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.

Maine colleges, Sports

After months-long search, Colby College hires new athletic director

by Mike Mandell September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

Amanda V. DeMartino, who will start Oct. 7, comes to Colby from The College of New Jersey.

Field Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

Field hockey: Leavitt tops Lawrence in overtime in showdown of field-less foes

by Mike Mandell September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Ainsley Barry scores twice, including OT winner, as Hornets prevail at Winslow High.

Field Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

‘They feel like second class’: With an unplayable field, frustrations boil in Fairfield among Lawrence field hockey players

by Mike Mandell August 30, 2024August 31, 2024

The school district paid about $6,000 for work that didn’t improve the field and now the field hockey team will open new season without home turf.

Auto Racing, Sports

Oxford 250: Jeff Taylor goes the distance, wins for the first time

by Mike Mandell August 25, 2024August 26, 2024

The Farmington driver, one of the best to race at Oxford Plains Speedway, chases down DJ Shaw then holds off 2018 champ Bubba Pollard.

Auto Racing, Sports

Oxford 250 notebook: Maine racing legend Mike Rowe still going strong

by Dave Dyer, Mike Mandell and Haley Jones August 25, 2024August 26, 2024

The 74-year-old Turner racer, who competed in the first Oxford 250 in 1974, continues to amaze fellow drivers. Also, Auburn’s Travis Stearns overcomes adversity, Canadians make long hauls, and Dennis Spencer’s car coming around.