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, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Basketball notebook: Medomak’s DePatsy credits support on his way to 400th win

by Steve Craig January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

In southern Maine, the Scarborough boys and girls and Windham boys are among teams enjoying strong starts this season.

Sports

Greely High grad sets her sights on 2024 Paris Paralympics

by Steve Craig December 26, 2023December 25, 2023

Delaney Nolin, 29, won a silver and a bronze medal as a sprinter representing the U.S. at the Para Pan American Games in Chile.

Sports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling

Wrestling: For the first time, girls get their own regular-season meets

by Steve Craig December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

This week’s Noble Invitational will feature a competition for girls only, to run concurrently with its usual format for co-ed teams.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

Varsity Maine Football Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt

by Steve Craig December 23, 2023December 22, 2023

The senior was a standout quarterback – and so much more – on a Class C championship team that defeated three Class A teams en route to a 11-0 record.