The Red Riots get a big early lead, then end the third quarter on a 12-0 run to pull away from Thornton Academy, 56-39.
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: Yarmouth tops Medomak Valley to win Class B South title
Trailing 12-3 early, the Clippers play shut-down defense and get huge baskets from Stevie Walsh in a 47-35 victory.
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Basketball: Eight regional championships at stake Saturday in Portland
The Class AA South boys’ title game between South Portland and Thornton Academy will cap a busy day at two sites.
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Boys’ basketball: South Portland tops Bonny Eagle 50-32 to reach AA South regional final
The top-seeded Red Riots will face No. 2 Thornton Academy in a rematch of the 2020 South final.
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Boys’ basketball: Marshwood advances to first regional final since 1997
Chris Reuning leads the way with 18 points as the Hawks defeat Greely, 46-34, in a Class A South semifinal.
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Girls’ basketball: Greely foils Falmouth, returns to Class A South final
The Rangers advance to their seventh straight regional final, making 11 3-pointers in a 52-47 victory.
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Indoor track: York boys and Greely girls win close Class B meets
York junior Matt Charpentier breaks a 43-year-old shot put record, and Elle Jowett wins three events to lead the Greely girls.
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Wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick reclaims Class A championship
The Eagles edge a deep field in their home gym, finishing seven points ahead of runner-up Sanford.
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Boys’ basketball: York takes control down stretch, tops Cape Elizabeth in B South quarterfinal
Both teams start at a torrid pace before the nearly mistake-free Wildcats pull away for a 67-51 victory.
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Wrestling: Surprising Kennebunk ready for challenge at state meet
The South regional champion will face several tough teams Saturday at the Class A championships, while Mattanawcook Academy is favored in Class B.