End named state’s top senior defensive lineman after helping to lead Rams to B North semifinals.
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.
Boys basketball: Strong finish again lifts Nokomis over Cony
Cooper Flagg’s 26 points and 17 rebounds, Sides’s 18 help Warriors pull away in second half.
Cheerleading: Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships held in Augusta
The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference cheering championships were held Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Nordic skiing: Large numbers brave the cold to compete at Maranacook Wave Race
Over 200 skiers make it to Readfield despite morning temperatures hovering near zero degrees.
Maranacook graduate, Colby student Stokes finds a passion with skijoring
Along with dog, Pilot, Mount Vernon resident discovers love for unique sport, a blend of sled dog racing and Nordic skiing.
Girls basketball: Waterville showing knack for handling challenges this season
Victory over John Bapst comes soon after return from long shutdown due to COVID cases.
Boys basketball: Nokomis surges through difficult stretch of schedule
Warriors are rolling at 10-1, and have beaten Class A North’s top teams to get there.
Boys basketball: Nokomis crushes Brewer in rematch of A North’s top two teams
Cooper Flagg scores 30 while brothers Ace and Hunter add 10 apiece, leading Warriors to runaway victory.
Brunswick varsity football reinstated for 2022 season after appeal to MPA
The program shut down midseason last fall following an investigation into an alleged hazing incident.
Basketball notebook: Nokomis boys set for rematch with A North leader Brewer
Lawrence girls regroup after accident shook up team; Forest Hills’s Amero steps up in a pinch.