The junior scored 18 points in the fourth quarter of the Monks’ GNAC championship game victory to clinch the team’s first NCAA Division III tournament bid since 2019.
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: South Portland beats Thornton, returns to Class AA final
The reigning state champions win another Class AA South title by shutting down top-seeded Thornton Academy, 55-44.
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Boys’ basketball: Portland takes Class AA North title from Oxford Hills
After two close losses to the top-ranked Vikings during the regular season, Portland wins the regional crown with a 47-35 victory.
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Boys’ basketball: Falmouth stops Marshwood again in Class A final, 40-31
The methodical Navigators advance to a second straight state championship game.
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Boys’ basketball: Oceanside ousts defending Class B champ Yarmouth in OT
Yarmouth rallies from a big deficit to force overtime, but the Mariners claim their first regional title with a 71-67 victory in the Class B South final.
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Boys’ basketball: Marshwood moves on with 54-43 win over Gray-New Gloucester
The Hawks use their size effectively and advance to the Class A South final for a second straight season.
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Maddie Ripley hopes her historic victory inspires more girls to try wrestling
The Oceanside High junior, who on Saturday became the first girl in Maine to win a state title while competing against boys, earns another championship on Tuesday.
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Class B indoor track: St. Dom’s boys win first state championship, York takes girls’ title
The Saints prevail in the boys’ meet with only five scoring athletes, while Cary Drake sweeps the three distance events for the York girls.
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Why are fewer Maine students playing high school sports?
Participation in athletics in Maine dropped by 12% over the past 10 years, far higher than the national rate of decline. Pandemic-era disruptions are only part of the answer.
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Class A wrestling: Noble claims championship with strong finish
The Knights get three individual champions and pull away late to outdistance Massabesic.