In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Wiscasset Middle High School is offering free admission to Monday afternoon’s Mountain Valley Conference basketball game. WMHS normally charges adults $4 and students $1 admission at the door.

WMHS Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Warren Cossette said the Wolverine girls’ varsity will host the Hall-Dale High School Bulldogs. The opening tip-off is set for 1 p.m. in Stover Auditorium. The longtime MVC rivals recently faced off at the Jayvee Jamboree Wiscasset hosted. The Bulldogs won the game, surviving a Wolverine comeback in the closing minutes of play.

Monday’s ballgame was rescheduled due to an earlier postponement with both high schools agreeing to play on the holiday. Food concessions will be sold as usual during the game, added Cossette.

The Wolverines and Coach Tom Philbrick are still looking for their first MVC basketball win. Hall-Dale has a record of three wins and seven losses and is ranked 14^th among 20 high schools making up the class C south.

Just two home games remain for the WMHS girls following Monday’s game. On Friday night, Jan. 24, they’ll host the winless Telstar Rebels. The girls will play at 6:30 after the boys’ game.

The home finale featuring only a girls’ game will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 with the Lisbon Greyhounds. Before the opening tip-off, the Wolverines will honor its three senior players, Jade Rego, Natalie Potter and Kateleen Trask.

Assistant Coach Bob Applebee compiled the following stats for the team’s first 10 games:

Trask is leading the team’s offense this season having scored 61 points including 11 trifectas. Zoe Waltz has 49 points (five trifectas) and Brianna Olson-Orr, 40 points that include eight three-point baskets.

Kylie Peoples is leading the team in rebounding. She’s tallied 89 so far and is on track to record 100 before the season ends. Applebee noted People’s rebounds are about equally split, 48 defensive and 41 offensive. Waltz is the team’s second leading rebounder with 49. She’s also leading the team in steals with 35 and blocked shots, 21. Peoples has recorded 19 blocked shots.

The Wolverines’ closest game this season was a 29-24 loss to Mt. Abram in the MVC season opener.