Six-time champion leads Keith Patterson by two shots heading into Wednesday’s final round.
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.
Central Maine native has rain delays covered for the Red Sox with an L.L. Bean-inspired design
Emma Robertson, originally from South China and an L.L. Bean designer, created the layout for the tarp that’s been used at Fenway Park’s rain-delayed baseball games for the past two seasons.
Waterville football looking forward to transition to eight-man format
Purple Panthers are playing their first season away from traditional 11-man style.
Gardiner soccer programs prepare for an unusual season on the road
With delays to the construction of the new turf field, the Tigers will be forced to practice and play off campus this fall.
Sidelines: Patriots should be better, but contending is another question
Status of quarterback position puts a damper on the hype going into the season, Drew Bonifant writes.
Football: Gardiner finds a home this fall on Messalonskee’s turf field
While their own field awaits completion, Tigers will play four Saturday games in Oakland.
Cony, Gardiner work through delays in turf field construction as fall season approaches
Both schools face likelihood of opening the school year without new surfaces ready for play.
Running: With his glory days behind him, Bickford enjoys life from the stands
Watching his children pursue sports has become a passion for the Lawrence grad and former Olympian.
Junior Legion: Topsham wraps up state berth with wild zone tournament win over Capital Area
Post 202 sees big lead slip away in the seventh, then rallies back in ninth to clinch spot in state tournament.
Baseball: Junior Legion zone tournament set for this weekend in Augusta
Skowhegan holds top seed, Fairfield second in five-team bracket being played out at CARA fields.