Oxford Hills boys, Mt. Blue girls win KVAC Alpine titles; Mt. Abram, Rangeley win MVC crowns.
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.
Wrestling: It’s all on the line as focus shifts to regional tournaments
Mt. Ararat/Brunswick, Belfast favorites in A and B North, but challengers lurk.
Wrestling: Oxford Hills finishes fourth at KVAC championships
Jeffrey Worster wins weight class to lead Vikings. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick earns Class A title Class A and Belfast takes Class B.
Boys basketball notebook: Winthrop not sweating the No. 1 seed in C South tournament
Balanced B and C South regions this season might decrease the importance of seeding.
Girls basketball notes: Lexi Mittelstadt’s 1,000th point caps career-long goal
Mt. Blue senior achieves “bucket list” item. Also, Oak Hill has shot at top seed but also has a tough closing stretch.
Cheering: Monmouth edges Lisbon to win regional championship
Mustangs take Class C South championship, while Lewiston finishes second in A North and Leavitt second in B south.
Cheering: Oxford Hills, Leavitt break through with KVAC titles
Vikings win first championship since 2008, while Hornets snap Medomak Valley’s streak in Class B.
Nordic skiing: Maranacook boys embrace season of transition
Black Bears not afraid to play underdog after three straight Class B titles.
Boys basketball: Hall-Dale hangs on for big MVC win over Mt. Abram
Bulldogs take 10-point fourth-quarter lead, then make plays late to stop Roadrunner rally.
Commentary: Monmouth, like Hall-Dale, looking to find next level
Mustangs and Bulldogs have shown potential to be tough tournament teams, Drew Bonifant writes.