Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale, Oak Hill loaded, hoping to challenge; Maranacook makes move from eight-man.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class B/C school high school football preview: Always-competitive Pine Tree Conference set for season to remember in 2024
Cony, Lawrence, Messalonskee will all contend again in Class B North this fall.
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Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school cross country preview: Messalonskee, Mt. Blue runners look to be among KVAC’s best in 2024
Last hurrahs for Cougars’ McCourt twins; Madison has No. 1, No. 2 girls runners in MVC.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school golf preview: Gardiner brings back elite duo; Maranacook, Nokomis look to contend
Some stars have graduated, but plenty of top golfers still remain in central Maine in 2024.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
‘They feel like second class’: With an unplayable field, frustrations boil in Fairfield among Lawrence field hockey players
The school district paid about $6,000 for work that didn’t improve the field and now the field hockey team will open new season without home turf.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Oxford 250: Jeff Taylor goes the distance, wins for the first time
The Farmington driver, one of the best to race at Oxford Plains Speedway, chases down DJ Shaw then holds off 2018 champ Bubba Pollard.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Oxford 250 notebook: Maine racing legend Mike Rowe still going strong
The 74-year-old Turner racer, who competed in the first Oxford 250 in 1974, continues to amaze fellow drivers. Also, Auburn’s Travis Stearns overcomes adversity, Canadians make long hauls, and Dennis Spencer’s car coming around.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Soccer: Madison girls, Carrabec boys teams with new coaches out to defend 8-player state titles
Hunter Durland takes over the Cobras; Lauren Peters, Mike Walsh co-coaching the Bulldogs.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football: After recent late-season stumbles, Colby plans on finishing strong in 2024
Mules, seeking first winning season since 2005, open Sept. 14 at Trinity.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Excitement brewing at Maranacook as program returns to 11-man game
Game has grown for D South Black Bears, who now boast 44 players.