After minor league journey, Monmouth and USM pitcher now works to equip next wave of 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, 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.
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Golf notebook: Lack of rain has area courses feeling the heat
Hot temperatures provide a challenge; Bean and Downing win senior four-ball title; Maine PGA Junior Tour kicks off.
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Youth softball: Players, coaches excited to be back as CAYSA begins season
Capital area league has first games at Capital Area Recreation Association complex Tuesday evening.
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Remember When: The 1991 Waterville boys tennis team nearly toppled a dynasty
Cheverus’s 64th straight win didn’t come easily, as the Purple Panthers took the Stags the distance in the final.
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Tennis: A-Copi in Augusta re-opens after being closed for nearly three months
Indoor facility was closed for coronavirus in March, but is again offering court times, lessons and clinics.
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Golf notebook: Qualifying for Maine Am always a battle of nerves
Tournaments filled with tension for newcomers and veterans alike; area golfers earn scholarships.
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Baseball: Dirigo, Maranacook teams find home in Augusta Little League
After their leagues canceled, youth teams joined up with Augusta for the summer.
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With clean bill of health, Maranacook runner Molly McGrail set for next level
Black Bears’ track and cross country standout puts injury woes behind her with Division I career on tap.
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Golf: New ‘Maine Event’ set to replace the canceled Charlie’s Maine Open this summer
Plans being finalized for the Augusta Country Club to host two-day tournament in August that will consist of only Maine professionals and amateurs.
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Remember When: The 2000 Maranacook baseball team won the program’s first title
Young, but talented, Black Bears prevailed in a tough bracket and kicked off a three-year run to remember.