With December underway it means two things: snow and basketball.

The snow season may wait a while, but for Wiscasset Middle High School basketball teams, the season is here.

Both teams will begin their quest for the playoffs the first week of December.

The girls team is again looking to get back into the playoffs this year. The Wolverines (4-14 overall) have made the playoffs in three of the past four years and will look for a return trip this season.

Their journey to Augusta will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 against Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. Then the team returns home for a game against Boothbay Region at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7.

The boys team will tip-off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. But the Wolverines won't be on the road for long: the team returns home Monday, Dec. 7 for a 7 p.m. match-up with rival Boothbay Region (16-2 in 2014-15, first in Class C West) at Wiscasset Middle High School.

The boys team is looking to rebound from a 4-14 season that saw the Wolverines fall short of one of the 13 spots in the Class C playoffs.

This year, the divisions have been tweaked and more schools have been added to the newly-formed Class C South, which takes the place of Class C West. Wiscasset will now have a new regional rival in neighboring Richmond. Although the Wolverines and Wildcats won't meet in the regular season this year, the two could face off in the playoffs. In the same vein, Hebron Academy and North Yarmouth Academy have been added to Class C South.