Men’s basketball coach Dick Meader won 513 games over 17 seasons at Thomas College and 27 at UMaine-Farmington and helped start Pine Tree Basketball Camp.
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.
Basketball: Taking an all-too-early look at next year
The season just ended, so of course, it’s time to take a crack at some guesses for 2021.
Boys basketball: Winthrop, Forest Hills found new ways to win
Ramblers and Tigers turned question marks entering season into second straight Gold Balls.
Class B boys state championship: Caribou stuns Maranacook in final seconds of 2OT
Vikings go back to back after pulling out yet another improbable victory in title game thriller.
Boys basketball: Winthrop looks to strike Gold again in Class C state game
Ramblers will play for a second straight Gold Ball, but undefeated Dexter stands in the way.
Boys basketball: Even after departures, Winthrop never lost a beat
Ramblers lost key pieces from championship team, but haven’t slowed down en route to another title game.
Boys basketball: Maranacook set to face its twin in Class B final
Black Bears and defending champion Vikings of Caribou take similar styles into showdown.
Boys basketball: Tough loss helped guide Maranacook to title game
Since defeat against Cony, the Black Bears haven’t lost, and they’ve fixed their biggest flaws.
Sidelines: Observations from another tournament season at the ACC
Good games, bad games, lots of defense and a call for new chants, Drew Bonifant writes.
Class C South boys final: Winthrop rallies to win 2nd straight regional crown
Top-seeded Ramblers pull away late from No. 2 Waynflete to reach state final.