Bethel resident, 16, makes U.S. Snowboard Cross Development Team after winning national title in Colorado.
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.
Baseball: Battery shines for Erskine in victory over Waterville
Hotham flirts with no-hitter, Barber swings big bat as Eagles improve to 7-2.
Softball: First-year catchers turning in strong seasons for Hall-Dale and Gardiner
Rookie backstops Zoe Soule and Kylie Boardman off to hot starts behind and at plate for undefeated Bulldogs and Tigers, respectively.
Softball: Hall-Dale stuns Madison with three-run rally in seventh
Battle of undefeated teams and Class C, MVC favorites goes Hall-Dale’s way in final at-bat.
Softball: Late rallies lift Gardiner to victory over rival Cony
Tigers score two in the fifth, then three in the seventh to remain undefeated.
Girls lacrosse: Success on draws tells the story as Maranacook/Winthrop beats Cony
Hawks dominate possession battle to take care of short-handed Rams.
Baseball: Maranacook trying to make up for lost time early in season
Eager to find their rhythm after losing much of April, Black Bears get first victory against Hall-Dale.
Boys lacrosse: Gardiner shakes off tough opening loss with rivalry win over Cony
After getting blown out against Brunswick, Tigers find the answers in victory over Rams.
Softball: Monmouth builds its case as a contender in Class C
Mustangs continue hot start with back-and-forth victory over Maranacook.
Sidelines: Even while following the script, Bill Belichick pulls a draft stunner
Patriots have a habit of going against the grain, which made the Mac Jones selection surprising, Drew Bonifant writes.