Steve Krause is the Item’s writer-at-large. He joined paper in 1979 as a copy editor and later created a music column, called Midnight Ramblings, which ran through 1985. After leaving the paper for a year, he returned in 1988 as a reporter and editor in sports. He became sports editor in 1998; and was named writer-at-large in 2018. Krause won awards for writing in 1985 from United Press International; in 2001 from the Associated Press; and again in 2020 from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. He is a member of the Harry Agganis Foundation Hall of Fame, a past winner of the Moynihan Lumber Scholar-Athlete Community Service Award, and was the 2012 recipient of the Jack Grinold Media Award for MasterSports, an organization that conducts high school and college coaches’ clinics. He lives in Lynn, is active on Facebook, and can be found on Twitter @itemkrause.
Having colleges all across America chasing you when you?re only a sophomore in high school can be challenging. But according to Derek January, his son, Ryan, wa... Read more.
Two Catholic Central League/Large matchups in a conference that may be among the most balanced in the state highlight Friday?s local football menu.Archbishop Wi... Read more.
Here is what I?d do if I were Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.I would call Bill Belichick into my office and demand to know why my team, the one... Read more.
The Saugus boys soccer team survived a back-and-forth battle with visiting Lynn Classical Tuesday afternoon, winning 4-3 when Guilherme Barbosa scored his secon... Read more.
The Swampscott volleyball team went five sets against Salem Tuesday before pulling out a 3-2 victory.Swampscott won sets 1 (25-22) and 3 (26-24) while the Witch... Read more.
If there?s ever been anyone who has had a more spectacular introduction into the ranks of high school football coaching than Brian St. Pierre, we?d like to know... Read more.
Lynn English had to go back to the drawing board after last Friday?s crushing loss (43-7) to Peabody. The Bulldogs will get to find out how that went this Frida... Read more.
The English golf team won its second match of the season Tuesday, 39 1/2-32 1/2, over Salem.?Our top four golfers really did well,” said English coach Tar... Read more.
Danny Hingston got the hat trick Tuesday afternoon as Swampscott defeated Gloucester, 4-2, in a home game.Max Carbone got the opener to put the Big Blue up 1-0 ... Read more.
Through thick or thin, as rivalries come and rivalries go, there?s been one constant on the North Shore football scene: Saugus and Winthrop continue their annua... Read more.