Holmes has a four-shot lead over defending champion Jade Haylock heading into the final round.
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.
Five takeaways from Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl
West D (sparked by big play), top players show out; aerial connection, elite coaching staff power West.
Watch: Highlights from the 35th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl
See some of the big plays from the West’s 41-6 victory over the East.
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The tight end had plenty to say ahead of Saturday’s game at Lewiston High School.
2025 Central Maine All-Region baseball team
Cony, Messalonskee, Monmouth and Mt. Blue all have multiple picks on this year’s area-best list.
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Dube keeps chirping while Carter asks philosophical questions and plays ‘Would you rather?’
Five takeaways from Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl media day
The state’s best seniors from the 2024 season are preparing for Saturday’s all-star football game.
2025 Central Maine All-Region girls tennis team
Bangor/Nokomis, Maranacook and Waterville feature two players each.
2025 Central Maine All-Region boys tennis team
Skowhegan’s Drake Turcotte, a Varsity Maine All-State, is among local standouts this year.