After initially focusing on building a good bridge to following years, teams got a competitive jolt with postseason tournaments.
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 inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
2020-21 high school hockey wrap-up: Against all odds, teams got a season in amidst a pandemic
There were challenges aplenty from ice time to COVID protocols, but games, and even a tournament, made for a fulfilling season.
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Posted inBaseball, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
After a lost season, baseball and softball return to high schools across Maine
First day of pitchers and catchers workouts marks return to baseball and softball after 2020 was wiped out by coronavirus.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Unified basketball: In unusual year, sport provides its usual benefits
The seasons are shorter and the typical crowds aren’t there, but unified again delivers for its players.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Volleyball: Cony, Gardiner players embrace the challenge of doubling up
With volleyball played in between seasons, some athletes play two sports at the same time.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
Volleyball: Nokomis continues growth in second varsity season
Despite inexperience and low numbers, program continues its upward trend under first-year head coach.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Athletes and coaches excited for return to normalcy with spring season
MPA announced last week that the spring season will feature regional and state championships.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls basketball: Gardiner rallies past Lawrence to win central Maine A/B title
Lizzy Gruber’s 24 points, Kassidy Collins’s big shot lead Tigers past Bulldogs in second half.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Maranacook finishes perfect season by beating Skowhegan in A/B central Maine final
McClure’s 25, Cormier’s 23 lead Black Bears to third straight runaway win in tournament.
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Girls basketball: Gardiner holds off Maranacook to reach A/B final
Sophomores Johnson, Gruber and Gallagher lead the charge as Tigers outlast Black Bears.