Northport resident and Belfast High School graduate Julie Darres, who is now a member of the Central Maine Community College Women’s Basketball Team, traveled to Buffalo, New York, where the CMCC Mustangs won the March 7 USCAA National Championship game.

CMCC, "raced out to a 24-2 first quarter lead and cruised to a 74-47 win over Miami-Hamilton for the USCAA Division II National Championship Saturday night," said the USCAA. "The championship for CMCC was the fourth in nine years for the school. They had previously won titles in 2017, 2019 and 2022."