Kyle Wells scores in overtime to give Kennebunk a victory over Messalonskee, after the Messalonskee girls lead from wire to wire against Mt. Ararat.
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.
Brunswick, Waterville girls tennis claim Northern Maine titles
The Dragons top Brewer while the Purple Panthers take down Presque Isle to book berths in Wednesday’s state finals.
Orono, Bangor Christian win Class C track and field titles
Orono’s Easnadh Nobel-To’olo and Dirigo’s William Morris both claim three individual state titles at Winslow High School.
Lawrence boys, Leavitt girls win KVAC Small School track crowns
It’s a three-peat for the Hornets, while the Bulldogs claim their first KVAC title in more than 40 years.
How Maine’s many different high school baseball fields change the game
From short porches to deep gaps to massive foul territory, the specificities of each park can alter how coaches and players approach the sport.
‘He’s an all-time great’: Parker Morin’s remarkable ride at Cony nears an end
The senior is in the home stretch for the Cony baseball team as Act III of a year in which he has dominated and adapted.
Lawrence hires Pete Curtis as next football coach
Curtis played for the Bulldogs and has been an assistant coach since 2009.
Top seeds book berths in Maine state tennis singles finals
Boys No. 1 Matt Morneault of Falmouth and girls top seed Emily Winkler of Thornton Academy will play for titles Monday at Bates College.
Falmouth’s Kusel, Sidhu repeat as tennis doubles champions after Dragon of a battle
Luke Kusel and Eli Sidhu overcome challenge from Brunswick’s Brendan Shaw and Evan Williams.
Takeaways from Day 3 of the MPA state doubles tennis tournament
Saturday’s action included Falmouth’s standouts delivering as expected, a thrilling Brewer-Maranacook match and a special day for a Yarmouth duo.