Orphaned at 9, Sasha Bruno realizes his childhood goal of coming to U.S. while dreaming of a career in soccer.
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.
Football: Fryeburg Academy takes down Westbrook in overtime
The Raiders answer Westbrook tying touchdown late in regulation and go-ahead TD in overtime, getting a touchdown and 2-point conversion for a 20-18 victory.
Field hockey: Freeport continues its rise with dominating win
Lilliana Larochelle scores twice and freshmen finish with four total goals as the soaring Falcons roll past Gray-New Gloucester, 5-0.
Golf: Leavitt, Maranacook earn Class B and C championships
Freeport’s Eli Spaulding and Leavitt’s Jade Haylock repeat as Class B individual champs, and MCI’s Owen Moore and Jillian Plamondon take Class C honors.
Depth pays off as Brunswick High wins first state golf championship
The Dragons hold off Scarborough and defending champion Falmouth to capture the Class A title.
Falmouth, Yarmouth are teams to beat again in golf state championships
The defending champions look as formidable as ever going into title weekend at Natanis Golf Course, but contenders lurk.
Football: Windham bounces back with shutout victory over Falmouth
Haddon Boyle ran for 126 yards and the Eagles’ defense stifled the Navigators’ running attack.
Field hockey: Cheverus aces biggest test yet with runaway win over Biddeford
Lucy Johnson scores four goals and Lily Johnson adds one as the Stags improve to 9-0.
As rosters shrink, one-time field hockey powers form a co-op
South Portland and Westbrook have joined forces this fall to keep the sport alive at those high schools.
Upsets, comebacks marked a wild weekend of high school football
Lewiston, Cony and Massabesic were among the teams that turned in stunning results in an unpredictable weekend.