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Staff Writer

Mike Mandell came to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel in April 2022 after spending five and a half years with The Ellsworth American in Hancock County, Maine. He came to Maine out of college after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2016. He spent 2015 as the Mizzou football beat writer for the Columbia Missourian after previously covering high school sports and Mizzou women’s basketball for the newspaper. He lives just outside of downtown Waterville, less than a mile from the Morning Sentinel newsroom.

Sports, Tennis, Varsity Maine

Orono boys tennis snaps Waynflete’s record title streak

by Mike Mandell June 11, 2025June 13, 2025

Waynflete’s state-record run of Class C championships ends at 16 years, and the Maranacook girls win their second state title in three years.

Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine

Maine distance runners put on a show at Class B track championships

by Mike Mandell June 10, 2025June 11, 2025

Morse’s Shealyn Brochu and Greely’s Rowan Berry battle it out; Greely sweeps the boys and girls team titles.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Five takeaways ahead of Maine’s baseball postseason

by Mike Mandell June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Class A South is loaded with good pitching, and PVC-KVAC showdowns in Class B North are among the key storylines for the playoffs.

Baseball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Mt. Blue baseball rolls into playoffs in best form in years

by Mike Mandell June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

The Cougars (11-5), who have a winning record for the first time since 2011, will likely be the No. 2 seed in Class A North.

Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine

Five takeaways from Monday’s KVAC Large School track championships

by Mike Mandell June 2, 2025June 5, 2025

Gardiner’s Natalie Grant and Messonskee’s Piece Coughlin shine; and the Brunswick girls and Lewiston boys — led by Josiah Katroli and Ryker Paradis — win team titles.