Canceled 2020 season slowed down development, forcing many players to re-acclimate to game speed.
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.
Field hockey: Shaunessy Saucier’s experience and background paying off at Nokomis
A former D-I player and coach, UMaine product has the Warriors seeded fourth in B North as playoffs arrive.
Football Game of the Week: Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale, Foxcroft meet in clash of unbeatens
A potential championship preview, the 6-0 Ponies travel to Maxwell Field to face the 5-0 Ramblers.
Football notebook: Maranacook hopes postgame talk serves team well with playoffs on tap
DeMillo challenges team to step up; Cony, Lawrence face uncertainty at quarterback; Gardiner hopes for late momentum.
Football: Big plays lead Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale to big win over Freeport
Ramblers roll on offense to beat Falcons and stay at top of Class D.
Football: Cony christens new field with victory over Lawrence
Napolitano fills in behind center and leads Rams to win with impressive second-half performance.
Cross country: Cony boys race to KVAC Class B championship
Brunswick boys, Bangor girls win Class A titles; Lincoln Academy takes first for Class B girls.
Football: Mt. Ararat’s ground attack overwhelms Maranacook in victory
Getchell, Farrell combine for 387 rushing yards as Eagles roll in regular season finale.
Boys soccer: Gardiner strikes twice late to take down rival Cony
Braden Dorogi’s two goals help Tigers improve to 9-3-1; Cony falls to 7-5-1 with loss.
Sidelines: Arrival of Fuller Field a breakthrough for both Cony and the Augusta area
New turf field helps central Maine area catch up on the sports map, Drew Bonifant writes.