The Warriors were motivated to respond after losing to Cape 69-0 in 2021.
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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Football notebook: South Portland beat more than just the defending champs
The Red Riots also had to overcome illness during practices and in-game health issues to knock off Marshwood last week.
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Football: Oxford Hills overcomes key injury, knocks off Thornton Academy
Playing without star quarterback Eli Soehren for most of the game, the Vikings win a clash of top Class A programs on a late 94-yard touchdown pass, 25-20.
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Football: Bonny Eagle hangs on to win first game between Maine and N.H.
The Scots take advantage of two fumbles and a blocked punt to beat Merrimack, 33-27.
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College basketball recruit JP Estrella commits to Tennessee
The 6-foot-11 center, who led South Portland High to the 2022 Class AA boys’ basketball championship, picks the Vols over Syracuse and Iowa.
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50 years later, Gorham’s New England soccer championship still special
Members of that 1972 high school team were honored before the boys’ soccer season opener at Gorham High.
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High school football notebook: Strong matchups highlight Week 1 schedule
Thornton Academy plays at Scarborough on Friday night, while two games in Class B South feature top teams in the region.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: 25 players to watch in southern Maine
Seniors dominate our list of players to keep an eye on this fall.
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Boys’ soccer: 10 teams to watch in southern Maine
Defending Class B champion Yarmouth enters the season ranked 15th in the United Soccer Coaches national poll.
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Boys’ soccer: Nothing comes easy in Class A South
The region boasts more than a half-dozen solid title contenders, and more teams are raising their level of play to make nearly every game competitive.