The crowd erupts March 22 after Chiwer Mayen, left, a former student at Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School in Lewiston and now a student and basketball player at Bates College, receives a knuckle bump from a staff member after he blocked her shot during a staff vs. students basketball game at McMahon Elementary School. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Eli St. Laurent participates in a pitching drill March 18 during the first day of baseball practice at Edward Little High School in Auburn. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Carter Richardson, a goalkeeper for the Maine Nordiques, deflects a shot March 22 during a game against the Danbury Hat Tricks at The Colisée in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Dennis King takes a break March 21 after shoveling snow at his house in Greene. He says he is looking forward to warmer weather so he can go fishing. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Wyatt May, 4, chats March 20 with Delaney Annear, a senior at Edward Little High School in Auburn, during the ELHS National Honor Society Kid Zone at Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn. National Honor Society members Olivia Veilleux, center, Mikaila Marks, partially obstructed at right, and Annear are providing free child care for teacher’s children and children of parents attending parent-teacher conferences throughout the afternoon and evening. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Michael Roderick follows through on his toss March 17 during a cornhole tournament at Sliders Sports Pub at 40 East Ave. in Lewiston. He was playing cornhole with his son Oct. 25, 2023, at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant at 551 Lincoln St. in Lewiston when 10 people were gunned down. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Joan Malenfant, left, and Therese Plourde wait in line March 17 during the St. Patrick’s Day Lunch, hosted by the Auburn Senior Community Center’s Age-Friendly Community Committee, at Pettengill Park in Auburn. The women say they are best friends who spend much time finding places to eat and socialize. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Scott McCalla of Rutland, Vt., looks at the teams March 16 during the Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition at The Colisée in Lewiston. He is the senior mentor for Vermont. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal