Successful programs take a hit, but Messalonskee, Winthrop among teams thinking big.
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, heโs a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat โ and yes, heโs aware of how random those teams seem.
Class D/8-man football: Wells’s departure opens up class to a new potential champ
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale, Oak Hill boast strong teams; Maranacook and Kents Hill debut in eight-man.
College notes: Trio of soccer teams ride momentum of trip to nationals
Colby and Thomas men, Maine Farmington women aim to build off of breakthrough seasons.
Football: Cony, Lawrence take a step towards the season in scrimmage
Rams and Bulldogs enjoy the chance to knock the rust off with opening week approaching.
Jason Millard wins Charlie’s Maine Open on fourth playoff hole
Tennessee native edges defending champ Matt Campbell to win a 4-player playoff.
Golf: Thresher shoots 6-under 64 for Maine Open first-round lead
Tennessee’s Millard, defending champion Campbell tied for second one shot back.
No shortage of storylines as fall sports season begins with first practices
Maranacook begins eight-man football, while Winthrop, Gardiner start work on defending field hockey titles.
Maine Open: Participation numbers of local PGA pros continue to dwindle
Busy schedules, course commitments keep club professionals from being able to compete.
Horse racing: Bet You comes on strong for second Hight Memorial Pace win
After winning in 2016, horse prevails again after passing Zack Lee at three-quarter pole.
Past champion returns to lead the field at Hight Memorial Pace
Bet You, the 2016 champion, back among the five horses competing at annual Skowhegan Fair race.