Coaches, administrators excited about prospects of facing wider variety of teams from around state.
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
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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Posted inCross Country, Indoor Track, Sports, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Maine running pioneer and longtime Mt. Ararat track and field coach Diane Fournier retires
Fournier, 75, who ran the 1970 Boston Marathon before women could officially enter, coached nearly 50 years at Mt. Ararat.
Posted inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls soccer: Maranacook denied by Bucksport in Class C title game
Bucks score in first half, hang on in second in 2-1 victory over Black Bears.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys soccer: Culley ties scoring record as Waynflete tops Fort Kent for Class C title
Waynflete senior scores five goals to tie state’s single-season scoring mark of 52
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Winthrop, MCI meet in Class C championship game rematch
Two teams meeting for state title again after Ramblers’ 3-2 win in last year’s showdown.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High-profile games abound in central Maine as November football begins
Lawrence vs. Skowhegan, Cony vs. Falmouth, Waterville vs. MDI among noteworthy Week 10 matchups.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: MCI tops Dirigo to repeat in C North
Huskies dominate Cougars early, keep pace late in 2-0 regional title game victory.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Wild end to Class D regular season
Teams ranked second through sixth heading into final week all shift to different seeds. Also, Mt. Blue took a step forward in 2022.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Late drive lifts Dirigo past Maranacook, into 8-man Small South final
Nine-minute drive sets up Cougars for game-winning TD — a pass from Charlie Houghton to Nathaniel Wainwright — with 44 seconds left.