While the traditional powers are still among the favorites, there appears to be more contenders this year – particularly in Class C.
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.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Class A track and field: Top sprinters put on a show, while Scarborough boys and Bangor girls win team titles
Andrew Farr of Gorham and Anna Connors of Bangor overcome tough competition, sweeping the 100, 200 and 400.
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Baseball: Clear favorites have emerged in South as postseason begins
With the open tournament eliminating first-round byes, however, anything could happen – as last year showed.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Thursday’s high school roundup: Celebration of legendary football coach Rod Wotton to be held Sunday
The former Marshwood High coach, who won 342 games and 20 state titles, died in November at 82.
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Baseball: Westbrook shuts down Cheverus for 4-1 win
The Blue Blazes snap a five-game losing streak and should finish sixth in the Class A South standings
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Track and field: Meet records fall at SMAA championships
A historic boys’ 100-meter dash highlights a day of fast times at Falmouth High.
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Throwing coach is a ‘ball of positivity’ for successful York High track team
A novice to the sport when she was hired in 2017, Missy Freeman has helped York’s strong track program hit new marks in the shot, javelin and discus.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Softball: York rallies for 9-2 win against Cape Elizabeth
Stymied for five innings, the Wildcats score eight times in the sixth inning and improve to 14-1.
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Baseball: Marshwood shuts out Westbrook, 5-0
With a new look lineup and good starting pitching, the Hawks get a key win against one of the top-ranked teams in A South.
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Bonny Eagle grad among top base stealers in college baseball
UMass Lowell freshman Jacob Humphrey leads the River Hawks with a .337 batting average and has been caught stealing just once in 46 attempts.