We shot 12 games in 6 days - kind of a condensed week due to the weather here in McLean County - at the 2019 108th version of the McLean County Tournament. The tournament is still the longest running basketball tournament in Illinois.
This year, the Eureka Hornets beat out El Paso Titans for the girls title and GCMS (Gibson City Melvin Sibley) Falcons beat out the El Paso Titan boys in a thriller that will be remembered for many years for the boys title.
Click to view all the images from the games we covered.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Sunday, January 26, 2014
103rd McLean County Tournament concludes
In McLean County Illinois, the granddaddy of local basketball tournaments has been held for 103 times in 104 years. It's changed a lot over the years as school districts grew larger or small and many consolidated. The current day tournament is a coed tournament including boys and girls brackets. The schools filling those brackets are from the county or from the Heart of Illinois Conference (HOIC). County proper teams have dwindled over the years as consolidation erupted. Schools that currently have a McLean County presence are Heyworth, LeRoy, Ridgeview, Lexington, El Paso - Gridley, and Tri Valley. The only non-Bloomington-Normal school I can think of that has students from the county but isn't included in the tournament is Olympia.
This year, the Ridgeview Mustangs entered the tournament undefeated and with Coach Rodney Kellar looking for his 500th win. He got that win as Ridgeview defeated El Paso Gridley in the semi-final. Ridgeview stood up against the Blue Ridge Knights in the final. The game was an epic battle that tied at 49 in regulation. The Knights managed a score with 6 seconds left in OT that went unanswered leaving them ahead by one point as the buzzer sounded.
In the girls brackets, El Paso - Gridley's Lady Titans took home the 1st place brass for the 4th straight year. Watching Codee Schlipf, The Ehresman girls and the rest of the team is a real treat. It wasn't all roses during the championship game for the girls. They faced off against HOIC foe - Tremont Turks. It was a back and forth battle with both sides sharing lead changes.
Images from all games can be found at Alan Look Photography, and a few presentation and other small video links can be found there as well.
20140125 Tremont Turks v El Paso Gridley Titans Girls Basketball Championship game photos - Images by Alan Look
20140125 Blue Ridge Knights v Ridgeview Mustangs Boys Basketball Championship game photos - Images by Alan Look
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This year, the Ridgeview Mustangs entered the tournament undefeated and with Coach Rodney Kellar looking for his 500th win. He got that win as Ridgeview defeated El Paso Gridley in the semi-final. Ridgeview stood up against the Blue Ridge Knights in the final. The game was an epic battle that tied at 49 in regulation. The Knights managed a score with 6 seconds left in OT that went unanswered leaving them ahead by one point as the buzzer sounded.
In the girls brackets, El Paso - Gridley's Lady Titans took home the 1st place brass for the 4th straight year. Watching Codee Schlipf, The Ehresman girls and the rest of the team is a real treat. It wasn't all roses during the championship game for the girls. They faced off against HOIC foe - Tremont Turks. It was a back and forth battle with both sides sharing lead changes.
Images from all games can be found at Alan Look Photography, and a few presentation and other small video links can be found there as well.
20140125 Tremont Turks v El Paso Gridley Titans Girls Basketball Championship game photos - Images by Alan Look
20140125 Blue Ridge Knights v Ridgeview Mustangs Boys Basketball Championship game photos - Images by Alan Look
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Cody White, BHS at West, and El Paso-Gridley takes 3rd in 2a IHSA Girls
Another busy weekend finally settling down. Don't think we are quite caught up, but all the images are worked, sent to the publisher and posted online.
Friday night at High Schools are always fun and work filled. Adding a local celebrity appearance and the work just about doubles. It's all good, I really enjoy seeing the local youth that I've photographed and followed make it above and beyond the high school level. Cody White is one of those. He was a multiple sport athlete at Normal Community West High School. As a football Wildcat, he wore #5. After graduation, he played for the Redbirds at Illinois State and for his senior year, he place the offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks ever in ISU history. I believe it was 5 or 6 for the whole year. Last year, he began the football season with the Houston Texans in the NFL. THe first 4 games of the season he was on their practice squad. After being approached by another team, the Texans promoted him to the regular roster.
It was also Senior night at West, so you can find images of both Cody and the senior night basketball game against BHS by clicking here - BHS Raiders at Normal West Wildcats, Cody White Night photos.
Saturday was dedicated to the IHSA Girls Basketball 2A 3rd place game between Walther Lutheran Lady Broncos and El Paso-Gridley Titans. The first half was nip and tuck, but the Titans pulled away in the 3rd quarter to finish over the Lady Broncos at the final buzzer. It wasn't the most physical game I've witnessed but the more than usual contact made the game exciting. This was the Lady Titans first time to the Illinois High School Association State Finals. Images are here: IHSA 2A 3rd place game Walther Lutheran Lady Broncos v El Paso-Gridley Lady Titans basketball photos.
Looking is always free, but please consider supporting your local photographers. Also be sure to look in the Normalite Newspapers for coverage and Best Look Magazine.
Others with photos from the IHSA 3rd place game are:
Jmax Photo and John Power Photography
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Friday night at High Schools are always fun and work filled. Adding a local celebrity appearance and the work just about doubles. It's all good, I really enjoy seeing the local youth that I've photographed and followed make it above and beyond the high school level. Cody White is one of those. He was a multiple sport athlete at Normal Community West High School. As a football Wildcat, he wore #5. After graduation, he played for the Redbirds at Illinois State and for his senior year, he place the offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks ever in ISU history. I believe it was 5 or 6 for the whole year. Last year, he began the football season with the Houston Texans in the NFL. THe first 4 games of the season he was on their practice squad. After being approached by another team, the Texans promoted him to the regular roster.
It was also Senior night at West, so you can find images of both Cody and the senior night basketball game against BHS by clicking here - BHS Raiders at Normal West Wildcats, Cody White Night photos.
Saturday was dedicated to the IHSA Girls Basketball 2A 3rd place game between Walther Lutheran Lady Broncos and El Paso-Gridley Titans. The first half was nip and tuck, but the Titans pulled away in the 3rd quarter to finish over the Lady Broncos at the final buzzer. It wasn't the most physical game I've witnessed but the more than usual contact made the game exciting. This was the Lady Titans first time to the Illinois High School Association State Finals. Images are here: IHSA 2A 3rd place game Walther Lutheran Lady Broncos v El Paso-Gridley Lady Titans basketball photos.
Looking is always free, but please consider supporting your local photographers. Also be sure to look in the Normalite Newspapers for coverage and Best Look Magazine.
Others with photos from the IHSA 3rd place game are:
Jmax Photo and John Power Photography
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