BILL PEARSON Tue, 03/02/2021 - 8:15am
I.J. Pinkham,former BRHS boys varsity basketball coach, was recently inducted in the Maine Principals’ Association’s “Hall of Excellence.” File photo
As a Maine high school basketball coach, I.J. Pinkham had a long list of accomplishments in his 49 years patrolling the hardwood. Pinkham’s teams won 659 games, more than any other Maine high schoolboys’ basketball coach. His 2001, his Boothbay Seahawks won the Class C State championship. Another achievement arrived in 2016, when he was inducted to the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. On Feb. 25, Pinkham added another achievement to his lengthy list. Pinkham and 10 others were inducted to the Maine Principals’ Association “Hall of Excellence” via an online ceremony.