Caleb Manuel and Cole Anderson are confident they’re ready and tested for the next level.
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.
Class D softball: North Yarmouth Academy edges Penobscot Valley, defends state title
Cami Casserly’s two singles drove in both runs for NYA, which navigated several threats to win its second straight championship, 2-1.
Class B softball: Nokomis dethrones York, wins first state championship
Mia Coots strikes out nine and allows only two hits as the Warriors avenge a loss to the Wildcats in last year’s final.
Softball: Cheverus, York, NYA travel different paths to state championship games
While the Stags exceeded expectations, the Wildcats and Panthers went into the season with their sights on back-to-back titles.
Softball: Previewing Saturday’s state championship games
While Cheverus aims for its first championship, York and North Yarmouth Academy are looking to defend their titles.
Softball: Addison DeRoche dazzles as Cheverus beats Windham in 10 innings to win Class A South
DeRoche struck out 23, Windham’s Brooke Gerry fanned 21, and the Stags scratched across two runs in the 10th to reach their first Class A state championship.
Baseball: Erik Swenson pitches a gem to lift Scarborough past Falmouth in the Class A South final
The right-hander pitched a shutout, while the Red Storm’s bats heated up in a hurry in a 5-0 win for the team’s first regional title in five years.
Softball: Windham, Cheverus set for rematch in A South final after dominant seasons
Pitchers Brooke Gerry and Addison DeRoche battle again for a spot in the Class A final, while York and Freeport meet in Class B, and Class D NYA seek return trips to the title games.
Cole Anderson set to make professional golf debut in ‘Q School’ tournament
The Camden native and former Florida State player will turn pro when he plays in the PGA Tour Americas qualifying event in Canada.
Softball: Addison DeRoche makes it back-to-back no-hitters as Cheverus blanks Scarborough, 8-0
The freshman standout strikes out 12 in six innings and adds a home run and three RBI as Cheverus reaches its first Class A South final.