Top seeds get gem from Donahue, two runs from Benoit en route to spot in state final.
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.
Class C South baseball: Monmouth shuts out Lisbon to reach state final
Cam Armstrong superb on mound, at plate while leading the Mustangs to first title game since 2001.
D South baseball: Searsport edges Richmond with run in the seventh
Bobcats erase 3-0 deficit, but fall to Vikings in regional final for third time in four seasons.
Central Maine teams prepare for rising stakes as regional finals, state semis arrive
Twelve area squads are vying for a chance to make it to state championship Saturday.
Tennis: Waterville girls, Yarmouth boys win Class B championships
Depth the story for both as Clippers defend championship and Purple Panthers win their first state title.
Girls tennis: Hall-Dale beats Orono for first Class C championship
Bulldogs take four of five matches to polish off undefeated season.
Baseball: Skowhegan rallies past Messalonskee in Class A North quarters
Gage Morgan’s two-run double puts River Hawks ahead to stay after clutch relay.
Girls tennis: Hall-Dale defeats Waynflete to win Class C South championship
Savannah Millay wins in three sets at second singles to seal Bulldogs’ first state championship appearance.
Baseball: Erskine walks off against Gardiner once again in B South playoffs
Tigers break scoreless tie in the top of the seventh, but Eagles score two in the bottom half for victory.
Softball: Waterville thumps Oceanside, makes triumphant return to postseason
Raylee Gilbert strikes out 12 and shines at the plate for Panthers, who are back in playoffs for 1st time since 2012.