If you drove by Spaulding High School last night, you probably slowed down for a second look to see if that mud wrestling going on last night in the pouring rain. After all, the guys were caked with mud from head to toe, and the ladies were standing along the bleachers to get a glimpse of the action.

There’s no better time of year to be shooting outdoor sports than in the fall. It may get a little chilly covering games in late October and November, but the colors around the fields are so brilliant.

There are many positives to growing up in a small town. The opportunities are more plentiful for athletes where the populations are larger, but the sense of community and closeness of friendships is stronger where I grew up, in Whitehall, Wisconsin.

There’s almost nothing better than sitting at the ballpark for a wet, cold and windy baseball tournament. You know the kind, where the rain blows across the field sideways, the hot chocolate is cooled off by the time you walk back to the frozen metal bleachers, and you’re wearing so many layers that you look like a sumo wrestler!

Many of us fair-weather fans are lining up to make confessions this morning. We gave up on the Red Sox after watching the Rays’ homeruns sail out of Fenway. I went to bed at the end of the 6th inning.
But, surprise, surprise. My wife called me on her way to work this morning. She was [...]

I’ve covered many football games in my 20+ years as a photojournalist. I’ve seen rival teams go at each other, like two bulls in a ring. The most unique asset the Memorial freshman football squad has, is their hard-hitting, crunch-the-quarterback defense.
Yes, they can score points too, kick well, and have speed. But, it’s those down [...]

I arrived a few minutes late to yesterday’s freshmen football game at Memorial High School in Manchester. As I approached the field, I heard the crowd cheer, and the upper classmen were jumping up and down while watching the Crusaders 9th-graders sack the Alvirne Broncos in the endzone very early in the game. I may have missed [...]

Now that your son or daughter is finishing up their last year of Cal Ripken or Little League, are you planning for the next stage of their youth baseball career? You should be!
It’s only mid-summer and baseball is wrapping up. In just a month our kids will be back in school. High school football practices [...]

Rubber turf, state-of-the-art helmets and pads, and high-tech water machines on the field! What ever happened to grass, mud, leather helmets, and the good ole fashioned garden hose for water breaks?
Times have changed I guess, and for the better. I watched the Memorial Crusaders and Trinity High School football teams last night on their first day [...]

Do you wish you could take better photos of your child playing sports? Check out my tips on sports photography.

For parents of athletes, pictures are a way to capture moments on the field, and save them to share with family and friends. Sports photography is not easy, and takes a good camera and quick reaction time [...]