NASCAR champion Kyle Busch is again among the drivers competing for the $20,000 first-place prize in Wednesday’s feature race.
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.
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Cooper Flagg craves good Texas barbecue with a thirst to win
Maine native arrived in Dallas on Friday, two days after being picked No. 1 in NBA draft.
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Mainers flock to NBA draft watch parties to celebrate Cooper Flagg
Partygoers venture to several spots in Newport to watch Flagg hear his name called at the NBA draft.
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ESPN’s Marty Smith loves Maine’s lobster rolls and ‘small-town sensibilities’
The Morning Sentinel caught up with the ESPN reporter, who is in Newport to take in the NBA Draft reaction in Cooper Flagg’s hometown.
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Mainers, and ESPN, are flocking to Cooper Flagg watch parties
Nokomis High, Hamlin’s Marina and the Grove are all hosting watch parties in Newport. Plus, details on parties in Portland, Lewiston, Bangor and beyond.
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Five takeaways from Maine’s spring sports championship weekend
Stunners, instant classics and a proper farewell highlighted Friday and Saturday’s games.
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St. Dom’s baseball wins Class D title in program’s final game
The Saints capture their fourth straight state championship by defeating Bangor Christian.
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Greely baseball rallies in 7th, stuns Ellsworth to win Class B title
The Rangers, down four runs with one out to go, pull off a remarkable comeback for their first championship in 10 years.
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Late goal gives Maranacook/Winthrop girls lacrosse Class C title win over Traip
Stella Stewart scores with 7.1 left to give Black Bears their first state championship.
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Yarmouth boys lacrosse rolls past Messalonskee, returns to Class B final
The second-seeded Clippers take down the third-seeded Eagles and are one win away from back-to-back state titles.