Eagles and Lions break long droughts, while Laurence, Ward named meet’s top wresters.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
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.
Cheerleading: Bangor, Biddeford, Medomak Valley and Monmouth earn regional titles
Several perennial contenders are among the teams that qualified for the state championships on Feb. 8.
Field hockey: Skowhegan senior Bhreagh Kennedy earns Miss Maine honor
Versatile playmaker caps championship career with highest award in sport.
Football notebook: Scots unfazed after reversed call leads to TD
Game officials overturned a penalty at a key juncture of the first half, but Bonny Eagle kept its focus.
Women’s college basketball: Suhr leading UMA in first year with team
Former Brunswick standout and Roanoke player has made an impact from the beginning.
Football: Lisbon rallies late to win Class D South crown
Greyhounds knock off top-seeded Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale
Football: Brannan, Morin combine to lift Mt. Ararat over Maranacook
Third time’s the charm as Eagles top Black Bears for Eight Man Class’s Large School title.
Golf: Manuel, Ouellette among favorites at state championships
Caleb Manuel of Mt. Ararat seeks a Class A repeat but could be challenged by Thornton Academy’s Armand Ouellette.
Cross country: Matson sets meet record; Shaughnessy wins boys’ race
Sofie Matson wins her third straight title, while Will Shaughnessy leads Brunswick to the boys’ team title.
New play clock rule has ripple effects in high school football
Move from 25 seconds to 40 could affect end-of-game scenarios, offensive tempo.