Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
Volleyball: Biddeford continues impressive start with 3-1 victory over Scarborough
The Tigers improve to 5-0, rallying from an early deficit to take down the Red Storm. With video.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2024
Football: Thornton Academy can’t hold early lead in 35-21 loss to N.H. power Bedford
A big play to end the first half turns the momentum in favor of the New Hampshire Division I champion against Maine’s reigning Class A champion.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland
The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine’s first retail betting site.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Tyler Lashbrook named head coach of Maine Celtics
Lashbrook, 32, most recently was a player development coach in Boston, and will take over a team coming off a trip to the G League Finals.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2024
Girls’ soccer: South Portland beats Portland in early test
Marina Bassett scores the go-ahead goal and the Red Riots win, 3-2.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Volleyball: 10 players to watch in southern Maine
Whether offensive or defensive standouts (or both), these players should be among the region’s best this fall.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Volleyball: After years of clear favorites, SMAA Class A is a ‘free-for-all’
Graduations and the sport’s rising popularity have created rare parity among the conference’s teams in the top class.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2024
Former UMaine fixture Lynn Coutts adjusts to new challenge as UMass Lowell AD
The former Black Bears player, coach and administrator is the Massachusetts school’s first female athletic director.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2024
Field hockey: Cheverus tops Biddeford in matchup of two A South powers
Lucy Johnson and Sydney Brunelle had goals as the Stags clipped the Tigers in the season opener.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2024
Volleyball: Five teams to watch in southern Maine
1. Yarmouth: Yarmouth had to replace key pieces on a team that won four straight Class B titles, and then won a fifth. This year, there’s no such facelift required. The Clippers bring back seven of eight players who started matches last year, a group led by middle hitters Grace Keaney (156 kills, 49 blocks) […]
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