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Last night we headed up to Kingston, New York for the Section 9 Class D semi-final basketball game between John A Coleman Catholic and Eldred High School. Loretta’s little brother, Robert, was one of the players for the Eldred team.

We arrived a little early so we had time to setup our strobes at the end of the gym. Thankfully, there was a small stage at one end of the court where we could setup everything as there was barely any room behind the hoops. Using some tips given to us by a friend, we set our strobes and cameras to the proper settings and took a couple of test shots of the girls basketball game, which was in the third period when we arrived.

As the game got underway, the points lead bounced back and forth between the two teams until John A Coleman had a series of dead on shots and fouls in their favor. From this moment forward, the points between the teams would be close, but the players for Eldred weren’t able to regain the lead.

Here are a couple shots of both teams in action …

Excited to see some of the shots we got, I immediately downloaded the cards at 11:30PM last night and began browsing through a bunch of the shots. As I viewed the thumbnails, I saw this great shot of a John A Coleman player “attacking” the ball as it bounced off the back board …

 … And this image of a couple players during a foul shot …

I guess thats what “extreme concentration” looks like!

During wrestling season, no matter where you turn, tournaments are always going on somewhere. This past weekend was no different. With the half day Minisink Valley JV Tournament on Saturday and the full day Vernon Team Wrestling Classic on Sunday, it felt like we were completely enveloped in it!

The Minisink Valley Tournament on Saturday saw wrestlers in attendance from a bunch of the local area schools including Warwick, Port Jervis, Washingtonville and Goshen. Loretta provided full coverage of that tournament, getting a bunch of great action shots of the wrestlers doing what they do best!

The Vernon Team Wrestling Classic on Sunday saw even more teams, some local like the Sussex Wantage Wrestling Team and others from much farther away (Philly & South Jersey). I spent the majority of the day shooting the tournament myself and then Loretta joined up just prior to finals to provide some better coverage. I have to say that we saw some unbelievably good matches between the wrestlers! Most of the kids ranged in age between 7yrs and 13yrs and wrestled ten times better than most of the High School guys that we follow! Here are a couple shots from Sunday as well!

Now its time to get ready for the Minisink Valley Invitational next Saturday where we’ll debut our On-Site Printing and Custom Sports Posters! I can see it now … Its going to be a busy week!

It only feels like yesterday was the end of our football season … and now starts wrestling. As fast as the holidays approach, so do all of the matches and tournaments we have booked for this season.

This year, the Minisink Valley Wrestling Teams have us attending some of their best matches against Delaware Valley, Port Jervis and Valley Central as well as their Invitational Tournament in January and their most recent tournament, the Jim Wilson Duels, this past Saturday.

Loretta and I were onsite early Saturday morning to begin capturing everything that went on throughout the day. The time flew by as we captured over 1,500 images of the competitors before we had to leave ahead of the impeading snow storm. Unfortunately, this did not let us capture the finals!

However, it looks to be a good year for the Warriors as there are alot of fresh face and strong talent!

Here are a couple shots from the Jim Wilson Duels:

Yesterday, we were up at the Eldred Preserve in Eldred, NY for a holiday event called Cookies With Mrs. Claus. Each of the kids who attended the event received a plate of a dozen or so cookies that they could decorate any which way they chose. They also had story time, pictures with Mrs. Claus and a surprise visit by the big guy himself …