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Oak Hill coach Chuck Cullins instructs his team during its Class C South quarterfinal against Winthrop on Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Winthrop won, 41-39. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Brunswick coach Ben Clark, right, and players react after a basket put the game out of reach for Edward Little during a Class A North semifinal game Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Oceanside players do a dance on the bench after a teammate sank a 3-point basket against during their 52-37 win over York in a Class B South semifinal on Wednesday at the Portland Expo. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
Cheverus coach Richie Ashley coaches on the sideline during his team’s 61-60 win over Thornton Academy during a Class A South quarterfinal on Saturday at the Portland Expo. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
Hampden Academy’s bench celebrates after a made 3-pointer during a Class A North semifinal on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Broncos won, 41-39, to advance to the regional final. Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Valley girls basketball players celebrate a basket late in fourth quarter of the Class S South final Saturday at the Augusta Civc Center. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Players on the Lawrence bench erupt after Maddy Provost scored a basket during the Bulldogs’ 47-42 win over Ellsworth in a Class B North semifinal on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Brunswick teammates celebrate after Bryce Gerrish hit a 3-pointer during the Dragons’ 66-37 win over Mt. Blue in a Class A North quarterfinal on Saturday in Augusta. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
The Winthrop bench erupts as referee Rob Lemar, right, signals a 3-pointer on a shot by Cyara Harriman, foreground, during the Ramblers’ come-from-behind 41-39 win over Oak Hill in a Class C South quarterfinal on Tuesday in Augusta. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
South Portland players watch from the bench in the final minutes of the Red Riots’ 34-33 loss to Portland in Class A South quarterfinal on Saturday at the Portland Expo. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
South Portland players celebrate a basket during their Class A South semifinal against Sanford Thursday at the Portland Expo. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
The Scarborough bench reacts to a 3-pointer during their prelim game against Kennebunk. Scarborough won, 50-44. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer)
Gardiner coach Britney Gero instructs her players during the Tigers’ 46-29 win over Presque Isle in a Class B North semifinal Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena in Bangor. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Edward Little’s bench erupts after a 3-pointer by Akol Maiwen, while Ben Augustino smiles during a game against Lewiston on Thursday in Auburn. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Sanford players celebrate a 3-pointer as coach Rossie Kearson looks on Thursday against visiting Biddeford. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer)
Gardiner players celebrate after a basket in the first of of the Tigers’ 46-29 win over Presque Isle in a Class B North semifinal on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena in Bangor. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
The York bench reacts after Ronin Avery sank a 3-point basket as time expired in regulation to force overtime against Yarmouth on Wednesday in a Class B South semifinal. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)
Westbrook players celebrate a 3-point shot in the first of a Class A South quarterfinal on Tuesday at the Portland Expo. The Blue Blazes lost to South Portland 43-31. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
Lawrence coach Greg Chesley gives instructions to his team during its 47-42 win over Ellsworth in a Class B North semifinal on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Marshwood players and coach Angie Littlefield react to a steal during their Class B South semifinal against Gray-New Gloucester. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
Biddeford players celebrate after a 3-pointer during their 45-42 win over Windham in a Class A South quarterfinal on Tuesday at the Portland Expo. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)

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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...

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...

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...

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ Dillingham stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. During summer breaks he worked in the press and composing rooms at...

Shawn has been a staff photographer at the Portland Press Herald since 2002. He previously worked for the Journal Tribune in Biddeford from 1993 to 2002, and as an intern with the Miami Herald in 1992. During...

Libby Kamrowski Kenny is a staff photographer at the Sun Journal who came aboard in June 2025. She’s been in journalism longer than that though, as her prematurely graying hair can attest, starting as...

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