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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.
After maturing in offseason, Thomas College baseball team seeks turnaround year
Terriers were taken down by inexperience and ‘drama’ in down 2016 season.
UMaine-Farmington baseball looks to shake off slump season
Beavers hope better performance under pressure will pay dividends this spring.
Spring season gets underway as baseball and softball teams hold first throwing workouts
Once just for pitchers and catchers, practice sessions get players warmed up for season.
Colby women’s lacrosse can’t complete rally against No. 10 Tufts
No. 14 Mules fall down by five, but see second-half comeback fall short.
New coaches dot local baseball, softball scenes in KVAC
Beckwith, Lawrence and Hartsgrove take over new baseball teams; Brochu takes over Cony softball.
College notes: Trips down south no vacation for area softball, baseball and tennis teams
Teams take to Florida and South Carolina to start seasons; Holmes, Hickey finish freshman years.
Cheering — not fearing — the bracket buster
Make your March Madness predictions, but don’t root against drama and intrigue, writes Drew Bonifant.
Sidelines: Nothing but fun as Maine’s best dunkers rock the rims in dunk contest
Dunks that got whistles during tournament get cheers in All-Star contest, Drew Bonifant writes.
America East notebook: Black Bears eagerly await their opponent
Maine will learn its first-round NCAA tournament matchup on Monday night.