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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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Maine Celtics reflect on season’s path to first-ever NBA G League Finals
After scuffling through an uneven start, Maine found its stride at the right time and came within a victory of a championship.
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Maine Celtics fall to Oklahoma City 117-100 in decisive Game 3 of NBA G League Finals
Maine’s first trip to the NBA developmental series championship ends with a one-sided loss at the Portland Expo.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
First G League championship on the line for Maine Celtics
Having shaken off a loss in Game 2 of the Finals, the Celtics are confident heading into a winner-take-all matchup Monday at the Expo against the Oklahoma City Blue.
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Maine Celtics rout Oklahoma City in Game 1 of NBA G League Finals
Drew Peterson, JD Davison and Neemias Queta all reach 20 points as Maine starts hot and takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Maine Celtics beat Long Island Nets to advance to G League finals
DJ Steward scores 27 points, JD Davison adds 19, Maine erupts in the fourth quarter to win the Eastern Conference final, 99-77.
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PublishedApril 2, 2024
Maine Celtics eager to take recent winning ways into postseason
After floating at .500, the Celtics have won 10 of their last 12 games and will host a G League playoff game Thursday.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2024
Golf: For area courses, snow puts a damper on earlier-than-usual starts to the season
A mild winter and March had courses open weeks before normal, only for snow and ice to shut them back down and force start times back.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Maine’s Cooper Flagg wins national Gatorade Player of the Year award
The country’s top basketball prospect captures an honor previously won by Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and other future NBA All-Stars.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Basketball: MPA panel chooses to keep classification drop-down rule into next year
The Basketball Committee opted against changes this season to the rule, which gives struggling teams a chance to play down a class.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Basketball: Debate swirls over rule allowing struggling teams to play down in class
Some high school coaches say the rule gives unsuccessful teams a needed boost, while others say it’s unfair to smaller schools vying for playoffs.
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