Joe Russo is in remission after treatments for the disease that was diagnosed in February.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Marshwood rolls to second straight title
Behind Tommy Springer’s passing, Trevor Chase’s explosive runs and a stout defense, the Hawks beat Brunswick, 49-0.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Thornton Academy caps perfect season with Class A title
Anthony Bracamonte scores four touchdowns in a 49-14 win over Portland.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: It’s not just the stars who power Marshwood
Veteran reserves do their unglamorous work at practice so the Hawks can fly high on game days.
Posted inLife & Culture, Sports
With tackle football under pressure, supporters are rallying around flag
Fear over concussions has contributed to a sharp decline in youth tackle football over the past decade.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Defending Class D champion Wells routs Oak Hill
Warriors roll to 27th consecutive win after Raiders lose starting QB on first play.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Marshwood runs past Falmouth for 49-24 win
The Hawks use a powerful ground game to roll to a win in the Class B South semifinals.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports
Former Maine coach apologetic, defensive about profane tirade that went viral
Mike Woodbury says, ‘I have to be better than that,’ but at least one Maine athlete who played for him isn’t buying his ‘superficial apologies.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports
After coach’s tirade against student goes online, Maine athletes say he did the same to them
Mike Woodbury, who ran club teams here for decades, is under fire after a profanity-laced rant involving a basketball player where he works at The Nation Christian Academy in Florida.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Golf: Manuel denies Anderson a fourth Class A title
Caleb Manuel of Mt. Ararat edges three-time champion Cole Anderson of Camden Hills, joining Cape Elizabeth’s Austin Legge (Class B), Kents Hill’s Mitchell Tarrio (Class C) and Greely’s Rachel Smith (girls) as state champions.