Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.
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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College football: Scarborough grad Jayden Flaker plans to transfer to Memphis
Flaker earned all-conference and HBCU All-America honors this season as a linebacker at North Carolina Central.
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Wrestling: Five teams to watch in southern Maine
Not much separates Massabesic, Noble and Sanford at the top of Class A South, while Wells is primed for another Class B title run.
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Wrestling: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
These outstanding wrestlers include several Varsity Maine All-State selections from last season.
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Wrestling: Massabesic has unfinished business
After finishing second to Noble at the Class A state championships in their first season under Coach Joe Eon, the Mustangs are determined to end a 15-year title drought.
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Boys’ basketball: New faces, same result for Falmouth in season opener
The two-time Class A South champs roll to an impressive 75-54 win against a quality Gray-New Gloucester team.
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Boys’ basketball: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine
Portland and Cheverus will be tough in Class AA North, and Gorham and defending champ South Portland could be the teams to beat in AA South.
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Boys’ basketball: Team-by-team outlook for 2023-24
Here’s a rundown on each of the teams in southern Maine heading into the new season.
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Boys’ basketball: Noble ready to write new history in Class A
The Knights, with one winning record in the past 35 seasons in the large-school division, are hoping the future looks brighter after moving down from Class AA.
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Boys’ basketball: 10 players to watch in southern Maine
Prolific scorers, talented passers and impressive rebounders are among the players to keep an eye on this winter.