Senior scores four goals and plays well in all phases as Eagles defeat MCI/Nokomis.
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.
Tennis: Winthrop and Gardiner girls embrace learning curve as season starts
Ramblers edge Tigers as both teams get used to new players in new roles.
2021 softball overview: With two years’ removal from playing, pitching looms even larger
The lost season last year should benefit pitchers over hitters, and lift teams who feature an ace in the circle.
2021 tennis overview: It’s back to normal — kind of — for tennis teams this spring
Open tournaments and missed season in 2020 make it hard to peg the contenders and predict the power structure.
Baseball: Lockhart climbs coaching ladder in Virginia with Coastal Plain League
Hallowell native, UMF graduate gets head job with Tri-City Chili Peppers in summer collegiate league.
Sidelines: Politics overshadow Masters’ celebrated return to form
The response to Georgia’s voting law has brought rain to the annual golf tournament’s parade, Drew Bonifant writes.
College softball: UMF, Thomas players just excited to be back on the field
Beavers and Terriers make it a point to appreciate the season after losing the entire spring a year ago.
High school notebook: Injured Geyer moves from Cony lineup to coaching role
Poli takes over Lawrence girls lacrosse two years after graduation; Carrabec, Madison baseball back to playing on their own.
Sidelines: No matter who you root for, Opening Day is a holiday of hope
Whether you’re a fan of the Dodgers or the Red Sox, or even the Orioles, you can dream big on Opening Day, Drew Bonifant writes.
New coaches abound in central Maine as spring season gets underway
More than 20 coaches take the reins either for the first time or after missing the 2020 spring due to the coronavirus.