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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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
High school coaches express frustration, sadness to state’s response to fall sports guidelines
Football and volleyball coaches search for answers after state officials – in a strongly worded letter – write that proposed MPA guidelines fall short.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Maine high school student-athletes anxiously await final decision on fall sports
Key panel recommends all fall sports can play, but MPA will issue final ruling Thursday afternoon.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
With green designation, school officials hopeful fall sports can be played
The decision to play sports largely rests in the hands of superintendents after the Maine Department of Education clears the way for schools to hold in-person instruction.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Bob Bahre, a major figure in New England motorsports, dies at 93
Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven has fond memories of Bahre, who owned Oxford Plains Speedway and founded New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
Ruby Haylock wins Maine Women’s Amateur in dramatic fashion
Haylock, 15, birdies the first playoff hole to take the crown over 2018 champ Bailey Plourde, who rallied from four shots down with three holes to play.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Ruby Haylock takes over the lead after Day 2 at the Maine Women’s Amateur
Golfer shoots even-par 73 for two-shot lead over first-round leader Bailey Plourde.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Former champion Bailey Plourde takes first-round lead at Women’s Amateur
Hot start lifts 2018 winner to three-shot lead; Laplume seven back in sixth after shaky start.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Status of fall sports still unclear after Mills announcement about school reopenings
The ability to play fall sports will likely depend on each county’s risk for COVID-19 spread.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Boys’ Game of the Year: Class B basketball state final
A furious Maranacook rally forced overtime, but Caribou made the key plays at the end of the second overtime to win its second straight title.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
NESCAC cancels conference competition for fall season
The pandemic forces the New England Small College Athletic Association to cancel all league events, but members may compete out of conference.
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