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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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
As sports betting launches, Maine braces for increase in problem gamblers
Both New Hampshire and Connecticut have seen a spike in gamblers seeking help since sports betting was introduced.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Sports betting in Maine will go live on Friday
The Department of Public Safety announces that rules for sports betting have been approved, and that wagers can be placed starting at 9 a.m. Friday.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2023
Cooper Flagg, the nation’s top basketball prospect, commits to Duke University
The Newport native ends months of speculation by announcing Monday morning on Instagram that he’ll play for the college basketball powerhouse.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2023
Gun stores in Maine see brisk business in wake of Lewiston shootings
‘It’s been a madhouse,’ an employee at a Lewiston store says of the increase in business. ‘People are scared,’ says a gun shop owner in Augusta.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2023
With roster sizes declining, Maine field hockey coaches consider a smaller solution
The Maine Field Hockey Association has met with the MPA about adding short-sided field hockey – either 7-on-7 or 8-on-8 – to give struggling programs a better chance to field teams.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Sports Digest: Dates, opponents set for Cooper Flagg basketball games in Maine
Cooper Flagg, and his twin brother Ace, will play two games in Portland on Jan. 5-6 with their prep team, Montverde Academy.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Golf: St. Dom’s captures Class C crown; Oxford Hills’ McCormick shares Class A title
Garrett Kendall and Ethan Pelletier lead the Saints; Oxford Hills’ Alexis McCormick, Thornton’s McKenna Castle, NYA’s Maddy Prokopius, Brunswick’s Will Farschon and Fort Kent’s Kaden Theriault earn individual titles; Falmouth wins A team title, Edward Little finishes fifth.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Golf: Freeport’s Spaulding, Leavitt’s Haylock win Class B titles for third time
Presque Isle captures its first team championship, holding off Freeport, Nokomis, Yarmouth and Cony.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Sports betting nears in Maine, but some in-person sites won’t be ready for launch
At least three retail locations, two of which are moving to new sites, will not be taking bets until December or early 2024.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2023
Turf wars: Home-field advantage takes on added significance in field hockey
With artificial turf fields expanding in Maine, more field hockey teams have to play a far different style when competing against teams on grass fields.
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