Girls State Softball

I covered a day of girls state softball games in Waterloo this year on June 12th for MaxPreps. I decided that I would post each game I covered even if they do not include a section V team.

The first game I covered included a section V team and was between Hoosick Falls (Sect. 2) v. Gananda (Sect. 5). Hoosick Falls started the scoring with two runs after some errors by Gananda. Gananda chipped in a run later but so did Hoosick Falls. Gananda looked like they were getting back in it only down a run (3-2) in the bottom of the sixth. They had a chance to tie but a runner was thrown out at home to end any threat and seal the victory for Hoosick Falls. They would advance to play Rhinebeck (Sect. 9) in the finals. Click here for the rest of the photos...

The second game that I shot during the early hour was between the Livingston Manor Wildcats and the Germantown Lady Clippers of Class D. There was four fields used during the first few time blocks so I had to shoot two games going on at the same time while another MaxPreps photog shot the other two. I only was able to shoot the last few innings of this game but the Livingston Manor pitcher (Marissa Diescher) was throwing a no-hitter. There were a few errors by the Wildcats that had produced a run for Germantown. The end score was 4-1 and Livingston Manor moved on to the finals with a no-hitter. I also read later that Marissa has committed to Penn State. Click here for the rest of the pics...

The next group of games that I photographed started with a Class AA Semifinal between CNS and North Rockland. I had never seen a team with as many lefty hitters as CNS (7 lefties) in a lineup. Not only were they mostly lefty but all seemed to run and slap hit to get on. The strategy didn't seem to work through six innings as they were down 1-0 but in the bottom of the seventh with 2 outs CNS strung 5 straight hits together to walk off to the finals. Click here for the rest of the pics...

I was only able to shoot the first couple of innings between Pearl River and Floral Park, since there was a final I needed to cover playing at the same time. The game was a pitching duel which is funny to say since most teams have unbelievable pitchers when they get to this point. Pearl River ended up winning 2-0 and moving on to the Class A final against Pittsford Mendon. Click here for the rest of the pics...

Olean looked very strong in this game and put away Dobbs Ferry with a 5-0 win. I did not see the first few innings but the last couple were quick as Olean's pitcher was dominant throwing a one hitter. Olean moved on to the finals to play Chenango Valley. Click here for the rest of the pics...

The next game I covered was great. I was able to see the last few innings of the game before Livingston Manor ended a 1-1 tie with a base hit in the seventh. The Wildcats (Sect. 9) scored the run in the seventh inning to edge the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines 2-1 and win the Class D Championship. Click here for the rest of the pics...

Last game of the day and once again, great pitching by both teams. Bay Shore was able to break through and score a few runs as CNS was held scoreless. CNS could only scrounge up two hits against Bay Shore's pitcher Liz Weber. Weber's outstanding pitching led Bay Shore to a 4-0 victory and the Class AA Championship. Click here for the rest of the pics...

Section V Wrestling Super Sectionals

I am finally getting to the end of my editing for the winter season and some of the galleries were being finished slowly. Skiing and wrestling took up a bunch of my time for sectionals this year. Anyways, I photographed the semifinals and finals at RIT in the Gordon Fieldhouse but mostly division 1. The semifinals were held early in the day on the 13th of February. Here are a few shots. Click here for the rest of the pics...

The second gallery is mostly D1 Finals but has a couple matches from D2. It also includes all the D1 top 6 podiums and is in the Gates-Chili section of my site. There were some great matches and emotion for the second part of the day. Click here for the rest of the gallery...

Super Sectional Weekend

Last weekend was wrestling sectionals at Fairport High School for Division 1 Class AA. This weekend was Super Sectionals, where Section V's best from Division 1 and 2 showcase their talent to qualify for states. Some very impressive wrestlers from Section V. The unfortunate part was not being able to shoot the finals due to hockey sectionals taking place at the same time. I used the same remote method as last weekend and got a few decent photos.

Super Sectionals: Wrestlers

Class D Football State Semifinal

I had the opportunity to shoot for a newspaper for the first time last night. One of my favorite forums to visit (NYFalls.com) has a writer (P.J.)from Oneonta who frequently posts on it. P.J. needed to cover his local football team (Walton) who was in the State Semifinal in Rochester at Paetec Park. His paper was short a camera (due to a mishap) so he contacted me through this website to shoot for his paper. I agreed because this was a great opportunity to shoot for a paper.

Anyways, I met P.J. last night at Paetec Park. We received our press passes and began to cover the game through the cold. Those that live in Rochester knows it was very cold and a blizzard at one point last night. Game time temperature was 4 degrees and made it difficult to photograph at certain points. The game was between Walton and Maple Grove with the winner going to the Carrier Dome for the finals. So it was a pretty big game for both teams. Even though it was freezing out, the players did great. It was disappointing that the team I was covering got beat, but I still got some decent shots. The snow made it look like a real football game and added a little background. The photo is up on the newspaper's website and P.J. is gonna send me a few papers with the pics. End score; Walton Warriors-14 Maple Grove Red Dragons-49.

Here is the photo they used in The Daily Star. Click on the link to go to P.J.'s article:

http://www.thedailystar.com/localsports/local_story_327040041.html?keyword=topstory

Another photo was used for an article about the coach taking the blame for the loss. Click on the link for the article:

http://www.thedailystar.com/localsports/local_story_327040046.html?keyword=secondarystory

Heres a shot of Maple Grove's running back hitting the hole.

The mascot looking to get a little help from the referees.

Click for the rest of the photos: State Semifinal