After floating at .500, the Celtics have won 10 of their last 12 games and will host a G League playoff game Thursday.
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: 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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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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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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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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Anna DeWolfe ready for long-awaited debut in NCAA women’s tournament
The Notre Dame guard and Greely High alum will take part in March Madness for the first time at the end of an impressive career.
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Cooper Flagg named finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year
The Newport native and Montverde Academy senior is a candidate for the award, along with Airious Bailey of Georgia and VJ Edgecombe of New York.
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Mackenzie Holmes finishes stellar college career as Indiana heads to NCAAs
The Gorham native feels she’s ready to play in the NCAA Tournament after suffering an injury setback late in the regular season.
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In bid for a world record, this Maine native ices a challenging swim
Mandy Sumner, of North Berwick, braved 35-degree waters to record the longest bi-fin swim under ice by a woman in a swimsuit.
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Maddie Fitzpatrick, Chance Mercier named Miss Maine and Mr. Maine Basketball
Fitzpatrick is the first Cheverus player to win the award, while Mercier is the first Ellsworth winner in 36 years.