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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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
In American Legion baseball tournament, a full slate of games provides a challenge
Teams face multiple games packed into a small window of time, and have to manage themselves physically and mentally.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Sidelines: Everything goes right for Augusta senior legion baseball team in wild, wacky inning
With 11-run, 16-batter first inning, Augusta lit a spark that helped it extend its season, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Augusta Little League team savors making history with run to state tournament
Team became the capital city’s first to reach the Maine championship since 2004.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
Outdoor play brought a new dimension to summer high school boys basketball league
After missing last summer, teams returned to July preseason in the G&E Roofing league, with games often played in the elements.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2021
Field hockey: Victories Over Violence debuts to aid victims of domestic abuse
Skowhegan, Lawrence, Nokomis and Mt. Blue participate in tournament that raises funds for Family Violence Project.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2021
Sidelines: In year of recovery, COVID’s mark on Olympics feels like a flashback
Pandemic’s effect on Tokyo Olympics mimics what American team sports went through in 2020, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2021
From canoe slalom to rock climbing, the Tokyo Olympics are full of intriguing yet lesser-known sports
Many of the niche sports people can watch at the Summer Games are also performed across Maine, according to local athletes.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2021
Sidelines: Shohei Ohtani’s tour de force season exactly what baseball needs
Angels’ star gives an ailing sport a needed dose of enthusiasm and excitement, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Basketball: Nokomis, Winthrop go with familiar names for coaching positions
Former girls coach Anderson takes over Nokomis boys, while former boys assistant Baehr will coach Winthrop girls.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Auto racing notes: Douglass gets ‘over the hump’ with Pro Stocks victory
Sidney driver had been running consistently in top five; speed records fall at Wiscasset Speedway.
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