When the Bangor Daily News asked readers for input on the top Maine high school basketball rivalries, one answer was the clear favorite: Caribou vs. Presque Isle.
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Clockwise, from upper left: Presque Isle sophomore Hudson Porter (center left) and senior Kason Bua (center right) celebrate as the buzzer sounds in the Wildcats 56-42 win over Caribou; Presque Isle basketball fans cheer as time expires in the Wildcat boys’ rivalry win; Presque Isle boys varsity basketball head coach Dillon Kingsbury (center) brings his team together during a late timeout; Presque Isle’s student section reacts to a ball deflecting into the crowd during the fourth quarter of the Wildcats victory over Caribou; Caribou junior Max Morrow attempts a free throw in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game at Presque Isle High School. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN
The two Aroostook County towns share a six-mile border and one of Maine’s best rivalries on the court.
Presque Isle senior Georganna Curtis high fives junior Emily Hallett as the team announces its roster ahead of the Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, game; Caribou girls varsity basketball head coach Mackenzie Turner draws up a play during a second half timeout of Tuesday’s rivalry matchup at Presque Isle; Presque Isle junior Carrlyn Buck prepares to inbound the ball during the second half of the Wildcats win over Caribou Tuesday night; Caribou’s Brynne Hamilton goes up for a layup against Presque Isle’s Emily Collins; Presque Isle sophomore Breanna Burlock runs onto the court after a substitution Tuesday. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN
“Basketball is really the heart and soul of both communities,” Krystal Flewelling, the Presque Isle girls coach, said. “It’s not just the players and the coaches involved, it’s the town, it’s the church people, it’s the grandparents. The entire community — both communities — love basketball.”
Clockwise, from upper left: Presque Isle sophomore Cruze Casavant attempts a jump shot in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game. He finished the game with 14 points; The Presque Isle boys talk strategy in a fourth quarter timeout; Presque Isle Sophomore Cruze Casavant dribbles past a Caribou defender; Caribou sophomore Declan Miller pulls up from three during Wednesday’s rivalry matchup against Presque Isle; Presque Isle and Caribou players jostle for a rebound in the third quarter of Wednesday’s game. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN
Cameron Levasseur was on hand for both the girls and boys game this week as the Vikings and Wildcats faced off for the first time this season. Presque Isle got the better of the Vikings in both games, and Levasseur got a long reel of great photos from both contests.
Caribou’s Peyton West and Presque Isle’s fight for a loose ball during the Wildcats 49-38 win Tuesday; Wildcats senior Georganna Curtis meets Caribou’s Quinn Corrigan as she goes up for a layup in the middle of the first quarter; Caribou’s Quinn Corrigan stands at the top of the key and looks for a pass; Presque Isle defenders challenge Caribou’s Lillian Bell as she attempts a layup; Presque Isle’s Georganna Curtis takes a contested jump shot. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN
You can relive that rivalry experience from both games here thanks to those photos. Athlete pictures are also available for families to purchase via the BDN’s’ SmugMug account.
Clockwise, from upper left: Wildcat senior Rafael Urdaneta and sophomore Hudson Porter celebrate a second half basket; Presque Isle sophomore Cruze Casavant screams in celebration after the Wildcats forced a timeout in the first half of their rivalry victory over Caribou Wednesday; Wildcat senior Kason Bua releases a shot from the top of the paint in the first half of Wednesday’s game against Caribou; Presque Isle sophomore Jackson Greaves rises for a layup during warmups of Wednesday’s game; Caribou senior Colby Ouellette denies Presque Isle senior Carter Vigue at the rim in the first quarter of Wednesday’s contest. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN
Wildcats junior Lenora Curtis puts back a rebound amid a sea of Caribou defenders; Lillian Bell releases a mid-range shot early in Tuesday night’s game against Presque Isle; Presque Isle’s Breanna Burlock and Carly Levesque battle for the ball; Presque Isle junior Lenora Curtis drives to the rim in the second half of Tuesday’s rivalry battle with Caribou; Quinn Corrigan releases a three-point shot in the first half of the Vikings’ loss at Presque Isle Tuesday. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / BDN