Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene, working to bring the passion and dedication of athletes, coaches and communities to readers. In some ways his career has come full circle. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop in Skowhegan. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he wrote two books, had a multi-year stint as the Press Herald's freelance motorsports columnist and taught fifth grade. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A graduate of Michigan State University and Southern New Hampshire University, Steve can be forgiven for living in Hampton, New Hampshire. He and his wife Deb, two children, and numerous dogs and cats have called Hampton home since 1995 and he still hasn’t finished painting their 150-year-old home.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
Former standout athlete at Yarmouth High was ‘flat-out tougher than the next guy’
Gibson Harnett was competitive by nature, but showed great compassion and empathy as he battled a rare, incurable sarcoma.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Basketball notebook: Medomak’s DePatsy credits support on his way to 400th win
In southern Maine, the Scarborough boys and girls and Windham boys are among teams enjoying strong starts this season.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Greely High grad sets her sights on 2024 Paris Paralympics
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.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2023
Wrestling: For the first time, girls get their own regular-season meets
This week’s Noble Invitational will feature a competition for girls only, to run concurrently with its usual format for co-ed teams.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2023
Varsity Maine Football Player of the Year: Noah Carpenter, Leavitt
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.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2023
Football: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team
These are our selections as the best high school football players from across the state.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Boys’ basketball: Freeport survives Wells’ rally, wins in overtime, 58-53
The Falcons make a clutch steal in the final minute of regulation, then take charge to triumph.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Indoor track: Athletes to watch in southern Maine
Several of these athletes were Varsity Maine All-State picks last winter.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Indoor track: Teams to watch in southern Maine
Scarborough, Portland, York and Freeport figure to be contenders at the state meet for both girls and boys.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2023
Varsity Maine Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year: Nick Marion, Windham
The senior striker scored 33 goals, the second-highest single-season output in Class A history.
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