Katahdin’s Robinson named to McDonald’s all-star squad

    Officials with the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) have announced A/B East and C/D East player selections for the for the 2011 Maine McDonald’s® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games.  Players representing 62 high schools from across the state have been honored with selection to the All-Star teams. The All-Stars were selected based upon ballot returns on a statewide high school basketball coaches’ vote conducted by the MABC in January.
    “Since 1988, the local owner/operators of Maine’s McDonald’s restaurants have been committed to recognizing student athletes across the state with this hallmark sporting event,” said Gary Eckmann, local Maine McDonald’s owner/operator and board president of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine. “We salute the Maine McDonald’s All-Star Team players for their dedication to academic and athletic excellence, sportsmanship and team spirit.”
    The 2011 Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Games will be played at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor on Saturday, March 12.  The game-day program will feature head-to-head competition between top players in the state’s A/B and C/D boys and girls divisions. 
    The March 12 Game Day Schedule is as follows: 8:30- 9 a.m., state foul shooting championship; 9:15-10:30 a.m., Boys C/D game; 10:30-10:45 a.m., slam dunk competition; 11 a.m. to  12:15 p.m.; Boys A/B game; 12:15-1 p.m., awards presentations; 1:15-2:30 p.m., Girls A/B game; 2:30-2:45 p.m., three-point shooting competition and 3-4:15 p.m., Girls C/D game.
    All-star players, all-star coaches, members of the all-state academic teams, regional foul shooting champions, Maine McDonald’s Spirit of the Game Award recipients, the MABC Contributor Award honoree, and Mr. and Miss Basketball will be recognized at an awards banquet on Friday, March 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Husson University’s Newman Gymnasium.
    Game Day tickets may be purchased at the door on Saturday, March 12 and are good for all four games. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and children.
    Named to the A/B East girls team are: Hillary Throckmorton, Bangor; Jenna Selander, Caribou; Katelyn DeRaps, Hampden Academy; Ericka Christensen, Medomak Valley; Nikoline Ostergaard and Tarra Burr, Morse; Megan Phelps, Mount Desert Island; Julie Smith, Nokomis; Adrienne Davis and  Whitney Jones, Skowhegan.
    Chosen for the A/B East boys team are: Tristan Thomas and Zach Blodgett, Bangor; Raymond Bessette, Brewer; Keegan Pieri and Tyler McFarland, Camden Hills; Bo Leary, Edward Little; Graham Safford, Hampden Academy; Josh Walker, Mt. Ararat; Travis Dyer, Presque Isle and Michael McCann, Winslow.
    Playing for the C/D East girls team are: Emma Johnson, Bangor Christian School; Rebecca Redding, Calais; Rebekah Campbell and Hannah Pray, Central; Britnie Jones, Deer Isle-Stonington; Brooke Beaulieu, Fort Fairfield; Jade Keezer, Orono; Kristyn Chapman, Penquis Valley; Kirsten Marter, Stearns; Taylor Seeley, Washington Academy and Molly White, Woodland.
    Members of the C/D East boys team are: Tyler Alexander, Bangor Christian School; Ryan Cavanaugh, Calais; Caleb Kelly and Logan McLaughlin, Central Aroostook; Travis Noyes, Fort Fairfield; Brandon Robinson, Katahdin; A.J. Harris, Lee Academy; Joseph McCloskey, Penobscot Valley; Bryan Russell, Penquis Valley; Brandon Theriault, Schenck and Brandon McLaughlin, Stearns.
    Coaches for the games are: A/B East girls, Andy Nickerson, Brewer and Kori Dionne, Nokomis; C/D East girls, Dana Redding, Calais and Larry Gardner, Fort Fairfield; A/B East boys, Jeff Hart, Camden Hills and Mike Adams, Edward Little; C/D East: Steve Pineo, Washington Academy and Travis Carter, Easton.
    The 2011 All-Star Games mark McDonald’s 23rd consecutive year as lead sponsor of this event. Net proceeds from the games benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Maine. Last year’s All-Star Weekend raised nearly $20,000 for the charities. RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help Maine children and families lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. Since its founding in 1989, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $1.6 million to local children’s programs that make a measurable impact in our communities. More information is available at www.rmhcmaine.org.