Gus Alexander gets a complete-game victory in his first career start to hand the Navigators their first loss of season.
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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Cumberland’s Victoria Bossong ready to chase down Olympic berth for the Philippines
Bossong hopes to obtain citizenship in the coming days as she prepares to run the women’s 800 meters at the Philippine track championships.
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Willie Greenlaw, one of the greatest athletes to come out of Portland, if not Maine, dies at 90
Greenlaw, who starred in football and baseball at Portland High and the University of Nebraska in the 1950s, packed a rare combination of speed and power in his 5-foot-11, 190-pound frame.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Westbrook School Department suspends baseball players, removes varsity coach
First-year varsity coach John McCarthy is no longer with the team as the school investigates a possible code of conduct violation.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Baseball notebook: Thornton Academy, South Portland adapting to young rosters
After meeting in three straight Class A South finals, the Trojans and Red Riots are struggling to keep up with preseason favorite Falmouth.
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A Maine high school gym teacher is one of the top collegiate lacrosse officials in the country
Josh Blaisdell of Fairfield and Mark McInnis of Scarborough are often tapped to work high-profile events, including national title games.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
‘Is this real?’ Greely baseball player surprised his play airs on ‘SportsCenter’
Marky Axelsen ends up on national television thanks to an incredible double play turned against Edward Little.
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Cumberland native eyes 2024 Paris Olympics as member of Philippine national team
Victoria Bossong, a former Cheverus standout, is running some of the fastest times in the country for Harvard and attempting to gain citizenship – and an Olympic berth – from the Philippines.
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Men’s pro soccer franchise in Portland set to reveal name, colors and logo
The USL to Portland franchise, which will make its debut in 2025, will announce its team name at an event Saturday.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Outdoor track: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine
Scarborough and Portland are among the top teams in both boys and girls.