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 14, 2024
Girls’ basketball: What to watch for at the Portland regional sites
Here’s a forecast on how the tournaments could shake out – as well as predictions on who will be left standing.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
With three months in the books, Maine sports betting readies for Super Bowl
Betting revenue numbers in Maine have hit projections so far, and should get a boost from the biggest wagering event of the year.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Why female athletes are more prone to grueling knee injuries
Girls and women who play sports are three times as likely to tear the knee’s anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL – an injury with a recovery period that can take up to 12 months.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2024
Maine teens to represent U.S. at World Ultimate Junior Championships
Anneliese Collin of Portland and Willa Morales of South Portland will compete for the national U-20 women’s team this summer in England.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
Boys’ basketball: High-scoring Oceanside vows to ‘ease off the throttle’ in light of complaints
Coach Larry Reed says the school was contacted by the Maine Principals’ Association after his team defeated winless Belfast by 88 points.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2024
In Maine Event finale, Cooper and Ace Flagg show the skills they’ve added in the last two years
Cooper Flagg flashes his improved athleticism and shooting abilities, while Ace displays his physicality and progressing offensive game.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
Flagg brothers provide plenty of highlights in return to Maine
Cooper Flagg just misses a triple-double and twin brother Ace joins in the fun as the former Nokomis High stars and their Montverde Academy team play in front of a packed house at Cross Insurance Arena.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
Cooper Flagg on his fame: ‘It gets a little overwhelming sometimes’
But the 17-year-old from Newport points out that, ‘Having my support system around me and my family makes it easy to handle it and keep focusing on basketball.’
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
Cooper Flagg returns to Maine for sold-out games this weekend
Flagg and his twin brother, Ace, will play for Florida’s Montverde Academy in the Maine Event on Friday and Saturday nights in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
Basketball: Holiday Hoops Showcase returns to Portland Expo for 33rd year
The tournament, scheduled for Dec. 26-29, includes more than three dozen high school teams – including some from New York and New Hampshire.
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