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Athletes take off from the starting line for a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events were held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
Basketball, snow, Special Olympics Maine focus of central Maine week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Feb. 20-26, 2026.
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Cony’s Carter Brathwaite dribbles while Gardiner’s Brayden Elliott defends during the Class B North final on Friday at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)Forest Hills’ Janessa Moffitt, left, looks for an open teammate during the Class S South final Saturday at the Augusta Civc Center. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Mt. Abram players celebrate with the championship plaque Saturday after winning the Class D South final against Buckfield at the Augusta Civc Center. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Monmouth Academy’s Rory Foyt, left, and Tyler Johnson celebrate after the Mustangs beat Mt. Abram 60-42 to win the Class D South title Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Sidewalks on Water Street are cleared by a plow Monday in Gardiner. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)Athletes take off from the starting line for a snowshoe race Wednesday during a Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Quarry Road Recreation Area in Waterville. There were about 200 athletes competing in cross country skiing and snowshoeing races of various distances there. There were also about 30 speed skaters competing at Colby College. Downhill skiing events were held Thursday at Lost Valley in Auburn. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Athletes race in the speed skating event Wednesday during the Special Olympics Maine 2026 Winter Games at Colby College in Waterville. (Anna Chadwick/Staff Photographer)Beckett Peabody, left, of the Houlton co-op hooks Cooper Clark of the Cony co-op during a Class B North boys hockey quarterfinal Wednesday at the Thomas College Ice Vault in Hallowell. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Maggie, a 5-year-old long-haired terrier, sports a fleece coat Wednesday while riding in a stroller pushed by owner Constance Wood during a snow shower near their home in Waterville. Wood said the dog enjoys cold weather and likes meeting people. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer)People chat on the third floor beneath the dome during the legislative session Thursday at the Maine State House in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)Kate Ende, policy director for Consumers for Affordable Health Care, speaks during a news conference Thursday at the Maine State House in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
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