Presley Dow scores twice as Tigers take down Ponies 2-1.
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 inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Class A playoffs ready to begin
In other playoff action, Class C North runs wild, Oceanside and Sacopee Valley QBs make an impact and Lawrence’s line jells at the right time.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Victories in finales provide playoff boost
Eight-man Small School North is set for intriguing postseason; Wells, Bonny Eagle and Leavitt win key matchups.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Lisbon’s forfeit among Week 5 schedule shake-ups; Marshwood remembers ‘Bear’
Madison earns a key win in a mill-town battle; Winthrop, Oxford Hills prepare for Thursday showdowns; and Ramblers keep winning on the road.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football notebook: Streaks are meant to be broken, and many were in Week 3
Madison, Edward Little and Biddeford earn long-awaited victories, but state’s longest win streak ends; the trend of Kennebunk-Marshwood wildness continues; Gardiner’s defense standing tall; and Spruce Mountain savors long trip north.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Injuries forced Thorndike football team to halt a game. Now it hopes to finish season with enough players.
Mount View, which competes in the eight-man division, had only nine healthy players when a game against Telstar was stopped in the second quarter.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
High school football notebook: Falmouth, Wells, Camden Hills among defenses thriving early
Fifteen teams bounce back in Week 2; Autism Awareness Night captures state.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
‘They feel like second class’: With an unplayable field, frustrations boil in Fairfield among Lawrence field hockey players
The school district paid about $6,000 for work that didn’t improve the field and now the field hockey team will open new season without home turf.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Oxford 250: Jeff Taylor goes the distance, wins for the first time
The Farmington driver, one of the best to race at Oxford Plains Speedway, chases down DJ Shaw then holds off 2018 champ Bubba Pollard.
Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Oxford 250 notebook: Maine racing legend Mike Rowe still going strong
The 74-year-old Turner racer, who competed in the first Oxford 250 in 1974, continues to amaze fellow drivers. Also, Auburn’s Travis Stearns overcomes adversity, Canadians make long hauls, and Dennis Spencer’s car coming around.