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Camden Hills’ Nolan Ames and Messalonskee’s Ty Bernier reach for a loose ball Wednesday during a Class A North boys basketball semifinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Hampden Academy’s Grace LaBree grabs a rebound away from Brewer’s Gabrielle Roberts (5) and Jillian Ford (21) Feb. 14 in a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal game Friday in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Brewer’s Jillian Ford attempts to squeeze through Hampden Academy defenders Madelyn Dicentes (11) and Grace LaBree for a shot Feb. 14 in a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal game in Augusta. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Hampden Academy girls basketball players celebrate Wednesday after they beat Cony in a Class A North semifinal game. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Winthrop’s Kylee Savage, front, and Buckfield’s Alyssa Breton, battle for a rebound Tuesday the Augusta Civic Center’s Hammond Lumber Co. Auditorium in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Skowhegan’s Lydia Herrick, left, falls after a steal attempt on Cony’s Kya Douin Feb. 14 during a Class A North girls basketball quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Volunteers sort through the many boxes donated books Feb. 15 at Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell. The cellar of the historic library is full of boxes of donated books and the volunteers were sorting through and deciding whether to keep the books for upcoming sales, donate them to other organizations, keep to use in craft projects, or throw them away. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
Richmond’s Ben Fournier, center, and Hall-Dale’s Greyson Cary scramble for a loose ball Feb. 17 during a Class C South boys basketball quarterfinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Madison fans whoop it up Feb. 17 in a game against Carrabec during a Class C South boys basketball quarterfinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Hall-Dale’s Greyson Cary recovers a loose ball as Richmond’s Zaden Steele crashes to the court Feb. 17 during a Class C South boys basketball quarterfinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Madison’s Ethan Linkletter, left, defends Carrabec’s Jackson Newton Feb. 17 during a Class C South boys basketball quarterfinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Raegan Cowan and members of the Madison girls basketball team react Thursday in the final seconds against Dirigo during a Class C South girls basketball semifinal game at the Augusta Civic Center. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel
Zady Paige of Belfast celebrates her win over Izzy Bertocchi of MCI, left, Tuesday during the 165-pound final at the girls wrestling state championship in Farmington. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Mt. Blue’s Kaydn Hansen, left, has the upper hand over Ciara Farias of Gardiner Tuesday during the 114 pound final round match during the girls state championship wrestling in Farmington. Hansen won the match. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

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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...

Anna is a 2023 graduate of Thomas College in Waterville where she received her Master’s in Business Administration and her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in marketing...

Rich is a career photojournalist and writer who got his start in newspapers in 1987 at the Fort Morgan Times in Colorado. His appreciation for photography and stories began as a kid while watching slide...

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