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.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ basketball: Together, Windham’s flying high at the top of Class AA North

by Steve Craig January 17, 2024

After winning five games last year, this tight-knit Eagles team put in the work on its own and during the summer and sits at 10-1 and atop the Class AA North standings.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ basketball: Scarborough holds off South Portland, improves to 10-2

by Steve Craig January 15, 2024January 15, 2024

The Red Storm allow a 23-point lead shrink to just one point before pulling out a 54-49 victory.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys’ basketball: Together, Windham’s flying high at the top of Class AA North

by Steve Craig January 15, 2024January 17, 2024

After winning five games last year, this tight-knit Eagles team put in the work on its own and during the summer and sits at 10-1 and atop the Class AA North standings.