Karli-An Gilbert was a freshman junior varsity player when she sat in the stands watching Scarborough High beat mighty Skowhegan in the 2009 state field hockey final. It was Scarborough’s second straight trip to the final and with plenty of talent coming back, many happy returns seemed assured. “I couldn’t wait to be on that […]
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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Field hockey: All smooth sailing for the Yachtsmen
After early eliminations in recent years, Falmouth advances in convincing fashion.
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Field Hockey Playoffs: Thornton earns big-time test
The Trojans eliminate Bonny Eagle and next will play top-ranked, no-goals-allowed Scarborough.
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See the world through her eyes
Robbed of much of her sight, Fryeburg Academy’s Christina DiPietro, 17, has lost none of her determination to do what she loves.
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Aldecoa’s three TDs power Traip win
The Rangers resume their winning ways, dominating the Seagulls on a blustery evening.