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.

Football, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling

Football players, wrestlers celebrate MPA’s decision of approving all high school sports in Maine

by Drew Bonifant May 27, 2021May 27, 2021

Tackle football and wrestling had been deemed “high risk” by community guidelines, and couldn’t have competitions last season.

Boys Lacrosse, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys lacrosse: Brunswick rolls by Gardiner in matchup of young teams

by Drew Bonifant April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

Dragons eager to prove they’re still a team to beat, while Tigers seek to grow as season progresses.

Sports, Varsity Maine

Masks could be coming off soon in high school sports

by Drew Bonifant and Steve Craig April 27, 2021April 28, 2021

Gov. Mills has ended the mandate for wearing face coverings outdoors, and changes are in store for the Community Sports Guidelines that influence high school sports policy.