Black Bears scored 10 runs in first two innings before finishing off Mariners.
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.
Baseball: Late rally leads Cony to season-opening win over Brunswick
Three-run sixth sparks Rams to victory over Dragons on windy day at Kents Hill.
Baseball: For pitchers and coaches alike, cold April temperatures offer a challenge
Pitchers face test of throwing in chilly early season games, while coaches face task of handling them.
Girls lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop tops MCI/Nokomis in both programs’ debut
Malcolm scores five goals, Erb adds three as Hawks jump out to lead and never look back.
Sidelines: With women’s tournament, Augusta National takes step into modern times
Tradition-rich course’s shift on policy a big deal, Drew Bonifant writes.
Class D/prep baseball: Richmond eager for encore performance
Defending state champs lost key players to graduation, but still should be in hunt.
MVC Baseball: Reloaded Hall-Dale a conference and state favorite again
Lisbon, St. Dominic, Mountain Valley plan to challenge, while Monmouth, Winthrop, Oak Hill hope to play sleeper.
Boys lacrosse: Brunswick the favorite once again in Class B
Messalonskee, Gardiner among the challengers; Class C up for grabs.
Cover story: Champion Hall-Dale baseball team poised for a repeat run in Class C
Bulldogs return almost all of a loaded lineup and solid defense, though pitching takes a hit.
Schmidt steps down as Maranacook boys basketball coach
Coach cites family commitment as reason for leaving after 18 years, which included state titles in 2006 and 2008.