The YES! 5th Grade girls’ basketball team won the 2012 AAU Division 2 Classic national championship last month. This was the first time the YES! 5th Grade girls had been to a national tournament. The tournament was held in Franklin, Tenn. 

Coaches: Lennie Holmes, Bob Emery

Back row: Mackenzie Holmes (Gorham), Claire Brady (Yarmouth), Meg Kelly (Portland), Julia Martel (Westbrook), Mandy Mastropaqua (Portland).

Front row: Isabel Dawson (Portland), Catherine Reid (Brunswick), Mackenzie Emery (Limington), Meghan Hoffses (Windham), Lucy Leen (North Yarmouth), head coach Dudley Davis, coach Eric Dawson.