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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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Varsity Maine Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year: Maddie Fitzpatrick, Cheverus
The Miss Maine Basketball winner capped an impressive career in perfect fashion, leading Cheverus to a 21-0 championship season.
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PublishedApril 2, 2024
Maine Celtics eager to take recent winning ways into postseason
After floating at .500, the Celtics have won 10 of their last 12 games and will host a G League playoff game Thursday.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2024
Golf: For area courses, snow puts a damper on earlier-than-usual starts to the season
A mild winter and March had courses open weeks before normal, only for snow and ice to shut them back down and force start times back.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Maine’s Cooper Flagg wins national Gatorade Player of the Year award
The country’s top basketball prospect captures an honor previously won by Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and other future NBA All-Stars.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Basketball: MPA panel chooses to keep classification drop-down rule into next year
The Basketball Committee opted against changes this season to the rule, which gives struggling teams a chance to play down a class.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Basketball: Debate swirls over rule allowing struggling teams to play down in class
Some high school coaches say the rule gives unsuccessful teams a needed boost, while others say it’s unfair to smaller schools vying for playoffs.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Anna DeWolfe ready for long-awaited debut in NCAA women’s tournament
The Notre Dame guard and Greely High alum will take part in March Madness for the first time at the end of an impressive career.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Cooper Flagg named finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year
The Newport native and Montverde Academy senior is a candidate for the award, along with Airious Bailey of Georgia and VJ Edgecombe of New York.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Mackenzie Holmes finishes stellar college career as Indiana heads to NCAAs
The Gorham native feels she’s ready to play in the NCAA Tournament after suffering an injury setback late in the regular season.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2024
Softball: Perennial power Biddeford steps into season as a team in transition
With a new coach and openings at key positions, the Tigers are adjusting to change after several seasons of dominance in Class A South.
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