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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.
Five takeaways from Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl media day
The state’s best seniors from the 2024 season are preparing for Saturday’s all-star football game.
2025 Central Maine All-Region girls tennis team
Bangor/Nokomis, Maranacook and Waterville feature two players each.
2025 Central Maine All-Region boys tennis team
Skowhegan’s Drake Turcotte, a Varsity Maine All-State, is among local standouts this year.
Watch the East squad prepare for Lobster Bowl showdown with the West
The Maine high school football all-star game is Saturday at Lewiston High School.
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2025 Central Maine All-Region boys outdoor track and field team
Small schools well represented on this spring’s all-area team.
2025 Varsity Maine All-State boys outdoor track and field team
The state’s most elite sprinters, distance runners, jumpers and throwers this spring.
2025 Central Maine All-Region girls outdoor track and field team
This year’s area best includes six individual state title winners.
Maine Summer Adventure Race takes on new terrain in Bethel
The Western Maine mountains provide a new setting for the 96-mile race, formerly in Brunswick.