Improved penalty kill shines as Tigers thrive both up and down a man.
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.
Boys basketball: Cony finds its rhythm in victory over rival Gardiner
After disappointing losses, Rams look back on track in seventh straight win over Tigers.
Basketball notebook: Newcomer T.J. Wilson providing scoring punch for Hall-Dale boys
Lawrence girls show they can win in different ways; Gardiner boys find rhythm after slow start.
Basketball: Coaches, players excited for playoff chance with central Maine tournament
Unusual season gets a sense of normalcy with regional championship, which will match teams from different classes.
Boys basketball: TJ Wilson’s buzzer-beater lifts Hall-Dale to win over Mt. Ararat
Bulldogs execute in game that, even without fans, had plenty of late-game tension.
High school basketball postseason tournament coming to central Maine
The playoffs will take place during first two weeks of March and will feature two brackets playing for regional championships.
Girls basketball: Junior guard and co-captain filling leadership role for Hall-Dale
K.K. wills scores 19 points to help Bulldogs hold off Cahill, Carrabec.
Youth movements paying off for basketball teams across central Maine
Boys and girls teams seeing impressive freshmen and sophomores emerge as go-to players.
Sidelines: Maranacook boys basketball team aims to be the best — and it just might be
Even with no Gold Ball to play for, Black Bears are making a statement, Drew Bonifant writes.
UMaine women’s basketball team ready for late-season challenge
The surging Black Bears face Stony Brook in matchup of America East’s two top teams.