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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 inMaine colleges, Sidelines, Sports
Sidelines: Events such as March Madness are why college sports can’t be beat
Pro sports might have the better athletes, but there’s a passion and personal touch that make college athletics the better experience, Mike Mandell writes.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
2022-23 boys basketball wrap-up: Standout players highlight stirring season
Central Maine teams of all sizes had some elite players this winter.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports, Times Record Sports
All-Americans Jake Craig, Jake Peavey shine for USM wrestling team
Central Maine natives close out stellar seasons at the Division III nationals.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: Flagg’s latest return home takes us back a year — and reminds us we’re still watching
Cooper Flagg, who returned home Saturday to accept his 2021-22 Gatorade Player of the Year honor, is no less a piece of basketball in the state of Maine than he was a year ago, Mike Mandell writes.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gardiner’s Gruber, Thornton Academy’s Davies named Miss, Mr. Maine Basketball winners
Duo named state’s top senior basketball players Friday at MABC banquet in Bangor.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys hockey: Messalonskee beats Hampden in Class B North final
The Eagles head back to the state title game for the first time since 2015.
Posted inIndoor Track, Sports, Varsity Maine
2022-23 indoor track wrap-up: Local athletes surprise, claim conference, state titles
Strong track, field performances had central Maine athletes among state’s finest.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Colby women’s hockey team makes history with first NCAA tournament victory
Mules upend Norwich 5-2 in opening round of Division III tourney.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized, Varsity Maine
Sidelines: Powered by leadership, the Lawrence girls basketball team turns ‘uh-oh’ moment into gold
It’s easy to forget the 2:51 in which the Bulldogs trailed in the Class A final, but those 171 seconds are just as important to understanding why they’re state champs, Mike Mandell writes.