Vast majority of standouts from a year ago back in local pools this year.
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.
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Basketball: With the departure of Cooper Flagg, what will 2022-23 season look like?
Many coaches insist the excitement will still be palpable even after Nokomis twins Cooper and Ace Flagg left for a Florida prep school.
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Basketball: Erskine basketball teams take new steps as 2022-23 season begins
Boys turn to new head coach Matt Barry; girls look to stay competitive after seven seniors graduate.
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With scheduling restraints eased, MVC basketball teams find benefit to nonconference games
Coaches, administrators excited about prospects of facing wider variety of teams from around state.
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2022 football wrap-up: Skowhegan state title highlights memorable local season
River Hawks end championship drought; Cony, Nokomis, Waterville have big years.
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Boys basketball: New Cony, Messalonskee head coaches back in familiar places
Former Cony assistant Isaiah Brathwaite now leading Rams; Pete McLaughlin back with Eagles.
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Basketball: Nokomis boys, Skowhegan girls open new eras after the departure of superstars
With Cooper and Ace Flagg in Florida, and Jaycie Christopher at UMaine, the Warriors, River Hawks look to create new identities.
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Football: Comparable Skowhegan, Portland teams set to duel for Class B championship
From players to schemes to playoff runs, River Hawks and Bulldogs bear many similarities.
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Football: Skowhegan’s road to Class B state title game had some bumps
The journey had its challenges, but it was no less rewarding for the River Hawks.
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Football: In a season of expectations, Skowhegan looks to snap decades-long title drought
Living up to the hype not easy, but River Hawks have done just that as they look to end 44-year Gold Ball drought.