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Sports columnist at the Portland Press Herald. I read a lot.
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More women are getting the opportunity to coach high school basketball in Maine, and they're taking advantage of it. My column: #mesports www.pressherald.com/2025/02/25/f...

Final: Cheverus/Yarmouth 5, Cape Elizabeth 0. #mesports

Thru two periods, Cheverus/Yarmouth 2, Cape Elizabeth 0. #mesports

I'm covering high school boys playoff hockey tonight. After one period in Class B South quarterfinals, No. 1 Cheverus/Yarmouth 1, No. 8 Cape Elizabeth 0. #mesports

Trav reads in ‘25, No. 5. “A Town Built by Ski Bums” by Virginia M. Wright. I read this for work, and will have a review in the Portland Press Herald soon.

How I voted in this week's USCHO.com poll. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/24/m...

Remembering my friend, colleague, and mentor Gary Hawkins, who died on Wednesday. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/22/r...

In Friday's Class B South final, the York boys basketball team did something in tournament basketball I haven't seen since the '80s. My column: www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/y...

Maine has two arenas with the Cross Insurance name, but the high school basketball tournament vibe couldn't be more different from one to the other. My column: #mesports www.pressherald.com/2025/02/20/s...

Of course it’s McDavid. The best player on the planet makes the play. Fantastic game. Fantastic tournament. #4Nations

Starting my day of high school basketball tournament shenanigans at the Cross Center in Bangor, where the Class D North boys semifinals will begin at 10. Later, I'll head to Portland for Class AA boys hoops. Am I nuts for driving across the state? Yes, but journalism! #mesports

Big upsets. Key matchups. A look at Maine basketball tourney

The biggest upset of the 2025 high school basketball tournament so far. #mesports www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/19/c...

Three cheers to the Cony High band for rocking the Augusta Civic Center with”99 Luftballons.” An often overlooked classic. #mesports #tourneytoons

I’m back at Husson University today for the Class A boys swimming state championships. #mesports

How I voted in this week’s USCHO.com poll: www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/17/m...

Trav reads in ‘25, No. 4. “The Last Dangerous Visions” edited by Harlan Ellison, with an assist from J. Michael Straczynski. Originally set to be published in 1974, this languished for decades. After Ellison died in 2018, Straczynski took over and completed the anthology. Some great stories in this.

I’ll cover the Class A girls swimming state championships at Husson University in Bangor this afternoon. The meet starts at 4. #mesports

I don’t know why I was up so late when I was 6 or 7, but my first Saturday Night Live experience was laughing like a fool because Gilda Radner said the word “puke.” Happy 50th, SNL. You’ve been a constant in my life. #SNL50

After taking 90 minutes to clear the driveway, it’s time to watch the SNL 50 Homecoming Concert.

Plus a video by this guy.

The Cheverus girls hockey team won its third straight state title. My story on the 3-2 OT win over Brunswick. #mesports www.pressherald.com/2025/02/15/c...

Three fights in the first nine seconds of the US-Canada game. Old time hockey. #FourNations

Caroline Rousseau's goal at 3:32 of OT gives Cheverus a 3-2 win over Brunswick and its third straight girls hockey state crown. #mesports

Brunswick and Cheverus are going to OT to decide the girls hockey state title, tied 2-2 after regulation. #mesports

Two periods down, Brunswick leads Cheverus, 2-1. Cheverus took a 1-0 lead on a Lucy Johnson goal, then Dragons get goals by Solveig Ledwick and Gillian Countway 29 seconds apart for the 2-1 lead. #mesports

After one period of the Maine girls hockey state final, Brunswick and Cheverus are scoreless. Both teams 0 for 1 on the power play. #mesports

I'm at Troubh Ice Arena for the girls hockey state championship game, Brunswick (16-4) vs Cheverus (16-1-1). Cheverus is looking to become the first girls team in Maine history to win three straight titles, while Brunswick makes its first state game appearance. Puck drops at 3. #mesports

Maine coach Ben Barr said his team's recent offensive struggles are the result of being outcompeted. Did the Black Bears learn that lesson from Friday's tie again a scuffling UNH squad? We'll find out Saturday night. #mesports #HockeyEast #USCHO www.pressherald.com/2025/02/14/m...

UNH and Maine ends in a 1-1 tie, but Maine wins the shootout for the extra Hockey East point. #HockeyEast #USCHO #mesports

With UMass win over BC, 7 of the top 12 teams in the Pairwise are from Hockey East. www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/pair...

UNH and Maine are going to OT, tied 1-1. Maine's Harrison Scott tied the game at 19:14 of the third, on a tip of a David Breazeale shot from the point. This is Maine's third straight overtime game. #HockeyEast #USCHO #mesports

Thru 2 periods, UNH and Maine are still scoreless. #HockeyEast #USCHO #mesports

After one period, UNH and Maine are scoreless. Both teams 0 for 1 on the power play. UNH has a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal. Th Wildcats are 1-8 in their last nine games, and are playing with the desperation one would expect. #HockeyEast #USCHO #mesports

With -1 wind chill in Orono right now, the students waiting in line to get into Alfond Arena for tonight's mens hockey game between Maine and UNH were let in 90 minutes before puck drops at 7. So the student section balcony is already full. It's going to be loud. #HockeyEast #USCHO #mesports

The UNH-Maine men's hockey rivalry adds another chapter this weekend in Orono. My latest "This Week in Hockey East column for USCHO #collegehockey #Maine #UNH www.uscho.com/2025/02/13/t...

Our @dbonifant.bsky.social wrote this fantastic story celebrating the 50th anniversary of the girls basketball tournament in Maine. Please give it a read. #mesports www.pressherald.com/2025/02/13/5...

University of Maine men’s hockey goalie Albin Boija is one of the 10 semifinalists for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in college hockey. #mesports

Bregman. Wow. I never believed the Red Sox would actually get that done. My corner of the world is expecting two winter storms over the next four days, but this move makes it baseball season.

Saturday’s girls hockey state final will be Cheverus vs Brunswick. #mesports

I’m settled in at Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn for girls hockey regional finals. First up, South final between No. 2 Portland Beacons and No. 1 Cheverus. #mesports

If you go the to Maine high school basketball tournament, please don't be a jackass. My column. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/11/p...

How I voted in this week's USCHO.com poll. www.pressherald.com/2025/02/10/m...