The use of the caps, which are now allowed in NFL games, has increased significantly in Maine for practices in the last 2 years but has not carried over to games.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Remember when: Marshwood shocked the Class A football ranks with its perfect 1989 season
After winning the Class C title in 1986 and Class B in 1988, Marshwood moved up another class to face Maine’s largest schools and added another championship trophy to its collection.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Streaks are meant to be broken, and many were in Week 3
Madison, Edward Little and Biddeford earn long-awaited victories, but state’s longest win streak ends; the trend of Kennebunk-Marshwood wildness continues; Gardiner’s defense standing tall; and Spruce Mountain savors long trip north.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Deering pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Leavitt, 35-6
Tavian Lauture throws for two touchdowns and runs for two more as the Rams earn a convincing win over the defending Class C champs. With video.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Windham stays unbeaten with 2-0 win at Deering
The Eagles improve to 4-0, while Deering, last year’s Class A South champ, slips to 1-3-1.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Portland powers past Windham, 29-7
Cordell Jones runs for three touchdowns, and the Bulldogs rush for 349 yards. With video.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Can an eight-man football player win the Fitzpatrick Trophy? Old Orchard Beach playmaker opening eyes
For senior receiver/cornerback/returner Riley Provencher to make history, voters need to be convinced eight-man football is comparable to the 11-man game.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Teams to watch in southern Maine
GIRLS Portland: The Bulldogs placed third behind Bonny Eagle and Camden Hills at the Class A state meet last year and return their top seven runners. But they will have to wait – and hope a bit – to be at their best. Defending Class A champion Samantha Moore and Ava Chadbourne (15th in A), […]
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Runners to watch in southern Maine
GIRLS Grace Alexander, Waynflete junior: Alexander was runner-up at the Class C South regional meet at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland and then seventh in the state Class C meet at the Troy Howard course in Belfast. She leads a young Flyers squad that finished runner-up to Orono in the team championship and is […]
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Fewer favorites and more championships up for grabs
After years of dominance, the Bonny Eagle girls are rebuilding and several other team and individual races have a host of contenders.