Elite players can be found from York to Madawaska and from Salem Township to Bar Harbor.
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.
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Takeaways from Augusta’s opening day of Class S tourney action
Maine’s smallest schools tipped off at the Augusta Civic Center a little earlier this year.
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Cony girls basketball dominates late for prelim win over Erskine
The Rams advance to take on rival Gardiner in a Class B North quarterfinal on Saturday at the Cross Insurance Center.
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Valley boys basketball duo makes its mark, takes aim at golden finish
Seniors Fisher Tewksbury and Harry Louis are the No. 1 and No. 2 scorers in Valley history. All they’re missing is a Gold Ball — and this year’s tourney is their best shot.
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Messalonskee boys hockey tops Cony co-op in battle of top B North teams
The Eagles score twice in the third period to break open a tie game and stay atop the region.
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Lawrence girls basketball pulls away from Erskine in regular-season finale
Seniors Maddie Provost and Ashley Shores have big nights in their final game at Folsom Gymnasium.
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Here’s how to follow Mainers competing in Winter Olympics
Four athletes from the state are set to compete in the upcoming Games. Here’s what you need to know.
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Maine skier Sam Morse living Olympic dream: ‘A surreal feeling’
The 29-year-old downhill skier from Carrabassett Valley reaches the sport’s pinnacle by earning a spot on the U.S. Alpine team.
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Bethel’s Frank Del Duca named Team USA flag bearer for Olympic opening ceremony
The bobsledder, along with speedskater Erin Jackson, will lead Team USA’s 232 athletes during the Parade of Nations on Friday.
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This UMF junior from Winslow leads college basketball in two statistics
Jason Reynolds, a 2023 Winslow High grad, leads the entire NCAA — Divisions I, II and III — in double-doubles and total rebounds.