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.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
Plenty of excitement, uncertainty as a high school basketball season begins in Maine
As the coronavirus pandemic rages, teams begin playing games in a sport that looks vastly different compared to previous seasons.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Catching Up With: Thirty years later, Rachel Bouchard’s basketball feats still stand tall
Hall-Dale and UMaine standout feels ‘humbled’ by status as one of state’s greatest players.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2021
Sidelines: Don’t blame the Boston Bruins for ending the Zdeno Chara era
Seeing an icon leave isn’t easy, but the ride had to end at some point, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2021
Catching Up With: Richmond’s Hurley enjoying move from the pitch to pediatrics
Bobcats star played soccer at UMaine for two years before turning her attention to nursing.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Sidelines: COVID made 2020 the year of predictable unpredictability
All year, COVID kept us guessing in regards to the status of high school sports, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Remember When: In 2006, the Maranacook boys basketball team won ahead of schedule
Talented sophomores, dedicated seniors guided Black Bears to the school’s first Gold Ball.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Sidelines: A Christmas list for Patriots fans for the 2021 season
Hopefully Santa brings a quarterback, a tight end and a linebacker to Foxboro, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Hockey: Life on the ice is a family affair for Jared and Larry Cockrell
While Jared plays with St. Cloud State, father Larry is in first year assisting at UMaine following long coaching stint at Kents Hill.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2020
Sidelines: With this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, voters can make things right
Bonds, Clemens and Ramirez have belonged in the Hall, and it’s time for them to get in, Drew Bonifant writes.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
High school sports notebook: Merrill, Ouellette take tandem approach to Winthrop girls basketball
It will be a team effort on the sideline for the Winthrop girls basketball team this season. Fortunately for the Ramblers, Jess Merrill and Kelsey Ouellette have a background with such a partnership. Merrill and Ouellette are set to begin their first season as co-coaches at Winthrop, guiding the program that Joe Burnham took to […]
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