Making the qualifying standard for the state championship meets is an accomplishment.
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, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Outdoor track: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
A two-time New England champion, NYA’s Sarah Moore, and the reigning Varsity Maine Boys’ Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, Noble’s Maddox Jordan, are among the top returning athletes in outdoor track.
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Seattle Storm looks to its future after picking Mackenzie Holmes in WNBA draft
Holmes, who starred at Indiana University, will miss the 2024 season with a knee injury, but is expected in Seattle by the 2025 training camp.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM’s legendary baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, to retire at end of season
The Portland native who directed the Huskies to two NCAA Division III titles will finish his 39th season before calling it quits.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball preview: New rule allows for devices that simplify pitch-calling
Some teams in southern Maine this spring plan to use electronic one-way communication between the coach and catcher.
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Baseball: Players to watch in southern Maine
These are some of the top players in the region to keep an eye on this spring.
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Baseball: Teams to watch in southern Maine
Several of these teams should contend for regional and state championships this spring.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year: Pierce Walston, Orono
The 6-foot senior guard averaged 17.4 points and controlled the pace of the game for the two-time Class B champions.
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Boys’ basketball: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
Our team of the top boys’ basketball players in the state features nine seniors and three juniors.
Posted inBaseball, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sea Dogs’ head groundskeeper doubles as high school pitching coach
Jason Cooke helps the pros by maintaining the playing surface at Hadlock Field, and mentors pitchers on the South Portland baseball team.