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, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

High school football being played across country with mixed results during global pandemic

by Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Utah became the first state to play football this season and several others followed despite COVID-19 safety concerns.

Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

High school coaches express frustration, sadness to state’s response to fall sports guidelines

by Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Football and volleyball coaches search for answers after state officials – in a strongly worded letter – write that proposed MPA guidelines fall short.

Sports, Varsity Maine

Maine high school student-athletes anxiously await final decision on fall sports

by Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

Key panel recommends all fall sports can play, but MPA will issue final ruling Thursday afternoon.

Varsity Maine

With green designation, school officials hopeful fall sports can be played

by Drew Bonifant and Travis Lazarczyk July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The decision to play sports largely rests in the hands of superintendents after the Maine Department of Education clears the way for schools to hold in-person instruction.

Auto Racing, Sports

Bob Bahre, a major figure in New England motorsports, dies at 93

by Drew Bonifant July 24, 2020August 12, 2020

Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven has fond memories of Bahre, who owned Oxford Plains Speedway and founded New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Sports

Ruby Haylock wins Maine Women’s Amateur in dramatic fashion

by Drew Bonifant July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Haylock, 15, birdies the first playoff hole to take the crown over 2018 champ Bailey Plourde, who rallied from four shots down with three holes to play.