In 2018, Page Brown graduated from Boothbay Region as one of the school’s most decorated athletes. Brown was a standout in field hockey, but it was on the hardwood where she really made her mark. She was a four-year starter on four consecutive basketball tournament teams and was a 1,000-point scorer. 

The 2026 Lobster Jam this past weekend was a homecoming for the former star basketball player. Brown returned to Porter Memorial Gymnasium as a first-year coach of the Freeport girls’ varsity basketball team. As a player, Brown did a lot of winning in Boothbay and, as a coach, she showed she is pretty good at that, too. Freeport won, beating Westbrook to claim the title in the July 26 championship game. 

Brown graduated from University of Maine at Farmington in 2022. She is now teaching middle school social studies at Durham Community School. She has taught three years in Durham, and many of her players were her students. Brown sees a lot of potential in her first team.

“I love this team. It’s a really fun bunch who are very supportive of each other,” she said. “They come into every game or practice and want to become 100% better. I see their potential every day as they grow in their confidence and skill level. I’m excited to see what they do this winter.”

Brown should know what it takes to become a top athlete. At Boothbay, she was an all-state field hockey player, but basketball was her best sport. Brown scored 1,395 points in high school. She was a two-time Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year. In 2016, she led Boothbay to the Class C state championship game before losing to Narraguagus. Brown was named the 2016 Southern Maine Class C tournament's most valuable player. 

She was a three-year starter for the UMF women's basketball team. Now, she is teaching seventh and eighth graders humanities. Brown is also a "student of history" and is thrilled to be teaching the subject. “I love history, and teaching history is great,” she said. “The best part is looking back at the past and seeing patterns, and teaching them to students.” 

Teaching runs in Brown’s family. Her mother, Lauren Webster Brown, teaches and coached BRHS basketball. Her father Ted was a BRHS assistant football coach.

Page Brown believes teaching holds a special place in students' development. “You know you’re making a positive impact on every student who walks into your classroom,” she said. “You build relationships with them. You get to know their families and you’re investing yourself into the community."

There are major changes coming for Brown. In August, she is marrying Tyler Stinson, who is also her assistant basketball coach. She is also an aspiring marathon runner. She ran a half-marathon with aspirations of running the London Marathon in 2027. “COVID really had a big impact on my last two years of college basketball. So, I started running to stay in shape, and now I’m preparing for a marathon,” she said.