Erskine junior Conner Paine become one of the state’s best players.
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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Area teams balance introductory drills with introducing schemes to prepare for season.
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Class C football: MCI uses some trickery to upend Cape Elizabeth
Huskies score pivotal TD on a wacky play.
Class D football: Powerful offense meets stifling defense as Foxcroft takes on Wells
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After impressive freshman seasons, second-year players eager to continue Beavers’ rise.
Despite long odds, underdog football coaches stay confident with state finals approaching
South teams heavy favorites against North squads going into championship matchups.
KJ football notes: After breakthrough in present, Gardiner set up well for future
Maranacook finishes off resurgent season in Class E; Kents Hill plays under the lights.
Gardiner Area High School basketball teams to be on the move this season
Damage to school gym forces varsity teams to look elsewhere for practices, games.