After missing freshman season with leg injury, sophomore stars as two-time KVAC champion.
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.
Track and field: Cony girls hang on to win second straight KVAC B title
Edward Little girls, Lewiston boys roll to KVAC A titles, while Belfast boys take home KVAC B championship.
Baseball: Gardiner keeps up second-half turnaround with win over Lawrence
Tigers take advantage of Bulldogs’ mistakes to rally for third straight victory.
Local roundup: Jamison tosses no-hitter to lead Gardiner baseball over Lincoln.
Sophomore pitcher allows no hits while striking out three and walking only two in victory.
Track and field: Winthrop’s Schmelzer chases history at MVC championships
Given full workload, Ramblers’ sprinter threatens conference records en route to three wins.
Baseball: Lauter shines again as Maranacook tops Waterville
Pitching duel between Lauter and Barre goes Black Bears’ way.
Lacrosse notebook: Oak Hill boys rise to top of Class C standings
Maranacook/Winthrop, Erskine girls in Class C race; Mt. Blue boys take step forward.
Baseball: High school numbers take a hit across central Maine area
As turnout dips over past decade, coaches pinpoint reasons why — and ways to fix the problem.
Track and field: Cony, Maranacook continue ‘rivalry’ at Capital City meet
Girls teams battled for KVAC title last year, and met again before conference rematch.
Baseball: Oak Hill holds off Hall-Dale to earn big MVC win
Bulldogs rally, but Raiders’ four-run fifth holds up to make the difference.