Saturday’s rematch of the 2021 state championship game has been highly anticipated, but coaches and players on both teams insist they’ve kept their focus in the moment all season.
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.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Freeport beats York in penalty corners for first regional title since 2000
Anna Maschino finally breaks a scoreless stalemate, giving the Falcons their first Class B South title and their first trip to a state championship game in 22 years.
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Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls soccer: NYA rolls past Richmond in D South final
Top-seeded Panthers chasing their fourth straight state championship.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Soccer, field hockey teams to battle for berths in state title games
The regional championships include a showdown of unbeatens in Class A South girls’ soccer and a rivalry game in Class B South boys’ soccer.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Top seed York impresses in 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Morse
Abby Dickson scored three goals for the Wildcats, who are eager to go on a deep run after falling short last year.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Maine Celtics eager to get under way as parent club flourishes in Boston
New coach Alex Barlow and two-way players Mfiondu Kabengele and JD Davison lead a Maine team that returns just two players from last season.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Freshmen making an impact for title contenders
First-year players have filled key roles for some of the best teams in southern Maine as the postseason arrives.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports
Soccer is a refuge for Ukrainian who traveled winding path to Maine
Orphaned at 9, Sasha Bruno realizes his childhood goal of coming to U.S. while dreaming of a career in soccer.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Golf: Leavitt, Maranacook earn Class B and C championships
Freeport’s Eli Spaulding and Leavitt’s Jade Haylock repeat as Class B individual champs, and MCI’s Owen Moore and Jillian Plamondon take Class C honors.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
Depth pays off as Brunswick High wins first state golf championship
The Dragons hold off Scarborough and defending champion Falmouth to capture the Class A title.