Student-athletes cope with increased stress that comes with big games on big stages.
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.
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Black Bears win boys’ championship while Black Raiders stun Purple Panthers for girls’ title.
Lawrence girls basketball gets it together, pulls away from Medomak
Bulldogs open up in second half en route to quarterfinal win over Panthers.
Cony sweeps KVAC swimming championships for the first time
Berry, Low lead Rams to both boys’ and girls’ conference titles.
Boudreau’s win a highlight at KVAC Class B swimming championships
Mount View’s Valleau, MCI’s Simeone also impress while Camden Hills girls, Belfast boys win.
Cony boys basketball finishes regular season in style with blowout win
McCormick’s 20 points lead the way as Rams handle Eagles at home.
Local roundup: Valley boys basketball holds off Greenville in overtime
Cavaliers edge Lakers in matchup of hot-shooting teams.
Basketball notes: Winthrop’s Wood caps season with 1,000th point
Cony’s Maines wins coaching showdown with father; Oak Hill poised for success next winter.
Camden Hills, Medomak Valley win KVAC wrestling titles
Nokomis claims two individual titles, while Cony, Mount View win one.
Gardiner girls basketball edges Lawrence in key Class A matchup
Stevens leads the way for Tigers with 17 points.