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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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Girls’ basketball: Oceanside overcomes slow start, returns to Class B South final
The Mariners surge past Lake Region in the second quarter and earn their third straight trip to the regional title game.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2024
Boys’ swimming: Cape Elizabeth crushes field to win third straight Class B title
Led by David Steinbrick and Cormac McKenney (two individual wins each), the Capers roll to the championship by a 135-point margin over Morse.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Noble runs past Greely, into Class A South semifinals
Jamier Rose scores 24 points and dishes out 13 assists to help the third-seeded Knights secure their first quarterfinal victory since 1985.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2024
Girls’ basketball: Lake Region heats up at right time, takes down Wells
Margo Tremblay scores 21 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to help the Lakers advance to the Class B South semifinals.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Fourth-quarter run helps York get past Spruce Mountain, 50-37
The third-seeded Wildcats use a 12-0 surge to take the lead for good en route to defeating the No. 6 Phoenix in a Class B South quarterfinal.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
Girls’ basketball: Blistering third quarter helps Sanford take down Thornton Academy
Julissa McBarron and Paige Sevigny lead the Spartans to a 63-59 comeback win over the Trojans in a Class AA South quarterfinal, despite 28 points from Emma Lizotte.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Girls’ basketball: What to watch for at the Portland regional sites
Here’s a forecast on how the tournaments could shake out – as well as predictions on who will be left standing.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2024
Boys’ basketball: Lake Region hangs on to upset Wells in Class B South prelim
Jacoby Bardsley scores 19 points to lead the Lakers back to the Portland Expo for the first time since 2020.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Girls’ basketball: Biddeford on the upswing after so many seasons of struggles
The Tigers are over .500 entering the postseason for the first time since 2010, thanks to senior leaders and a pair of impressive freshmen.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
Buckle up: Maine’s annual high school basketball tournament is about to begin
Undefeated teams at Oceanside and a rapid turnaround for the Noble boys are among the highlights going into the playoffs.
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