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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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Field hockey: Late goal lifts Cheverus to Class A title over Skowhegan, 2-1
Lucy Johnson scores with 58 seconds remaining as the Stags recapture the state championship, a year after losing in the title game to the River Hawks.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Field hockey: Freeport wins first state title with 2-0 victory over Cony in Class B
Emily Groves and Sophie Bradford score first-half goals and the Falcons hold on in the second half to defeat the Rams.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Field hockey: Cheverus-Skowhegan showdown headlines state title games
The Stags and River Hawks will battle for a third consecutive year in Class A, while Cony and Freeport will square off in Class B and Winthrop and Dexter clash in Class C.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
As sports betting launches, Maine braces for increase in problem gamblers
Both New Hampshire and Connecticut have seen a spike in gamblers seeking help since sports betting was introduced.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
Field hockey: Cheverus takes down Biddeford to advance to third straight Class A final
Lucy Johnson has a hat trick and Caroline Rousseau scores twice, sending the undefeated Stags back to the state championship game.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
Field hockey: Freeport works overtime again to beat Yarmouth, advance to Class B final
A goal by Sophie Bradford in double overtime gives the Falcons their second straight regional title with a 2-1 victory over the top-seeded Clippers.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Field hockey: Biddeford stops Gorham 2-1 to advance to Class A South final
Freshmen Cordelia Kane and Emily Hussey and senior goalie Cadence Goulet come up big as the Tigers stymie the Rams.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Sports betting in Maine will go live on Friday
The Department of Public Safety announces that rules for sports betting have been approved, and that wagers can be placed starting at 9 a.m. Friday.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2023
Cooper Flagg, the nation’s top basketball prospect, commits to Duke University
The Newport native ends months of speculation by announcing Monday morning on Instagram that he’ll play for the college basketball powerhouse.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2023
Gun stores in Maine see brisk business in wake of Lewiston shootings
‘It’s been a madhouse,’ an employee at a Lewiston store says of the increase in business. ‘People are scared,’ says a gun shop owner in Augusta.
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