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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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Maine Celtics reflect on season’s path to first-ever NBA G League Finals
After scuffling through an uneven start, Maine found its stride at the right time and came within a victory of a championship.
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Maine Celtics fall to Oklahoma City 117-100 in decisive Game 3 of NBA G League Finals
Maine’s first trip to the NBA developmental series championship ends with a one-sided loss at the Portland Expo.
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PublishedApril 14, 2024
First G League championship on the line for Maine Celtics
Having shaken off a loss in Game 2 of the Finals, the Celtics are confident heading into a winner-take-all matchup Monday at the Expo against the Oklahoma City Blue.
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Maine Celtics beat Long Island Nets to advance to G League finals
DJ Steward scores 27 points, JD Davison adds 19, Maine erupts in the fourth quarter to win the Eastern Conference final, 99-77.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Maine’s Cooper Flagg wins national Gatorade Player of the Year award
The country’s top basketball prospect captures an honor previously won by Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and other future NBA All-Stars.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Basketball: Debate swirls over rule allowing struggling teams to play down in class
Some high school coaches say the rule gives unsuccessful teams a needed boost, while others say it’s unfair to smaller schools vying for playoffs.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Cooper Flagg named finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year
The Newport native and Montverde Academy senior is a candidate for the award, along with Airious Bailey of Georgia and VJ Edgecombe of New York.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2024
In bid for a world record, this Maine native ices a challenging swim
Mandy Sumner, of North Berwick, braved 35-degree waters to record the longest bi-fin swim under ice by a woman in a swimsuit.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Maddie Fitzpatrick, Chance Mercier named Miss Maine and Mr. Maine Basketball
Fitzpatrick is the first Cheverus player to win the award, while Mercier is the first Ellsworth winner in 36 years.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2024
Girls’ basketball: Brunswick rolls past Cony to earn first state championship
After losing in the Class A final last year, the Dragons cruise to a 54-30 victory behind 21 points from Dakota Shipley.
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