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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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Girls basketball: Class AA South champ Gorham finds its stride at the right time
The Rams suffered setbacks during the regular season because of injuries and inexperience, but have played their best basketball in the playoffs.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Brunswick rolls past Gray-New Gloucester into Class A final
Emily Doring scores 15 points and Alexis Morin adds nine to help the Dragons earn their first Class A South title since 2017.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Basketball notes: Back-to-back games in Class AA boys a ‘throwback’ to yesteryear
After snow forced postponements Thursday, teams must win a semifinal on Friday and a regional final on Saturday to reach the state title game.
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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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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Basketball notes: For Gray-New Gloucester boys, success is a relative thing
Juniors Nate, Aidan and Noah Hebert are the core of a Patriots team that’s surging into the Class A South playoffs.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Boys’ hockey: Cape Elizabeth impresses in victory over Lewiston
Sebastian Moon scores twice to help the Capers secure their seventh straight victory.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Players, coaches, fans in disbelief after 8-overtime high school basketball game
The Greely boys emerged with a marathon 117-115 victory over Fryeburg Academy on Tuesday in what is believed to be the longest game in Maine high school basketball history.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Girls basketball: Cheverus takes down unbeaten Oxford Hills in rematch
Maddie Fitzpatrick and Emma Lizotte each score 15 points, leading the Stags to their second win over an unbeaten team in seven days.
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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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