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Spokane Hoopfest 2012

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First let me say thank you to all of the folks on that gave me feedback on facebook to help me find teams to cover at Hoopfest 2012 in Spokane Washington.  I wish I could have made it to every game but the enormity of the event, the large number of requests and the slow moving crowded sidewalks make that impossible for one person to do.  I was able to have every half hour game slot filled from 8:00-12:00 and was able to fins a good number of games to cover in the second round.

Here are a few photos from each team I was able to cover during Saturday’s basketball action, for the entire gallery of photos from Hoopfest and to order prints visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/MqGUP9

8:00 AM – EMADS from Sandpoint (Brett Hutchens, Paul Sundquist, Kyle Perry, Colton Engel)

8:30 AM Mark Dog from Newport (Koa Pancho, Blake Haney, Rylan Hastings, Kade Zorica)

9:00 AM Hotshooters from Priest River (Tyler Douglas, Jaden Barrett, Tory Peterson, Kevin Wylie)

9:30 AM & 5:30 PM Dunamis from Sandpoint (Joel Aispuro, Stefan Buratto, Blake Mahler, Russell Warner)

10:00 AM SAW from Sandpoint (Matthew Timothy, Tyler Harris, Troy Mitton, Gabriel Lutz)

10:00 AM GTFO from Priest River (Reuben Akre, Dalton Sommer, Cole Stelow, Cameron Riley)

10:30 AM featured a match up between two Priest River Teams

Goon Dockers (Dakota Adamson, Jeremy MacDonald, Colt Ward, Miles Jahnsen)

Jett (Eric Mortensen, Thomas White, Thomas Reynolds, Jeff Duley)

11:00 Sandpoint Bulldogs from Sandpoint (Jeremiah Gagnon, Joab Logan, Nate Lunde, Matthew Burgstahler)

11:30 PR Ballers from Priest River (Colton Nunley, Ashton Brooks, Marcus Mathews, Benson Huntley)

1:00 PM So Squad from Rathdrum (Josie Coder, Randy McCabe, Matthew Horne, Scott Simpson)

2:00 Fast and Furious from Priest River (Kelsey Bradbury, Melissa Trost, Taryn Eldore, Steffie Pavey)

3:00 COMEATMEBRA from Priest River ( Angel Clark, Lily Luckey, Elisa Johnson, Destiny Day)

3:30 PM Huddleston from Priest River (Andrew Huddleston, Dylan Kurylo, Austin Glazier, Jimmy Koch)

2012 IML Boys District Tournament (Game 5)

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The 2012 Intermountain League Boys Basketball Tournament Championship Game proved to be as exciting as expected.  The Kellogg Wildcats brought home the tournament championship as well as the first seed to State from the IML with their victory over the Lumberjacks from St. Maries.

Tyler Morgan, Kellogg & Warren Joiner, St. Maries

Rhett Ryle, St. Maries

Ryan McDonald, Kellogg

Austin Cordell, St. Maries

Satchel Schetzle, St. Maries

Nick Serrano, Kellogg

For the entire gallery of photos from this game and to order prints please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/y2FuO9

2012 IML Boys District Tournament (Game 4)

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The fourth game of the Intermountain League Boys Basketball Tournament matched Timberlake with Bonners Ferry.  Timberlake came out ahead in this contest and earned the right to play for the IML’s  second seed to the Idaho State Tournament on Friday.

Oops, a little spill . . .actually a pretty big spill of about 5 gallons of ice water came down around the Bonners Ferry guitar players feet.

Garrett Skeen, Bonners Ferry

Brian Cronnelly, Timberlake

Bradley Clausen, Bonners Ferry

Mason Cramer, Timberlake & Evan Moe, Bonners Ferry

Alex Awbrey, Bonners Ferry

John Hayden, Timberlake

Trevor Masterson, Timberlake

Jon Thompson, Timberlake

For the entire gallery of photos from this game and to order prints please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/ytGpvV

 

Idaho State Girls Basketball Tournament (Day 2)

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I covered some very exciting games on Day 2 of the Idaho State Tournament for IdahoSports.com.  The game between Carey and Summit Academy went into three overtime periods and the game between Timberlake and Snake River ended with only a 1 point difference after 2 overtime periods.  Here is a photographic recap of the four games that I covered on Friday.

