The Oceanside boys and girls – both undefeated – will attempt to win state titles at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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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Boys’ basketball: Gorham surges to the AA South title, beats Scarborough, 46-33
Both teams struggle with their shooting in the first half before the Rams find just enough to earn their first Class AA state final berth.
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Boys’ basketball: Windham stops Portland, 43-34, to win its first regional title
The Eagles close out the second half on a slow but steady 30-9 run, and will play for the Class AA championship next Saturday.
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Basketball: Southern Maine teams gear up for chance at state titles
Class B championships are scheduled for Friday night in Bangor, while Class A and AA title games will take place Saturday in Portland.
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Boys’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester outruns Noble in Class A South final, 71-59
The No. 1 Patriots build a 21-point lead, then withstand a wild flurry from the Knights to reach their first state championship game since 1975.
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Boys’ basketball: Oceanside rolls back to Class B championship game
Carter Galley scores 35 points for the undefeated Mariners in a 73-48 victory over Lincoln Academy in the South final.
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Boys’ basketball: Scarborough shoots its way to Class AA South final
The second-seeded Red Storm make 9 of 10 3-pointers in the first half and easily get past No. 6 Thornton Academy, 73-55.
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Boys’ basketball: Portland rallies to edge Cheverus in overtime, 49-48
The Bulldogs are back to the Class AA North final after rallying from seven points down late in the fourth quarter.
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Boys’ basketball: Lincoln Academy impresses in 55-37 win against York
The second-seeded Eagles advance in Class B South, to their first regional final since 1989.
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Indoor track: South Portland wins Class A boys’ title in dramatic fashion
Lewiston’s Makenna Drouin wins three sprint events, including a record-setting 55 dash, and Skowhegan’s Billy Albertson, Marshwood’s Andre Clark and South Portland’s Arnaud Sioho also set meet records.