Class A South is loaded with good pitching, and PVC-KVAC showdowns in Class B North are among the key storylines for the playoffs.
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 inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue baseball rolls into playoffs in best form in years
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.
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Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Five takeaways from Monday’s KVAC Large School track championships
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.
Posted inBaseball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cony baseball rolls past Nokomis for 7th straight win
Parker Morin has four hits, including a home run and a triple, to spark the Rams.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Five takeaways from the Mountain Valley Conference track championships
Lisbon boys, girls win tight meets; top competitors go at it in boys high jump, distance events.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High schools Wednesday: Messalonskee baseball tops Edward Little to snap 5-game skid
Cony baseball and softball beat Oceanside; Carrabec softball downs Forest Hills.
Posted inBoys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
5 boys lacrosse takeaways from the week in central Maine
The playoff picture is still developing, with big games ahead in the final week-and-a-half of the regular season.
Posted inSports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Top track athletes set stage for championship season in Community Cup
Multiple school records are set by conference and state title contenders.
Posted inBaseball, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
For baseball, softball coaches, managing ace pitchers takes many art forms
Mind games? Playing matchups? Letting ‘em rip? Coaches across the state do all three and more.
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.