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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.
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Sandy River Canoe Race/Fun Paddle tests outdoorsmen of all kinds
Nine-mile course from Strong to Farmington features frigid temps, narrow, shallow river.
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Some central Maine golf courses ready to open while others still a week or so more away
Play set to begin at Natanis, The Meadows, Sheepscot Links in coming days.
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Maranacook set to leave KVAC and join the Mountain Valley Conference
Departure allows Maranacook to cut down on travel expenses, as well as rekindle old rivalries.
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Maine boarders gather for ‘S-K-A-T-E’ competition in aim to grow sport
Maine Skateboard Association partners with Cushnoc for first-ever S-K-A-T-E games in Augusta.
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Sidelines: Flagg’s latest return home takes us back a year — and reminds us we’re still watching
Cooper Flagg, who returned home Saturday to accept his 2021-22 Gatorade Player of the Year honor, is no less a piece of basketball in the state of Maine than he was a year ago, Mike Mandell writes.
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Gardiner’s Gruber, Thornton Academy’s Davies named Miss, Mr. Maine Basketball winners
Duo named state’s top senior basketball players Friday at MABC banquet in Bangor.
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Class A girls basketball: Lawrence rides sensational performance past Brunswick to win title
Bulldogs claim 6th state championship with 58-43 victory over Dragons.
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C South boys basketball: Dirigo outlasts Mt. Abram to return to regional title game
Cougars will face Monmouth Academy in regional final for second straight year.
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C South boys basketball: Mt. Abram surges to quarterfinal win over Old Orchard Beach
Roadrunners win 67-49, advance to play Dirigo in regional semifinals.