Tigers postpone pair of games due to COVID situation after playing in holiday tournament in Orlando.
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.
Rick Coughlin remembered for championships and dominance as Richmond coach
Coughlin won 12 state championships in soccer and softball while becoming community fixture.
Sidelines: Sports in 2021 returned to form after year of cancellations and change
With playoffs and all sports playing again, high school athletics provided familiar drama, Drew Bonifant writes.
Basketball notebook: Winthrop boys focus on selves as difficult stretch looms
Messalonskee girls growing with young roster; Maranacook boys find success with rebuilt core.
Girls basketball: Offensive depth starting to click during Skowhegan’s impressive start
Christopher is the leader, but the improvement of her supporting cast makes River Hawks an A North threat.
Girls basketball: Christopher, defense spark Skowhegan to runaway win
Star senior finds shooting stroke as River Hawks top Messalonskee to remain undefeated.
Wrestling: Success on the mat means reaching a whole different level of fitness
Few sports match wrestling’s demand for conditioning, which seeks a requires a blend of cardio and strength.
Sidelines: In opener, Flagg twins prove they’re the real deal
In first high school game, Cooper and Ace Flagg show they’re worth the hype, Drew Bonifant writes.
Boys basketball: Nokomis prevails down stretch to beat Bangor in opener
Flagg twins combine for 29 points as Warriors defeat Class AA Rams.
Basketball notebook: Indiya Clarke acclimating to new environment in senior year at Cony
Vachon back on the sidelines as assistant for Cony boys; Oak Hill boys wait for win in opener.