- Dale Duff Reporting ([email protected])
Hampden Academy’s Russ Bartlett and Central Aroostook High School’s Dillon Kingsbury have been named 2019-2020 Boys and Girls Maine State Basketball Coaches of the Year by the Maine Principals Association (MPA).
Bartlett led in his Broncos to the Class A state championship back in February. Kingsbury guided his Panthers to the Class C title over Winthrop.
The MPA sends those two names, plus 18 other coaches from various sports in Maine to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) for consideration for regional and national consideration.
Check out the compete list of Maine High School Coach of the Year award winners…
| Sport | Nominated Coach | School | |
| Boys | Football | Kevin Cooper | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Basketball | Russ Bartlett | Hampden Academy | |
| Soccer | David Halligan | Falmouth High School | |
| Wrestling | Rick DeRosier | Massabesic High School | |
| Cross Country | Diane Fournier | Mt. Ararat High School | |
| Golf | Steve Freeman | York High School | |
| Swimming & Diving | James Goodman | Ellsworth High School | |
| Ice Hockey | James Belleau | Lewiston High School | |
| Alpine Ski | Tip Kimball | Falmouth High School | |
| Nordic Ski | Colin Jandreau | Madawaska Middle/High School | |
| Girls | Basketball | Dillon Kingsbury | Central Aroostook Jr./Sr. High School |
| Volleyball | Ruth Shaw | Biddeford High School | |
| Soccer | Rick Doyon | North Yarmouth Academy | |
| Cross Country | David Dowling | Greely High School | |
| Swimming & Diving | Andrew Coulombe | Kennebunk High School | |
| Field Hockey | Mary Beth Bourgoin | Winslow High School | |
| Ice Hockey | Ron Dumont | Lewiston High School | |
| Alpine Ski | Jodd Bowles | Edward Little High School | |
| Alpine Nordic | Dustin Williamson | Leavitt Area High School | |
| Spirit | Deb Lebel | Biddeford High School | |
