Nine-minute drive sets up Cougars for game-winning TD — a pass from Charlie Houghton to Nathaniel Wainwright — with 44 seconds left.
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 inGirls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls soccer: Richmond hangs on to top Buckfield in Class D South semis
Bobcats outlast Bucks in game with few clear-cut scoring chances.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Eight-man rematches highlight Week 9 playoff slate
Waterville vs. Morse, Maranacook vs. Dirigo to determine regional final berths.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Girls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school administrators want MPA, state ice hockey officials back at negotiating table
Status of 2022-23 season up in the air after officials rejected contract last week.
Posted inSports
Football: Balanced offense, bend-but-don’t-break defense lift Gardiner past Mt. Blue
Tigers close out regular season with 43-22 home victory over Cougars.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Commentary: As high school football season flies by, make sure to cherish what’s still to come
With the majority of the season behind us, it’s time to revel in the five weeks that remain, Mike Mandell writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Maine basketball community reacts to death of icon Dick Meader
The Maine coaching legend and Pine Tree Basketball Camps founder died over the weekend at the age of 76.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cross country: Edward Little’s Payton Bell, Leavitt’s Logan Ouellette triumphant in KVAC championships on recovered Cony course
A two-hour delay to allow the course to dry more — and hard work from KVAC officials clearing the course — made all the difference.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school football teams go soft in the fight against brain injuries
Lightweight and spongy Guardian Caps, designed to reduce the force of impact of blows to the football helmet, are starting to be embraced by teams in Maine.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Freeport tops Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale in penalty-filled affair
Falcons earn key Class D win as two teams combine for 16 second-half penalties.