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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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
High school football notebook: Mt. Blue spreads out talent in season-opening win
New Cougars coach Matt Friedman tries out his long-awaited plan with success. Also, the Ramblers get a rare — but familiar — opponent in their opener.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
New era dawns on Brunswick High football after abrupt end to 2021 season
Game day has arrived for the Dragons, whose last campaign was cut short following a hazing scandal.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Winslow football tries to move forward after the death of program icon
Former co-coach Pete Bolduc still on Black Raiders’ minds as a new season begins.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Senior year dawns on Maine’s first 8-man high school football players
Class of 2023 players from the 10 original 8-man teams are part of select group.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2022
Andy Valley tops Weymouth to win Cal Ripken 12U World Series title
Seven-run second, Jacoby Boyce homer powers Oxford Hills-based squad to championship.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Cal Ripken 12U World Series: Andy Valley, Weymouth clinch title game berths
Andy Valley tops previously undefeated South Bend 7-2; Tommy Byrne throws one-hitter on the mound as Weymouth downs Ararat 1-0.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Cal Ripken 12U World Series: California, Idaho teams make long trips to Waterville
Journeys from out west expensive but worth it for Laguna, Meridian.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2022
New England ties bind teams in the Cal Ripken 12U World Series
National tournament has local feel to it with seven of 12 teams from the six New England states.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Commentary: Cal Ripken World Series makes Waterville youth baseball’s Shangri-La
Immersive sporting experiences like this one are sports at their grandest, Mike Mandell writes.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Youth baseball: Cal Ripken World Series opens with skills clinic at Little Wrigley
Former Major League Baseball players on hand for morning event at replica ballpark.
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