Jenn Colpitts was told if she took her multi-sport talents to the University of Maine at Fort Kent she would not have to worry about being bored. She wouldn’t have the time, said women’s soccer coach Lucas Levesque. “And that is so true. If I wasn’t playing sports in Fort Kent I probably would be […]
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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Men’s Basketball at a Glance
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND COACH: Ed Silva (first year) LAST YEAR: 6-19, 6-12 in CCC STRENGTHS: Bronx, N.Y., product and captain Charles Fenner III (13.4 ppg) has shown ability to score in bunches, Silva brings credibility after 11 seasons at Elms College (206-111, six trips to NCAA tourney) and Nor’easters are playing in new 1,200-seat […]
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She’s hoping for super season
USM’s Nicole Garland is back as a fifth-year senior, and she has lofty goals for the Huskies.
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Simonds returns to St. Joseph’s as an assistant
Rick Simonds, the Monks’ coach for 23 seasons, will help Rob Sanicola, one of his ex-players.
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All-State Field hockey: Goal-oriented Bernatchez bound for UNC
Once known as Katie’s younger sister, the Messalonskee senior found the net 47 times.
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College Connections: John Murphy keeps courting chance to play in pros
John Murphy planned to finish his senior year at Bates College playing both soccer and basketball. He just didn’t think he’d end up doing both at the same time. From Jan. 8-10, Murphy, a Yarmouth High graduate, will be skipping out on the basketball team to attend the InfoSports 13th annual Pro Soccer Combine at […]
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NCAA Field Hockey: Taking care of business
Another workmanlike showing advances the Polar Bears to the Division III regional semis.
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FIELD HOCKEY: Bowdoin takes care of business in NCAA opener
The sixth-ranked Polar Bears dismantled SUNY-New Platz in teh first round of the Division III tournament, moving one step closer to the national championship.
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College Connections: Gorham field hockey star excels in college career
Hannah Prince of Gorham, the Miss Maine Field Hockey in 2009, hasn’t missed a start since arriving on the University of Massachusetts campus. The junior defender knows she’ll get start No. 62 today and believes more will follow before this season is over. Massachusetts (14-8-1) won the Atlantic-10 tournament this past weekend and gained the […]
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‘A’ Girls: Storming into the states
Scarborough shuts out Cape Elizabeth 1-0 for its third straight girls’ soccer regional championship.