Ithaca (3-0) in receptions, receiving yards and […]
Posted inSports
Field hockey: No place would be like home to Capers
Cape’s shutout over Kennebunk could go a long way in letting Coach Darci Holland’s team play host in the postseason.
Posted inSports
Field Hockey Notebook: Ranked teams going head-to-head
While Scarborough, Massabesic, Falmouth, Cheverus and Marshwood have established themselves as the top five teams in the Western Class A field hockey Heal point standings, the next five teams are a tightly packed bunch. Over the next two weeks the schedule is loaded with head-to-head meetings between Bonny Eagle, Thornton Academy, Biddeford, Westbrook and Gorham. […]
Posted inSports
Field hockey: Massabesic improves to 8-1
Massabesic defeats Cheverus for the first time, 1-0.
Posted inSports
College Connections: Keepsake moments for Morrell
Peter Morrell knows his time as a soccer goalie is rapidly coming to a close. “I think this is probably the last rodeo for me,” Morrell said. “It’s been fun and I hope to extend the season as long as we possibly can, but after this I’ll be ready to move on.” The former Brunswick […]
Posted inNews, Sports
In field hockey, Massabesic beats Cheverus 1-0
WATERBORO – Massabesic High’s strong group of senior field hockey players met a mid-season test Thursday, defeating Cheverus, 1-0. “We’d never beaten them. This group of kids had never beaten Cheverus,” Massabesic Coach Michelle Martin-Moore said. “So there’s always that little seed of doubt that you need to slam the door on. That little voice […]