The University of New Hampshire standout from Orono returned to first place among local women, edging out Cliodhna O’Malley and Bethanie Brown.
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.
ESPN returns to Maine for Lobster Festival ‘SportsCenter’ segment
After traveling to Newport in June, the network returns for the 78th annual festival in Rockland as part of its ’50 states in 50 days’ tour.
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Erin Holmes grabs first-round lead at Maine Women’s Amateur
The 2023 champion avoided the big risks, and came away with a four-shot cushion over Maria Cianchette entering the second day.
Eli Spaulding uses another finishing flourish to win New England Amateur
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Jade Haylock looking for repeat at Maine Women’s Amateur
The former Leavitt standout leads the field going into the championship at Natanis, where she won four straight high school titles.
Varsity Maine Softball Player of the Year: Addison DeRoche, Cheverus
As the spotlight around her grew, the nationally regarded prospect delivered again and led the Stags to the Class A South final.
2025 Varsity Maine All-State softball team
All four state champions are represented on this list that includes six seniors, six juniors and a pair of sophomore pitchers.