Description
The Last One Out of Town Turn Out the Lights tells the inspiring untold story of how a soul-crushing school district consolidation in 1975 changes the fate and fortunes of two rural Maine high schools. That controversial school merger allows Foxcroft Academy to finally establish a winning basketball team and claim its one and only Gold Ball, the trophy of the Maine High School Basketball Championship.
Author: David Albee
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.93h x 5.96w x 0.87d
ISBN13: 9781684752461
ISBN10: 1684752469
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
About the Author
Dave Albee, a 1972 graduate of Foxcroft Academy, was for 35 years an award-winning sportswriter and columnist at five newspapers in four states from Maine to California. He has covered multiple Super Bowls, World Series, NBA and NHL playoffs, World Cup soccer, NCAA football, and NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. He is an honorary member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and has voted on Baseball Hall of Fame inductions and college football's Heisman Trophy selections. He lives in Petaluma, California.