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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PublishedSeptember 23, 2022
Football: Spruce Mountain capitalizes on miscues, wears down Waterville
Purple Panthers pay as big, physical Phoenix claim 50-32 victory at Colby College.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2022
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.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Football: Spruce Mountain, Waterville meet in appetizing eight-man clash
With the Large School classification wide open, the Phoenix are going for another big win while the Purple Panthers are looking to stay unbeaten.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Football notebook: Ramblers’ Cody Cobb scores Hall-Dale’s first TD since 1990
Hall-Dale, which has been in a co-op with Winthrop and Monmouth since 2019, hasn’t fielded a varsity team since “Ice Ice Baby” was the No. 1 song.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
Field hockey: Communication, positioning lead Skowhegan past Mt. Blue
Layla Conway scores four goals for River Hawks in 6-0 victory in Farmington.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Football notebook: Ramblers finally on winning end of instant classic
Autism Awareness Night makes waves around the state; Gardiner back on home field; Mount View makes long trip for ‘life-changing’ win.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
High school football notebook: Mt. Blue spreads out talent in season-opening win
New Cougars coach Matt Friedman tries out his long-awaited plan with success. Also, the Ramblers get a rare — but familiar — opponent in their opener.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
New era dawns on Brunswick High football after abrupt end to 2021 season
Game day has arrived for the Dragons, whose last campaign was cut short following a hazing scandal.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Winslow football tries to move forward after the death of program icon
Former co-coach Pete Bolduc still on Black Raiders’ minds as a new season begins.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Senior year dawns on Maine’s first 8-man high school football players
Class of 2023 players from the 10 original 8-man teams are part of select group.
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