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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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Softball: York wins first Class B title since 1989 with 2-1 win over Nokomis
Ella Moon hits a home run in the second and Bella Santini drives in the winning run to lift the Wildcats past the Warriors.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Softball: NYA wins first state title, beating Machias 7-1 in Class D final
Hayden Wienckowski drives in three runs and Lily Rawnsley throws a complete game to lift the Panthers to the championship.
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Softball: Previewing Tuesday’s state championship games
The Class B title game features a strong pitching matchup, while Windham seeks its first Class A title and NYA goes for its first softball championship.
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Saturday’s high school state championship games postponed until next week
With rain in the forecast, Saturday’s lacrosse title games have been moved to Monday, and baseball and softball state finals will be played Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
Sports Digest: Windham’s Gerry wins second straight Gatorade Player of the Year award
Brooke Gerry led Windham to a 15-2 record, going 8-0 during the regular season with a 0.25 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 57 innings.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
UMaine baseball team excited about first trip to NCAA tournament in 12 years
The Black Bears were 1-12 three seasons ago before winning the America East tournament last week as the conference’s top seed.
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Ultra-endurance athlete goes the extra mile to raise money for charity
Brendan Walsh of Westbrook doesn’t look the part of an accomplished athlete, but at age 30, he has built an impressive résumé that includes a Guinness World Record.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
State still aiming for November launch of sports wagering despite director’s absence
Milt Champion is on leave in the wake of posting offensive tweets, and Deputy Director Matthew Motti will be leading the Gambling Control Unit in the meantime.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Maine official in charge of sports betting placed on leave after offensive tweets
Milt Champion, head of the Gambling Control Unit, made social media posts with sexist language and racist connotations.
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PublishedMay 20, 2023
College success setting up premier Maine golfers for busy summers
Cole Anderson and Caleb Manuel are heading to the NCAA championships, as well as to a slate of high-profile amateur tournaments in the coming months.
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