Cooper Flagg’s mom among 2025 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Barr was a two-sport star at Falmouth High School, winning state championships in soccer and basketball. He was known for his long-range shooting in basketball and averaged 25.5 points per game as a senior. Barr became Falmouth’s all-time leading scorer and was named Mr. Maine Basketball in 2006. He played Division I college basketball at Davidson, where he was roommates with current NBA star Stephen Curry. During Barr’s time at Davidson, the Wildcats made two NCAA tournaments and reached the Elite Eight in 2008.

Caruso has coached the Husson University men’s basketball team for 31 seasons and is nearing 600 career victories. The former Husson team captain has led the Eagles to 16 conference championships as a coach, each of those resulting in a trip to the NAIA or NCAA national championship tournament. Caruso has been named his conference’s Coach of the Year seven times and Maine State Coach of the Year three times.

Cook was a three-sport star at Kennebunk High School who won two national high school championships in track and field, along with state championships in sis different events. He was an All-State football player at five different positions and was named MVP of the 1994 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic. Cook competed in collegiate track and field for Penn State, where he was a three-time All-American in the decathlon and was a Big Ten, Penn Relays and IC4A champion. He went on to become a college track coach, a career that has spanned 25 years and includes stops at Penn, Oregon and the U.S. Naval Academy, where he is currently the director of track and field and cross country. Cook has coached multiple Olympians and helped his teams win 15 NCAA championships.

Hersey has been the head coach of the Smith College women’s basketball team since 2008, and helped the Pioneers become a national powerhouse on the Division III level. She has been named the D3Hoops National Coach of the Year the past two seasons and was the WBCA National Coach of the Year in 2023. Hersey has led Smith College to three straight Final Fours and to the national championship game the last two years. Under Hersey, the Pioneers have won five conference championships and have won at least 30 games in each of the last three years. Hersey played basketball for Dexter Regional High School in Maine and Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.

Labreck won state track and field championships in four events and set four state records while competing for Messalonskee High School. At UMaine, she won five events and placed third in two more at the 2010 America East Outdoor Championships. Labreck won 10 school records during her collegiate career. She went on to become a champion on the television program “American Ninja Warrior,” hitting 10 buzzers and breaking her own record for buzzers hit by female competitors. Labreck became known by the nickname “Flex” during her time on “American Ninja Warrior.”

Mahoney has been a sportswriter for the Bangor Daily News for 51 years and has held the Maine Hockey beat since its inception in 1976. He is also a color analyst for UMaine Hockey radio broadcasts. Mahoney has been voted Maine Sportswriter of the Year six times by his peers. He was a three-sport athlete at Bangor High School and captained the baseball and football teams. Mahoney briefly played for the UMaine baseball team.