The 300-yard drives are now common occurrences on the PGA’s top developmental tour.
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 C South baseball: Monmouth shuts out Lisbon to reach state final
Cam Armstrong superb on mound, at plate while leading the Mustangs to first title game since 2001.
Class B tennis: Waterville girls, Yarmouth boys win championships
Depth is the story for both teams as Yarmouth successfully defends its championship and Waterville captures its first state title.
Girls tennis: Hall-Dale beats Orono for first Class C championship
Bulldogs take four of five matches to polish off undefeated season.
Football players, wrestlers celebrate MPA’s decision of approving all high school sports in Maine
Tackle football and wrestling had been deemed “high risk” by community guidelines, and couldn’t have competitions last season.
Boys lacrosse: Brunswick rolls by Gardiner in matchup of young teams
Dragons eager to prove they’re still a team to beat, while Tigers seek to grow as season progresses.
Masks could be coming off soon in high school sports
Gov. Mills has ended the mandate for wearing face coverings outdoors, and changes are in store for the Community Sports Guidelines that influence high school sports policy.
Unified basketball: In unusual year, sport provides its usual benefits
The seasons are shorter and the typical crowds aren’t there, but unified again delivers for its players.
Seeds finalized for central Maine high school basketball tournament
Maranacook and Gardiner get top spots for A/B boys and girls, respectively, while Winthrop and Hall-Dale get home court in C/D.
With some time and effort, central Maine basketball tournament went from idea to reality
Winthrop Athletic Director Joel Stoneton played pivotal role in organizing postseason, which will feature two boys and two girls brackets.