“My goals for this season is to work everyday with a positive attitude, respect our teammates and opponents, improve our skills and be as competitive as possible,” said Wiscasset High School girls’ varsity coach, Patrick Quinn.

Quinn will be looking to Heidi Pinkham, a senior guard, Brianna Goud, a junior forward and Kasey Cromwell, a junior guard, to take on leadership roles. Quinn said they have had a couple years playing together and have matured a lot as a trio.  Their understanding of team strategies has greatly improved.  

Other players returning include sophomores Alecia Faulkingham (guard), Kayla Gordon (forward), Miranda McIntire (forward) and Hanna Foye  (forward). The varsity Wolverines will get some help from newcomers juniors Hannah Campbell (forward) and Shania Marr (forward); sophomores Tylan Onorato (guard), Hannah Maloy (guard), Rachel Berry (guard); and freshman Colleen Hendricks (forward).

“With an athletic core of sophomores, we will be quicker than recent Wiscasset teams.  The girls have had excellent ball movement in the preseason with more balanced scoring.  We will have more flexibility in terms of switching defenses and recover,” Quinn said.

Quinn admitted his squad will have a tougher time rebounding with the loss of Kayla Connors, who pulled down 424 rebounds over the last two seasons. “Everyone will have to work harder on the glass to make up for her loss,” he said.

“The soccer team had a bit of Renaissance this fall. With several of the same players, I hope the winning mindset can permeate our team as well.  These girls like to compete.  I'm really looking forward to seeing what we can do.”

“Madison, Spruce Mountain, Boothbay and Mt. Abram appear to be the cream of the crop in the Mountain Valley Conference this year,” Quinn said. “To be competitive in the Mountain Valley Conference we will have to keep turnovers down, help each other on defense and find ways to get quality shots.”

He said he thinks Wiscasset should have close games with Lisbon, Winthrop, St. Dom’s, Carrabec and Telstar. 

The Wolverines defeated Morse High School in a preseason game  Wednesday, Nov. 28. “It was far from a perfect game but there was a lot to build on. I can't remember a time when we've been down 10 and come back,” Quinn said. 

The Lady Wolverines will travel to Bethel to play Telstar in their season opener December 7.