School Athletic Director Chad Foye will help coach team for remainder of season following the departure.
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.
Football notebook: Mt. Blue tops Messalonskee in thriller for signature win
Nokomis offense taking leap forward in 2022; Mount View sets records in loss to Stearns.
College football: Colby storms back from early deficit to top rival Bates
Mules force five turnovers and score 31 unanswered points after going down 17-7.
Football: Unbeaten Skowhegan keeps it rolling with victory over Gardiner
River Hawks play lights-out football after Tigers’ lone touchdown in 32-6 win.
Sidelines: A wacky first half to Maine high school football season changes mindset
The number of head-shaking results are a stark reminder that we all know so little, Mike Mandell writes.
Football Game of the Week: Lawrence travels to Leavitt for key crossover battle
Bulldogs face a Hornets team that’s been a wrecking ball so far in 2022.
Volleyball: Strong finishing leads Gardiner past rival Cony
Tigers stay unbeaten with 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-21) victory over Rams.
Football notebook: Young Oak Hill takes big strides in win over MCI
Raiders, Huskies meet under different circumstances; Gardiner goes to the air against Brunswick.
Football: Mistakes cost Waterville in homecoming loss to Spruce Mountain
Purple Panthers pay as big, physical Phoenix claim 50-32 victory at Colby College.
Sidelines: More Maine high school football programs discover beauty of Friday night lights
Some teams that traditionally play Saturday afternoon games are shifting contests to Friday nights — and that’s the way high school football should be, Mike Mandell writes.