The North Girl C/D/S All-Stars defeated the South in the first game of the afternoon session at Husson University. The North came out strong and built a 54-36 half-time lead. Addison Cyr of Mattanawcook Academy and Ava Lerman of Wisdom High School led the way with 10 points each in the half. Bangor Christian point guard Mary Allen added 8 points. The South was led in the half by Wells forward Megyn Mertens and Buckfield forward Sarae Devoe, who each tallied 8 points in the first 20-minute session.

The North added to their lead in the second half with Allen leading the way. The 5’5” Allen led the red team with 18 points, including going 6 for 6 from the charity stripe. Cyr added 10 points in that half. The South countered with 6 points from Valley High School’s Kirsten Bigelow, who drained 2 from long distance for 6 points. Buckfield guard Chloee Bennett added 5 points. But it wasn’t enough and the North prevailed 100-69.

Allen led the North with 25 points and Cyr added 20. Also in double figures was Lerman with 10 points. Top scorers for the South were Mertens and Devoe, who each tallied 12 points.

MVPs for the game were Allen for the North and Mertens for the South.

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The boys in the red jerseys, playing for the North All Stars, won the second game of McDonald’s All Star Weekend with a 117-114 victory over the South. The high scoring, high flying game delighted the large crowd at Husson University. The North jumped out to a 58-48 lead at the half, with Herman High School’s 5’9” guard Carter Wiggin leading the team with 12 points. Mr. Maine Basketball Nolan Ames, a 6’2” guard from Camden Hills, scored 10 for the North. The South’s top 1^st half scorer was Tyrie Jame of Windham who tallied 9 points. Lucas LeGage of Portland HS dropped in 6 points, but the North had a 10 point, 58-48 lead at the break.

The torrid scoring pace continued in the second half and York’s 6’2” wing found the range from behind the arc, draining 3 from long distance enroute to a 14 point 2^nd half for the South. Darius Johnson of South Portland was also hot and scored 11 points in the half. The North was led in the half by Ames, who tallied 12 points. Mason Kinney of Hermon HS added 10 points in the half for the North with Brady Peacock of Gardiner dropping in 7 and the North prevailed 114 -107.

Ames led the North in scoring with 22 points with Wiggins adding 18 and Nolan Gray of Brunswick scored 14. Also in double figures for the North were Peacock and Bangor’s Harrison Fitzpatrick, who each scored 11. The South was lead by MacDonald with 18 points. Also scoring double figures for the South were Tyrie James (14), Darius Johnson (13) and Legage and Adam Fitzgerald of Scarborough with 10 points each.

MVPs in the game were Nolan Ames for the North and Reece MacDonald for the South.

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The girls of Northern Maine opened the competition at the 2026 McDonald’s All Star Weekend by defeating their Southern counterparts 76-72 at Husson University in Bangor. Nine different players scored for the North in the first of two twenty minute halves, with Lawrence High School Forward Ashley Shores leading the way with 6 points. Leah Jones, a 5’ 6” guard from Camden Hills, added 5 points, including 1 three pointer. Cheverus High School point guard Kylie Lamson led the South with 15 points in the half. Her Stags teammate Anna Goodman and South Portland’s Caleigh Corcoran each chipped in with 5 to give the girls in the yellow jerseys a 40-29 lead at the break.

The North’s offense came alive in the second half with Mt. Ararat’s Jenna Jensen leading the way with 9 points. Kayleigh Wagg of Mt. Ararat and Shores each added 7 points. The South’s scoring leaders in the half were Destiny Peter of South Portland, Marley Jarvais of Windham, and Gorham’s Zoe Dellinger, who each had 6 second half points. But it wasn’t enough as the North came back for the victory.

Leading the North in scoring was Shores with 13 points, while Jensen scored 11 and Taylor Loring of Old Town HS had 9 points. Leading all scorers was Lamson with 20 points for the South. Jarvais had 8 points and Corcoran added 7.

Shores was named the game MVP for the North and Lamson was the MVP for the South.

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Abbey Steele, a junior point guard at Gray-New Gloucester High School, won the 2026 State of Maine foul shooting championship during the Maine McDonald's Senior All Star festivities at Husson University in Bangor. Abbey sanked 48 of her 50 free throws, which was just two better than sharpshooting sophomore Cali LeClair of Mt. Ararat High School. Also competing were regional champs Leah Jones of Camden Hills and Kylie Lamson of Cheverus High School.

The boys' championship went to senior Reece MacDonald of York High School. Reece dropped in 45 of his 50 shots to take the title. Darren Flagg of Leavitt Area High School came in second place with 43 makes. Other regional champs competing were Harper Cocover and Nick Jamo.

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Henry Waleik of Dirigo High School was named the recipient of the 2026 Josh Titus Spirit of the Game Award. The Spirit of the Game Awards are given each year to individuals who embody the spirit of the sport, exemplify sportsmanship, and have shown an ability to overcome obstacles and boundaries, and inspire his/her teammates and coaching staff. Henry, who is a 4-year member of the Dirigo basketball program, was diagnose with Type 1 Diabetes when he was in the eigth grade. Playing basketball was a way for Henry get added exercise to help deal with his diabetes. He progressed from being a bench player on the jv team his freshman year, to a rotation player on the varsity squad his senior year. During that time he has dealt with countless hurdles surrounding his Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis and has handled them all with perserverance and humor. A crowd favorite, Henry always is suporting his teammates with a smile on his face.

Caribou High School's Brynne Hamilton is the recipient of the Patrick Thibodeau Spirit of the Game Award. Brynne, who was diagnosed with stage 3A Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2024, later was diagnosed with a heart condition known as pre-exictation Wolf Parkinson's White Syndrome which required an ablation of the heart. This proceedure had to be postponed until after she had completed all of her cancer treatments. During this time, she stayed involved in school and basketball, participating in various drills as a passer, rebounder, or foul shooter. She had heart surgery in August and returned to sports unrestricted. She has since earned the title of "Captain" and the role of sixth man. Her dedication to basketball and her teammates has remained unwavering through her medical journey. To see her playing again is truly inspiring.

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Jim Churchill was named the 2026 recipient of the MABC Media Award. Churchill, who has been in integral part of the organization and planning of McDonalds All Star Weekend, is a Bangor businessman who has over 30 years of sports broadcasting. Since beginning his broadcasting career at the Sports Zone (AM620) in the mid-90s, Jim later became the voice of University of Maine Baseball since 2000. Additionally, he has provided both play-by-play and color commentary on UMaine Basketball radio broadcasts since 2007. He has also been the sideline reporter for UMaine Football radio and in 2018 became the play-by-play voice for University of Maine Football television broadcasts. 

In 2015, Jim founded his own sports media productions company SportsNet Maine which teams up with Sports Radio 92.9 The Ticket to deliver local sports programming.

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