H.S. football: Charlie Houghton and Trenton Hutchinson lead Cougars over rusty Black Bears on the road.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine teams adjust to scheduling shakeups over the weekend
Cony and Mt. Blue see game canceled, as does Maranacook; Messalonskee gets long-awaited victory, beating Edward Little.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Lawrence comes out clicking with statement victory over Mt. Blue
Parker Higgins scores three touchdowns, Matt Trombley adds two as Bulldogs excel in all phases in opener.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Monmouth’s charismatic Jacob Umberhind poised to be one of state’s top linemen
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale senior keeps it light, whenever he’s not overpowering opponents as Ramblers’ guard and defensive tackle.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue, Lawrence meet in matchup of likely B North contenders
Football: Cougars and Bulldogs meet for first time since Lawrence took playoff matchup in 2019.
Posted inNational Sports, New England Patriots, Sports
Commentary: In releasing Cam Newton, Bill Belichick makes the most surprising move of his New England Patriots tenure
Longtime coach has shown a penchant for unpredictability, but he outdoes himself this time, Drew Bonifant writes.
Posted inSports
Golf: Steady O’Brien rallies to win Maine Senior Amateur Championship
Biddeford-Saco golfer shoots 1-over 73 to win tournament by four strokes.
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Golf: Mark Plummer takes first-round lead in Maine Senior Amateur Championship
Six-time champion leads Keith Patterson by two shots heading into Wednesday’s final round.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Central Maine native has rain delays covered for the Red Sox with an L.L. Bean-inspired design
Emma Robertson, originally from South China and an L.L. Bean designer, created the layout for the tarp that’s been used at Fenway Park’s rain-delayed baseball games for the past two seasons.
Posted inSports
Sidelines: Patriots should be better, but contending is another question
Status of quarterback position puts a damper on the hype going into the season, Drew Bonifant writes.