Rams bury Cougars early to claim 72-50 quarterfinal victory.
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.
C South boys basketball: Fresh faces replace old guard in competitive field
Powerful teams still plentiful even with Hall-Dale, Winthrop, Waynflete absent.
A North boys basketball: Swagger, star power abound as scene shifts to Augusta
Brewer enters as the top seed, but the region is full of contenders.
Skiing: Mt. Blue sweeps KVAC Nordic titles and claims girls Alpine crown
Edward Little earns KVAC boys Alpine championship, while the Mt. Abram boys and Mountain Valley girls win MVC Alpine titles.
Indoor track: Leavitt boys, MCI girls capture KVAC B championships
Hornets get redemption after last year’s runner-up finish, while Huskies beat out Lincoln Academy to win first-ever indoor conference title.
Boys basketball: Mt. Blue showcases talent, depth, toughness in win over Cony
Wins like Friday’s have Cougars sitting among Class A North’s best.
Boys basketball: Mt. Blue hangs on to beat Cony in KVAC A showdown
Cougars withstand surges from Rams to earn 68-62 road victory.
Sidelines: Family of Dick Meader honors his memory with gifts to Carrabec basketball teams
New sneakers, warmup shirts provide another example of the coaching icon’s impact, staff writer Mike Mandell writes.
Cheering: Oxford Hills wins KVAC A title; Gray-New Gloucester tops in WMC
Leavitt finishes runner-up to first-time champ Erskine in KVAC B at Augusta Civic Center.
Schools could face tough decisions should small-sided soccer division come to Maine
MPA committee to review eight-player soccer proposal Thursday as the sport’s landscape is set to change again.