Maddie Niles scores the only goal as the Bulldogs win their first state championship.
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.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys soccer: NYA returns to Class D final with shutout victory over Islesboro
Cooper St. Hilaire scored twice as the Panthers punched their ticket to the state championship for the fourth straight time.
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Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Maine Celtics eager to get under way as parent club flourishes in Boston
New coach Alex Barlow and two-way players Mfiondu Kabengele and JD Davison lead a Maine team that returns just two players from last season.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine colleges, News, Sports
Soccer is a refuge for CMCC’s Sasha Bruno
Ukrainian, orphaned at 9, realizes his childhood goal of coming to U.S. while dreaming of a career in soccer.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Freeport continues its rise with dominating win
Lilliana Larochelle scores twice and freshmen finish with four total goals as the soaring Falcons roll past Gray-New Gloucester, 5-0.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school golf: Jade Haylock wins girls title, leads Leavitt to Class B championship
Haylock and Freeport’s Eli Spaulding repeat as Class B individual champs.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class A golf: Brunswick wins first state championship; Edward Little takes 10th
Scarborough’s Marc Twombly and Greely’s Ruth Weeks win individual titles. Edward Little’s Connor Turcotte and Oxford Hills Anabelle Steeves have best area finishes.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Golf: St. Dom’s team to beat in C, Leavitt has sights set on Yarmouth in state championships
Defending champions Falmouth and Yarmouth look as formidable as ever going into title weekend at Natanis Golf Course, but contenders lurk.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Upsets, comebacks marked a wild weekend of high school football
Lewiston, Cony and Massabesic were among the teams that turned in stunning results in an unpredictable weekend.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
You are what you eat: High school athletes opting for better nutrition
Teenagers increasingly are seeking advice about food choices as they look to improve their athletic performance. And coaches now are incorporating discussions about nutrition into their instruction.