Winning core of players restored Augusta baseball culture and nearly shocked a high school baseball powerhouse.
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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Golf notebook: After losing April, courses in central Maine enjoy big month in May
Mt. Ararat graduate Caleb Manuel smashes Brunswick Golf Club record with 59; Waterville CC set for MSGA Play Day.
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Joe Linscott inducted into Maine Babe Ruth Hall of Fame
Veteran of Augusta baseball community given honor and parade in front of home.
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Remember When: Skowhegan won its first softball championship in 21 years
A heavy-hitting lineup in 2014 took Skowhegan back to the final and, this time, to the peak of Class A.
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Youth baseball, softball aim to start seasons in coming weeks
Gardiner Cal Ripken, Augusta Little League plan for start of June, as does Bath and Lisbon.
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Youth baseball, softball aim to start seasons in coming weeks
Gardiner Cal Ripken, Augusta Little League plan for start of June, as does Bath and Lisbon.
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Coaches see the positives with MPA’s ‘hands off’ period switch
Coaches can’t have contact with athletes until July 6, but won’t have two-week dead period in August.
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Former Erskine standout Conner Paine giving golf his best shot in Florida
South China native spending gap year on the course before playing at Saint Leo University.
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Catching Up With: Former Maranacook baseball star Greg Creek embracing life as a coach
Former University of Maine standout, Atlanta Braves prospect now in Florida teaching the game to waves of young players.
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Sidelines: It was time for an attitude adjustment on the golf course
Golf’s month-long hiatus a reminder not to take sport for granted, Drew Bonifant writes.