Several top players return from 2021 championship teams and finalists.
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.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs win 8-0 with Trevor Story on rehab assignment
The Red Sox’s second baseman drove in a run and scored another in his first action since July 12.
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Maine sees a spike in youth golfers: ‘It’s really not a high-class sport anymore’
Youth on Course, a program that allows junior golfers to play a round for just $5, is helping to attract kids to the sport.
Posted inSports
Dedication and savvy were trademarks of John Cumberland’s baseball career
The Westbrook native and former MLB pitcher and coach died this spring at 74.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports
Beach to Beacon notebook: Athletes contend with heat, humidity
Forty-one runners were treated by the race’s medical center on a humid morning with temperatures in the mid-70s.
Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports
Hermin Garic, Yen Hoang capture Beach to Beacon wheelchair races
Both Garic and Hoang are Beach to Beacon veterans who earned their first victories on Saturday.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Erie’s pitching shines again in 3-1 victory over Sea Dogs
The SeaWolves hit three home runs and allow only three hits for their third straight win at Hadlock Field.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Sports
Maine’s sports betting law going into effect, but you won’t be wagering anytime soon
Because of logistical hurdles, it will be at least until April – and likely far longer – before sports wagers will be placed in Maine.
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Portland native Chris Holt thriving in the big leagues as Orioles’ pitching coach
The Cheverus graduate and former St. Joseph’s pitcher is overseeing a staff that has sparked an improved Baltimore team.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports
Spaulding shoots 5-under 67 to lead Maine Junior Golf Championships
Eli Spaulding, a rising junior at Freeport, carded four birdies and an eagle, while Mick Madden, Ruby Haylock also took leads in their age divisions.