Several area athletes claimed individual titles at the conference and state levels this winter.
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 inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Varsity Maine Boys Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: Henri Rivard, Marshwood
The senior won 15 of the 16 races he ran this winter, capturing state 800-meter and mile titles as well as the New England mile crown.
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Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State boys indoor track team
The state featured some remarkable runners, jumpers and hurdlers this winter.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys indoor track team
Sprinters, distance runners, jumpers and throwers are represented on this winter’s list of the area’s best.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Messalonskee boys lacrosse’s Taco Bell tradition, and other things we learned Tuesday
The Eagles, many in shorts, soar through their second practice session of the spring. Varsity Maine was there.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The 2026 Maine high school football schedule is out. Here are 5 takeaways.
A few things stand out from the recently released 11-man schedules for this fall.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Maine high school football landscape is changing again. Here are 4 teams that are on the move.
The eight-man ranks are gaining new members, but also losing a team, while Class C is adopting a nine-game regular-season schedule.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys basketball team
There was plenty of talent to go around this season, as three area teams won state championships.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Colby men’s basketball coach Sean Rutigliano leaving for Kansas State assistant job
Rutigliano, who went 16-9 in his one season at Colby, reunites with former Belmont coach Casey Alexander.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Maine spring sports season is under way. Here’s what we learned on Day 1
Monmouth baseball gets an interesting mix of faces on the first day of practices for pitchers and catchers; Lewiston softball looks to progress further; and boys lacrosse goalies get started.