The area is loaded with some of the state’s top sprinters and throwers.
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
Meet 4 central Maine boys indoor track teams to watch in 2025-26
A few area squads will look to turn heads in KVAC competition.
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Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lawrence girls basketball tops Oceanside in OT thriller
Maddie Provost shines for Lawrence, while touted Oceanside freshman Olivia Breen shows flashes of greatness in a battle of expected Class B contenders.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cony boys basketball tops Nokomis in season opener
Freshman Carter Brathwaite shines in his debut as the Rams roll past the Warriors.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Meet 15 central Maine boys basketball players to watch in 2025-26
From Farmington to Gardiner to Jackman, the region boasts standout players from all five classes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Here are 5 central Maine boys basketball teams to watch in 2025-26
Area teams are set to be contenders in different classes after the latest reclassification.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
One of Maine’s largest schools played tiny Valley in girls basketball. Here’s how it happened.
In a homecoming for new Bangor coach Kristin Hermanson, the Rams took on the Cavaliers in a battle of schools from the state’s largest and smallest classifications.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine basketball teams take on revamped Class B North field
Cony, Gardiner, Lawrence and Nokomis have gone from Class A to Class B, setting the stage for an intriguing Northern region this winter.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Soccer, Field Hockey, Girls Basketball, Girls Soccer, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Maine’s smallest high schools worry about future of sports, impact on their communities
As the state’s rural communities get smaller, players, coaches and administrators in those places must adapt to survive.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Watch Varsity Maine’s takeaways from Class A and B football state finals
Reporters discuss the two championship games played at Fitzpatrick Stadium.