Messalonskee standout leads D-II Ravens in scoring; Cony’s Guadalupi wins conference title with Assumption swimming.
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.
College wrestling: USM junior Peter Del Gallo earns All-American status
Gardiner native shakes off early loss to take third place at Division III nationals.
Sidelines: Discussions of tinkering with baseball going too far
Hurting sport needs changes but not a facelift, Drew Bonifant writes.
High school basketball: All-Star games help players cope with tournament defeats
For seniors who fall short of Gold Ball, All-Star contests a crack at a final positive high school basketball memory.
Sidelines: Skowhegan mascot decision had to happen
Tightly-contested nickname battle takes a fitting turn, Drew Bonifant writes.
Unified basketball: Madison rides successful first season into playoffs
Bulldogs 7-0 as postseason begins; Oak Hill, Carrabec also in tournament field.
Boys basketball: Drive, determination pushed Winthrop to peak of Class C
Lessons from losses guided Ramblers to state championship victory.
Boys basketball: Winthrop outlasts Houlton for Class C title
Wood scores 16, LeBlanc and Hachey hit big shots as Ramblers take first Gold Ball since 2008.
Girls’ basketball: Boothbay rallies, earns Class C crown
The unbeaten Seahawks allow just 10 points in the second half and beat Penobscot Valley, 33-25.
Boys basketball: Rivas provides spark for Forest Hills in title game victory
Senior’s two-way play helps Tigers pull away en route to Class D state championship.