Tournaments await teams at season’s end after a COVID-affected fall without them in 2020.
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.
Posted inSidelines, Sports, Uncategorized
Sidelines: In releasing Cam Newton, Bill Belichick makes the most surprising move of his New England Patriots tenure
Longtime coach has shown a penchant for unpredictability, but he outdoes himself this time, Drew Bonifant writes.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cony upends rival Gardiner in renewal of state’s oldest football rivalry
Rams win 4th consecutive showdown in series that dates to 1892.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Class D/8-man high school football preview: As 8-man continues to grow so, too, does parity in Class D
Number of 8-man teams grows to 26, while Class D field is filled with contenders.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Excitement still running high for Cony-Gardiner, despite preseason status
Players and coaches prefer late-season matchup, but after pandemic-stricken season, Rams and Tigers excited to meet again.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Golf: Steady O’Brien rallies to win Maine Senior Amateur Championship
Biddeford-Saco golfer shoots 1-over 73 to win tournament by four strokes.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Class B high school football preview: Traditional powers again poised for strong seasons
Depth has Lawrence and Skowhegan poised as favorites, while Mt. Blue and Cony aim to remain among the contenders.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Class C high school football preview: New era dawns as Winslow moves on post-Siviski
Black Raiders aim to remain a contender in the conference with new coaches; Gardiner and MCI eye strong seasons.
Posted inSports
Golf: Mark Plummer takes first-round lead in Maine Senior Amateur Championship
Six-time champion leads Keith Patterson by two shots heading into Wednesday’s final round.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
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.