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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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Girls’ basketball: With MacNair leading the way, Old Orchard Beach finally gets title shot
After being denied in the Class C South tournament year after year, the Seagulls will play for the first Gold Ball in program history.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Lawrence defeats Brunswick to win Class A title
Hope Bouchard scores 25 points and Maddie Provost adds 16 to lead the Bulldogs to their first championship since 2015.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Class AA South champ Gorham finds its stride at the right time
The Rams suffered setbacks during the regular season because of injuries and inexperience, but have played their best basketball in the playoffs.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2023
Basketball: Southern Maine teams head to state finals with Gold Balls at stake
While the Falmouth and South Portland boys and Gorham and Seacoast Christian girls are making return trips to the big stage, the Old Orchard Beach girls will make their championship debut.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Gorham upsets Thornton Academy, repeats as Class AA South champion
The third-seeded Rams avenge three regular-season losses to the top-seeded Trojans, pulling out a 44-41 victory.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills edges Cheverus in 2 OTs, heads to Class AA final
The Vikings come back from 12 points down early in the fourth quarter to dethrone Cheverus, 68-63.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Brunswick rolls past Gray-New Gloucester into Class A final
Emily Doring scores 15 points and Alexis Morin adds nine to help the Dragons earn their first Class A South title since 2017.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain dethrones Oceanside in Class B South
Aubrey Kachnovich and Jaydn Pingree combine for 40 points to lift the Phoenix to their first regional title while ending Oceanside’s 53-game winning streak.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Basketball notes: Back-to-back games in Class AA boys a ‘throwback’ to yesteryear
After snow forced postponements Thursday, teams must win a semifinal on Friday and a regional final on Saturday to reach the state title game.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Girls’ basketball: Gay steps up as Gorham takes down Sanford in overtime
Ellie Gay’s 21 points – including a crucial game-tying 3-pointer – helps the Rams return to the Class AA South final with a 40-37 win.
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