The Farmington driver, one of the best to race at Oxford Plains Speedway, chases down DJ Shaw then holds off 2018 champ Bubba Pollard.
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 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.
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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.
Posted inField Hockey, Football, Sports, Varsity Maine
Winthrop football, field hockey teams in similar spots begin 2024 with ‘Midnight Madness’
Ramblers hit the turf at 12:01 a.m. for first practices of fall season.
Posted inField Hockey, Football, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Watch: High school squads open season with ‘Midnight Madness’
Some teams in Maine kicked off fall practices hours before sunrise. So did Varsity Maine.
Posted inSports
Maine Highland Games bring elite athletes, Scottish fare to Thomas Point Beach
Kilt-clad pros compete in the caber toss, sheaf toss and many other events in Brunswick.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Thomas College earns naming rights to Ice Vault with ambitious hockey future ahead
The school also has added women’s club hockey, which will begin play next year.
Posted inSports
Cooper, Ace Flagg return to home state for camp at UMaine’s Memorial Gym
Cooper, who will play for the Duke University men’s basketball team next season, and his twin brother, Ace, showed off their skills and interact with youngers from across state.