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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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Boys’ soccer: There’s an influx of talented seniors this fall
Max Murray is among four seniors in southern Maine who are returning to high school soccer after playing in development academy programs the past few years.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Boys’ soccer: 10 teams to watch
Class A Gorham and Class B Yarmouth are clear favorites, but both have worthy challengers. Waynflete looks to repeat its Class C title run.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Is this linebacker tough? Ask anyone who knows her
Elizabeth Drelich has switched this fall from field hockey to football – and her new teammates are impressed by how quickly she is acclimating to the sport.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Portland’s Trejyn Fletcher adjusting to his first season of pro baseball
After one quick advancement in the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system, the 18-year-old has been working to improve in the rookie Appalachian League.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Cumberland’s Ted Hart signs with Maine Mariners
A four-year player at Yale, Hart will try to become the first Maine native to play for Portland’s ECHL squad.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
Eight-man football officially starts in Maine
It’s a new version of the sport in the state, but the first day of practice feels much the same for players and coaches.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2019
Making it in professional golf is a rough shot
For talented golfers like Jack Wyman, trying to climb the ladder toward the PGA Tour is a costly and often humbling venture.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2019
New Deering AD is ready to promote and grow the school’s athletic programs
After spending most of his professional career in the college ranks, Michael Daly says he wants to help ‘high school kids achieve their dreams.’
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PublishedAugust 3, 2019
Dan Curts, Sofie Matson are top Mainers at Beach to Beacon
Curts, 26, of Ellsworth, finished 12th overall. Matson, 16, becomes the youngest winner of the Maine women’s division.
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