First Place: John Harding, left, and Enzi Stuggard share a laugh with their team at the plate during a May 30 baseball game in Redway. “I was taking action photos and then turned around and snapped this because friendships made, both with the kids playing and their parents, are such a big part of sports,” explains photographer Briar Parkinson. “These boys go to different schools but are friends through the sports community.”