Mind games? Playing matchups? Letting ‘em rip? Coaches across the state do all three and more.
Mike Mandell
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.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Messalonskee boys basketball coach leaving for Lake Region
Sam Smith, who guided the Eagles to the Class A North title this winter, is returning to his alma mater.
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Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Bangor baseball takes down Messalonskee in A North clash
Teddy Stephenson homers twice and Matt Turcotte throws 6 1/3 hitless innings for the Rams.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Baseball notebook: Competitive races emerge in Class B
Lake Region is taking big step forward; tight games abound in A South; and A North has a surprise leader.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Brian Jones stepping down as Skowhegan AD; Tom Nadeau out as boys basketball coach
Jones had been athletic director since 2022, Nadeau coach since 2013.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Colby women’s lacrosse tops Stevens to return to Division III quarterfinals
The Mules dominate in the second half to win, 17-6, and advance to Sunday’s Elite Eight.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maranacook/Winthrop girls lacrosse powers past Erskine
The Black Bears control the game throughout to notch their sixth straight win.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Damien Strahorn out as Colby men’s basketball coach
Strahorn, who replaced the legendary Dick Whitmore, went 179-150 over 14 seasons.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Colby women’s lacrosse chasing history: A Final Four berth
With two wins this weekend on their home turf, the Mules would finally break through.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
York girls lacrosse tops Gardiner/Hall-Dale for much-needed win
The Wildcats pounce on the Tigers early and snap a five-game losing streak.