Flagg and the Blue Devils open the regular season Monday against UMaine.
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.
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It’s showtime: Cooper Flagg set for long-hyped Duke debut
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Basketball: Ace Flagg commits to play at UMaine
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Football: Bonny Eagle comes up with big drive to score big win over Noble
Colin Moran’s fourth-quarter touchdown lifted the Scots over the Knights for their fourth straight victory.
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Maine Golf announces campaign to bolster Freeport training center
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Sports Digest: Portland tabbed top minor league sports market by Sports Business Journal
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Basketball: Cooper Flagg named preseason All-American ahead of Duke debut
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Posted inField Hockey, Local & State, Sports, Varsity Maine
Love of field hockey, and her teammates, keeps Falmouth senior going
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