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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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Lawrence defeats Brunswick to win Class A title
Hope Bouchard scores 25 points and Maddie Provost adds 16 to lead the Bulldogs to their first championship since 2015.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Why are fewer Maine students playing high school sports?
Participation in athletics in Maine dropped by 12% over the past 10 years, far higher than the national rate of decline. Pandemic-era disruptions are only part of the answer.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Basketball: MPA presents two new proposals for classification for next season
Potential plans for four and five classes, with struggling teams dropping down, will be voted on in the March 6 meeting.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Recent struggles continue for Maine Celtics with 113-106 loss to Birmingham
After starting the NBA G League regular season with seven straight wins, the Celtics have dropped five of their last six games.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Major changes proposed for high school basketball enrollment classes
A plan from the MPA’s Basketball Committee would increase the number of schools in the largest enrollment class from 17 to 25, and create a statewide Class S for Maine’s smallest schools.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Maine takes step toward launch of sports wagering, but betting still months away
A state official announces proposed rules governing sports wagering, and estimates it may be up to a year before betting goes live.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Girls’ basketball: High-flying Brunswick runs into tough foe in Portsmouth, N.H.
The 4-0 Dragons were taken down by the Clippers in an exhibition game in the Holiday Hoops Showcase, but know the experience can only prove beneficial.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Cooper Flagg named USA Basketball’s Male Athlete of the Year
The Newport native thrived for the U.S. squad at the U17 World Cup this summer after leading Nokomis High to a state championship as a freshman.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2022
Saco teen ‘cared about everybody’ family says
Addie Cross, 14, a freshman at Thornton Academy in Saco, died Dec. 10.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Lawrence’s Hope Bouchard wins Miss Maine Field Hockey award
The versatile midfielder scored 10 goals and added 32 assists while leading the Bulldogs to the Class B title.
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