Rutigliano, a former assistant at NCAA Division I schools Belmont and Lipscomb, is the Mules’ third head coach in 55 years.
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.
Varsity Maine Boys Game of the Year: Falmouth basketball tops Messalonskee in OT
Davis Mann’s 43-point performance fuels a late comeback as Navigators fight back to win the Class A title after years of heartbreak.
Five takeaways from Day 1 of the 106th Maine Amateur Championship
The reigning champ and a local upstart are among the leaders; the back nine causes headaches.
Garrett Hall wins Celebration of America 300 at Oxford Plains Speedway
The Scarborough driver dethrones reigning champion Joey Doiron in a tight finish.
Second Celebration of America 300 headlines midweek racing at Oxford Plains Speedway
NASCAR champion Kyle Busch is again among the drivers competing for the $20,000 first-place prize in Wednesday’s feature race.
Cooper Flagg craves good Texas barbecue with a thirst to win
Maine native arrived in Dallas on Friday, two days after being picked No. 1 in NBA draft.
Mainers flock to NBA draft watch parties to celebrate Cooper Flagg
Partygoers venture to several spots in Newport to watch Flagg hear his name called at the NBA draft.
ESPN’s Marty Smith loves Maine’s lobster rolls and ‘small-town sensibilities’
The Morning Sentinel caught up with the ESPN reporter, who is in Newport to take in the NBA Draft reaction in Cooper Flagg’s hometown.
Mainers, and ESPN, are flocking to Cooper Flagg watch parties
Nokomis High, Hamlin’s Marina and the Grove are all hosting watch parties in Newport. Plus, details on parties in Portland, Lewiston, Bangor and beyond.
Five takeaways from Maine’s spring sports championship weekend
Stunners, instant classics and a proper farewell highlighted Friday and Saturday’s games.