Natalie Randolph Named Football Coach
I covered a press conference today where Cavlin Coolidge Senior High School named Natalie Randolph the school’s new head football coach. She is believed to be the only woman coaching a high school varsity football team in the United States. Randolph, 29, teaches biology and environmental sciences. She played for five years as a wide [...]
Harrisonburg High School Stumbles
First of all it was COLD and WINDY. And it was DARK. This was the first football game where we tested the ability of the NIKON D700 in low light. Of course we have played around with it, but this was the first live shoot where we shot at ISO 6400. I have to say, [...]
JMU vs Towson Football
James Madison’s football team clinched its sixth straight winning season beating Towson 43-12 on Saturday in the final game of the season at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va. This photo is featured in the New York Times college football slideshow on their website for November 21, 2009 - Click here.
JMU defeats Maine 22-14 (updated)
I covered the James Madison University and Maine football game in Harrisonburg today. It was not super exciting although Maine did come back and have a chance to win. I missed a couple of great shots which makes me a bit cranky, but sometimes that is the way it goes.
To Crop or Not to Crop
When it comes to documentary work or photojournalism there is always a healthy debate on cropping an image. Sports is a different story. It is still interesting to see and hear photographer’s reactions on message boards and blogs about sports images that appear in magazines like Sports Illustrated. There is a large group that thinks [...]
JMU vs Richmond Football
When the giant inflatable Duke Dog lost power just before the JMU players were to take the field, making their usual entrance from underneath it with fog and fanfare, I told someone standing nearby that it was probably a bad omen. They restored power in the nick of time, but the stage was set. The [...]
Lunging for a Score
James Madison’s Rockeed McCarter, dives into the endzone for a touchdown to put the Dukes up 24-10 in the second quarter against VMI in Harrisonburg Saturday. JMU won the game 44-16.
Upended
James Madison quarterback Drew Dudzik is upended on an attempt for a 2-point conversion during fourth quarter action at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg in the NCAA Div 1-AA Semifinal Friday night. Dudzik’s dive was ruled good after a replay review. Montana beat JMU 35-27 to advance to the final in Chattanooga. This image ran as [...]
