A divorce this summer between building and team shook up Lewiston’s junior hockey scene. As another season begins, the sides look to continue the sport’s momentum.
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.
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Many of the title hopefuls from last year are well positioned to make runs at championships again.
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Cooper Flagg’s NBA debut announced as league schedules revealed
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For Portland’s Robert Elowitch, art dealer and pro wrestler, life was about passion
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For Cooper Flagg, homecoming remains special as celebrity grows
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Ruth White earns second Maine women’s title at Beach to Beacon 10K
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