Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. 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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Girls basketball: Cheverus takes down unbeaten Oxford Hills in rematch
Maddie Fitzpatrick and Emma Lizotte each score 15 points, leading the Stags to their second win over an unbeaten team in seven days.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Recent struggles continue for Maine Celtics with 113-106 loss to Birmingham
After starting the NBA G League regular season with seven straight wins, the Celtics have dropped five of their last six games.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Girls’ basketball notebook: Gray-New Gloucester passing tests in Class A South
The 10-2 Patriots have beaten some strong teams and have shown they could be a tough out come tournament time.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Major changes proposed for high school basketball enrollment classes
A plan from the MPA’s Basketball Committee would increase the number of schools in the largest enrollment class from 17 to 25, and create a statewide Class S for Maine’s smallest schools.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Maine takes step toward launch of sports wagering, but betting still months away
A state official announces proposed rules governing sports wagering, and estimates it may be up to a year before betting goes live.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Cooper Flagg named USA Basketball’s Male Athlete of the Year
The Newport native thrived for the U.S. squad at the U17 World Cup this summer after leading Nokomis High to a state championship as a freshman.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Lawrence’s Hope Bouchard wins Miss Maine Field Hockey award
The versatile midfielder scored 10 goals and added 32 assists while leading the Bulldogs to the Class B title.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Mackenzie Holmes embraces leadership role with 5th-ranked Indiana
The Gorham High grad, now a senior at Indiana University, has flourished as one of the veterans on a team off to a 7-0 start.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
As fall season winds down, high school sports return to pre-pandemic norms
For the first time since 2019, Maine’s fall high school sports season was not significantly altered.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2022
Maine hockey officials, MPA have tentative agreement regarding game pay
Referees have accepted the latest offer from the Maine Principals’ Association, with an official vote from the MPA’s interscholastic committee still to come.
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