Vance had been the Stags’ head coach for eight seasons after 10 years as an assistant, winning the 2021 eight-man Large School championship.
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: Two-time champs South Portland ‘reinvent’ themselves
Only one starter is back for the Red Riots, but they expect to compete again this winter in tough Class AA.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Portland, Deering meet for 111th Thanksgiving Day game
This year both teams have new coaches heading into their holiday exhibition, the only Thanksgiving high school football game in the state.
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Class B football: Kennebunk beats Lawrence for first title since 1991
The Rams assert themselves late with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 40-20 victory.
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Class A football: Thornton Academy rallies to beat Portland in title game
The Golden Trojans score three touchdowns in the second half of a 24-14 victory for their sixth championship since 2012.
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Football: Thornton Academy, Portland take different routes to Class A title game
But getting to a state championship game is nothing new for either program, which played each other for the Gold Ball in 2015 and 2018.
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Portland soccer team to finance stadium upgrades, but pay no rent for 10 years
Portland United LLC commits to at least $1 million in capital improvements to Fitzpatrick Stadium in a lease agreement approved by the city council.
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High school seniors in southern Maine sign National Letters of Intent
Students from across the region will continue their athletic careers with NCAA Division I & II programs.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Portland stuns Oxford Hills with late TD to win Class A North, 29-22
Cordell Jones races 76 yards for the winning score with 17.4 seconds left after the Vikings had rallied from a 22-7 deficit.
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Football: Wells heads to Class D title game with 35-6 win over Winthrop
Dominic Buxton leads the Warriors’ ground attack with 167 yards and three scores in a victory over Winthrop/Monmouth-Hall-Dale.