MPA rules out tackle football for the fall, instead hopes to have season in late winter or early spring.
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.
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Bowdoin man channels dirt bike passion into full-fledged motorcross racing venue
Alex Lapierre, 25, builds impressive track that is attracting riders from around the state.
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High school football being played across country with mixed results during global pandemic
Utah became the first state to play football this season and several others followed despite COVID-19 safety concerns.
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High school coaches express frustration, sadness to state’s response to fall sports guidelines
Football and volleyball coaches search for answers after state officials – in a strongly worded letter – write that proposed MPA guidelines fall short.
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Coaches, school officials frustrated as uncertainty lingers about high school fall sports
MPA recommends all sports be played, but state’s impending review of guidelines tempers enthusiams.
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Maine high school student-athletes anxiously await final decision on fall sports
Key panel recommends all fall sports can play, but MPA will issue final ruling Thursday afternoon.
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Sidelines: Another high school sports rally is held in Augusta, and this one had a small turnout, too
Event needed more student-athletes to join the ones who showed up to fight for a sports season, Drew Bonifant writes.
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Catching Up With: Seth Sweet enjoying the professional golf life
Madison native, former Maine Am champion working at a South Carolina course while still pursuing new heights as a player.
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Golf notes: Maine Event has staying power in MSGA calendar
Appeal of tournament bodes well for its future; short season looms in high school competition.
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Colin Roy reflects on over 40 years in high school sports
Longtime athletic director retired in June after a second stint with Hall-Dale.