Hampden's Russ Bartlett, Winslow's Lindsey Welch and 18 other high school basketball coaches have been recognized by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches with regional Coach of the Year honors.

Coaches will be honored as part of this weekend's McDonald's All Star Weekend in Bangor.

The awards banquet is Friday night and then a full day of all-star play is scheduled on Saturday. There will be four games featuring North Region vs South Region senior standouts. Plus there will also be a three-point contest, dunk competition and foul shooting championship.

North
BoysGirls
AA Todd Wing – DeeringAA Nate Pelletier – Oxford Hills
A Russ Bartlett – HampdenA Keith Derosby – Messalonskee
B Brian McDormand – Old TownB Lindsey Welch – Winslow
C Dwayne Carter – George StevensC Larry Gardiner – Fort Fairfield
D Kevin Reed – BangorD Cliff Urquhart – So. Aroostook
South
BoysGirls
AA Bob Davies - ThorntonAA Laughn Berthiuane – Gorham
A Todd Hanson - BrunswickA Rick Clark – York
B Rob Schmidt - MaranacookB Ryan Casey – Mt. Valley
C Jason Furbush - MadisonC Mel Grant – Searsport
D Luke Hartwell – ValleyD Heidi Deery - Rangeley

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