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Monmouth’s Gavin Willett (12) battles for the ball with Waynflete’s Hunter Frost during a Class C South boys basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center.

 

Cody Bowker of Thornton Academy drives to the basket against Massabesic in a boys basketball Class AA South semifinal, Thursday, February 24, 2022. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Dirigo players celebrate after beating Mt. Abram in a Class C South boys basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Oxford Hills’ Molly Corbett shoots over Bangor’s Amelia Quinn during Wednesday’s Class AA North semifinal in Portland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Oxford Hills’ Sierra Carson goes up for a shot during Wednesday’s Class AA North semifinal in Portland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Edward Little’s John Shea maintains control of the ball during Thursday’s AA North semifinal in Portland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Edward Little takes a late game timeout during Thursday’s AA North semifinal against Lewiston in Portland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Hall-Dale’s Iris Ireland (3) dives for the loose ball with Old Orchard Beach’s Summer St. Louis (14) during a Class C South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Hall-Dale’s Averi Baker (5) drives to the basket as Old Orchard Beach’s Sarah Davis (25) defends during the Class C South girls basketball semifinals Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Hall-Dale hug after time ran out and it hung on to beat Old Orchard Beach 48-42 in a Class C South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Cheverus’ Silvano Ismail guards Oxford Hills’ Teigan Pelletier. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Cheverus’ Sammy Nzeyimana (2) tries to guard Oxford Hills’ Elias Soehren (5) as he makes a basket in the Class AA North semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Cheverus’ Gio St. Onge jumps up to attempt a basket while being closely guarded by Oxford Hills’ Teigan Pelletier in the Class AA North semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
North Yarmouth Academy’s Angel Huntsman dribbles up the court against Carrabec during a Class C South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
North Yarmouth Academy’s Josie Harper-Cunningham, left, and Madilyn Onorato, right, double cover Carrabec’s Cheyenne Cahill during a Class C South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Forest Hills’ Hailey Welch, right, reaches for the ball with Valley’s Brielle Hill during a Class D South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Forest Hills fans rejoice as their girls basketball team pulls ahead of Valley during a Class D South girls basketball semifinal Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
Brunswick’s Sophia Morin passes the ball to Kelsie Carlton (12) as Biddeford’s Alexis Libby, left, and Hannah Gosselin defend during a Class A South quarterfinal game Monday in Portland. Eric Maxim/The Times Record
Mt. Ararat freshman Avery Beal, center, goes for a loose ball as teammate Elsa Daulerio, right, and Brunswick’s Morgan Foster close in during a Class A South girls basketball semifinal game Wednesday in Portland. Eric Maxim/The Times Record

Andy started his photojournalism career with the Kennebec Journal in 1995. Over the years, he has won numerous Maine Press Association awards for his images of Maine people, places and events and contributed...

Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism...

Derek grew up in New York, while spending part of his summers in Maine, where he developed an appreciation for its wild landscape and natural beauty. Moving from a metropolitan area to the wide-open spaces...

Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....

Michael is a Maine-raised photojournalist who has been on staff at the Morning Sentinel since August 2010. He is a 2002 graduate of Sterling College in Vermont where he studied experiential education with...

Brianna was born and raised in Nebraska and became interested in photography in elementary school when her art teacher gave her a camera to document their fifth grade class. After college she interned...

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