Summit Academy Patriots (73) vs. Carey Panthers (70)

Jaide Parke, Carey

Savanah Prigge, Summit Academy

Mackay Miners (25) vs. Dietrich Blue Devils (31)

Sarah Thomas, Mackay

Ellie Dalton, Dietrich

Timberlake Tigers (49) vs. Snake RiverPanthers (48)

Kara Wenstrom, Timberlake

Brylie Bair, Snake River

Marsh Valley Eagles (54) vs. Priest River Spartans (34)

Steffie Pavey, Priest River

Kassidy Moon, Marsh Valley

For all of the full galleries and to order prints from the 2012 Idaho State Tournament please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/w7E70P

Idaho State Girls Basketball Tournament (Day 1)

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This week I am covering the Girls Idaho State Basketball Tournament for IdahoSports.com.   Photographing the State Tournament requires a lot of hours.  The drive to Boise from Northern Idaho requires a lot of hours behind the wheel, photographing at least 4 games a day requires a lot of time behind the lens and then after the games are finished the editing requires many late night and early morning hours in front of the computer.  State takes a large investment of time but the quality of play combined with the drama and emotion of the tournament is a recipe for a very fun and exciting three days of basketball.  Here are a few highlights from the games I covered on day 1.

Tri-Valley Titans (37) vs. Carey Panthers (46)

Nicole Gomez, Carey

Victoria Branch, Tri-Valley

Summit Academy Patriots (56) vs. North Gem Cowboys (27)

Nicole Wemhoff, Summit Academy

Shycole Simons, North Gem

Filer Wildcats (37) vs. Marsh Valley Eagles (66)

Sierra Koyle, Filer

Shaylyn Brown, Marsh Valley & Katie Hughes, Filer

Priest River Spartans (50) vs. Fruitland Grizzlies (48) – Double Overtime

Miranda Clinton, Fruitland

Ambrea Cuellar, Fruitland & Jill Weimer, Priest River

Karly Douglas, Priest River

For all of the full galleries and to order prints from the 2012 Idaho State Tournament please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/w7E70P

Sandpoint vs. Lakeland 02/14/2012

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The IEL 4A District Tournament began Tuesday as the Sandpoint Bulldog Boys Basketball team traveled to Rathdrum to take on the Lakeland Hawks.

Mathew Burgstahler, Sandpoint

Aaron Spencer, Lakeland

Ryan Schwartz, Sandpoint

Tyrel Derrick, Lakeland

For all the photos from this game and to order prints please visit my website at this link: http://bit.ly/xAyAqL

Battle of the Buck 2012

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Saturday was a very busy and exhausting day, the first 8 hours was spent photographing a wedding in Sandpoint after that I had to hustle to Priest River in time to set up my lights for the Annual “Battle of the Buck” basketball spirit games.  Weddings are a lot of work and with all that happens at the Battle of the Buck it is one of the more tiring sporting events that I cover, add those together on the same day and you have one sore shooting hand and one useless photographer the next day!  Thankfully it was worth the Battle of the Buck is such a fun event and I would have been really disappointed to miss it!

Here are some shots from the evening, there is also a link at the bottom of this post where you can see all the galleries from the event.

 

For all the photos from this event check out my website at this link: http://bit.ly/AiTBLk

Coeur d’Alene vs. Post Falls 01/13/2012

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A couple of great games were on tap as some of Idaho’s best basketball teams faced off last Friday night.  The Post Falls Trojans traveled to Coeur d’Alene High school to take on the Vikings.  The games did not disappoint, especially the boys game that ended up in overtime with the game winning shot coming at the buzzer.  Here are a few shots from the night as well as links to the galleries to see all the photos.

Junior Varsity Girls

Olivia Ellison, Post Falls

Tristen Gould, Coeur d’Alene

For all the photos from this game visit this link: http://bit.ly/yXIXqS

Varsity Girls

Sydni Parker, Couer d’Alene

Brooke Litalien, Post Falls & Kyeli Parker, Coeur d’Alene

For all the photos from this game visit this link: http://bit.ly/zpLaH7

Varsity Boys

Deon Watson, Coeur d’Alene

Marcus Colbert, Post Falls

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Cheer, Dance and Fans

Sandpoint vs. St. Maries 01/12/2012

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Due to a few different circumstances I did not get all the shots that I would have liked to at these two basketball games.  I had an appointment that kept me from the first half of the JV game and then due to a medical condition by one of the folks from St. Maries I was not able to use my flashes for the Varsity game.  The quality is so much better when I can use my two Paul C. Buff Einstein lights, but every so often I have to return to bumping up the ISO to 6400 and grabbing some shots with the little bit of light that the school gym offers.  Here are a couple shots from each game as well as links to the entire gallery of photos.

Junior Varsity

Collin Jurenka, Sandpoint

Luke Feasline, St. Maries

For all the photos from this game visit this link: http://bit.ly/yJPuvr

Varsity

Ryan Kennelly, St. Maries

Adam Couch, Sandpoint

For all the photos from this game visit this link: http: http://bit.ly/Al29aV