Mike Mandell

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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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Published
March 28, 2023

Video: Gardiner race walker Ashlyn Poulin rises to greatness after shining at national level

Senior making name for herself after turning in strong performances at New Balance nationals, other big events.
Published
March 24, 2023

Basketball: Local teams in new surroundings following latest classification shake-up

Waterville boys, Maranacook, Erskine all set to play in new divisions.
Published
March 23, 2023

2022-23 skiing wrap-up: Strong end to local season after early setbacks

Weather, other factors arise, but season’s end goes smoothly with multiple local champs.
Published
March 22, 2023

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.
Published
March 20, 2023

Extra conditioning week allows baseball/softball catchers to build rapport, arm strength

Monday was first day players could begin throwing, conditioning drills.
Published
March 18, 2023

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.
Published
March 17, 2023

Sidelines: Events such as March Madness are why college sports can’t be beat

Pro sports might have the better athletes, but there’s a passion and personal touch that make college athletics the better experience, Mike Mandell writes.
Published
March 16, 2023

2022-23 boys basketball wrap-up: Standout players highlight stirring season

Central Maine teams of all sizes had some elite players this winter.
Published
March 15, 2023

All-Americans Jake Craig, Jake Peavey shine for USM wrestling team

Central Maine natives close out stellar seasons at the Division III nationals.
Published
March 11, 2023

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.