Dayne Savage Named Head Boys Basketball Coach at Hampden Academy

Hampden Academy has appointed Dayne Savage as the new head coach of its boys basketball team, following the departure of legendary coach Russ Bartlett. Savage, 29, has been a freshman coach and varsity assistant under Bartlett for the past three seasons.

He is a former standout player at Caribou High School and Thomas College, and currently runs a barbershop in Bangor, which helps him connect with players. Athletic Director Jon McAllian praised Savage's energy and year-round involvement with the AAU Lumberjacks program.

Savage plans to maintain the program's hard-playing identity while implementing a faster tempo, viewing the next few years as a building process with a young roster.