Many of the niche sports people can watch at the Summer Games are also performed across Maine, according to local athletes.
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.
Sidelines: Shohei Ohtani’s tour de force season exactly what baseball needs
Angels’ star gives an ailing sport a needed dose of enthusiasm and excitement, Drew Bonifant writes.
Basketball: Nokomis, Winthrop go with familiar names for coaching positions
Former girls coach Anderson takes over Nokomis boys, while former boys assistant Baehr will coach Winthrop girls.
Auto racing notes: Douglass gets ‘over the hump’ with Pro Stocks victory
Sidney driver had been running consistently in top five; speed records fall at Wiscasset Speedway.
Golf notebook: Decision to miss Maine Am not an easy one for Anderson
Two-time defending champion will instead play Southern Am in Mississippi; Belgrade Lakes’s Rodrigue excels in qualifier.
Football: Teams busy getting ready for season as summer gets under way
Workouts, 7-on-7 drills and competitions help players get ready for fall before full sessions start in August.
Basketball: After stellar season, McClure zeroes in on reaching the next level
Busy AAU season, post-grad season on tap for Mr. Maine Basketball, Gatorade Player of the Year winner.
2021 high school softball wrap-up: Central Maine well-represented in championship pursuits
Skowhegan and Hall-Dale brought home titles, while Winslow, Nokomis and Madison made deep runs.
2021 high school lacrosse wrap-up: Balance of power remained with traditional programs
Even with the uncertainty caused by the missed 2020 season, the contenders in 2021 were much the same as in two years prior.
Youth baseball: Kids grateful for chance to be back in state tournament play
Cal Ripken 10U tournament an example of postseason play that didn’t take place in 2020.