Amateurs Cole Anderson and Caleb Manuel will play in the Live and Work in Maine Open, a Korn Ferry Tour event at Falmouth Country Club in late June.
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, heโs a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat โ and yes, heโs aware of how random those teams seem.
Maine golfer Caleb Manuel qualifies for next week’s U.S. Open in Brookline, Mass.
The 20-year-old Topsham native and University of Connecticut student makes the cut to play in one of golf’s most prestigious events.
Football: Some coaches scratching their heads over new high school schedules
The schedules, released Friday, include matchups with New Hampshire teams for Class A schools and more crossover games for all teams, but a loss of traditional rivals for some schools.
Bocce becomes latest addition to Unified sports at Maine high schools
Unified sports are offered as co-ed athletic opportunities for students with developmental disabilities by the Maine Principals’ Association in partnership with the Special Olympics.
Undefeated St. Joseph’s women’s lacrosse team rolls into NCAA tourney
Led by the country’s top scorer, Messalonskee High grad Lydia Dexter, the Monks are making their first trip to the Division III tournament since 2015.
With low supply and high demand, finding timers for high school track and field meets isn’t always easy
Timers’ schedules fill up, and athletic directors have to act fast to book them – and then hope they don’t have to reschedule.
Lisbon tops Monmouth in matchup of unbeatens and C South baseball favorites
Hunter Brissette, Levi Tibbetts shine for Greyhounds, who win rematch of last year’s regional championship.
Changes approved to make high school football schedules more competitive
Class A teams will get to play a New Hampshire opponent, and all 11-man football teams will play some games based on divisional rankings.
Commentary: With Patriots’ first-round pick, ‘In Bill We Trust’ faces another test
Going deep down the board to take Chattanooga’s Strange is a head-scratcher, Drew Bonifant writes.
High school notebook: Adjustments at the plate lead to success for Cony baseball
Gardiner swings hot bats en route to good start; Madison softball is on a roll; Winthrop girls track impressing in early going.