Best Look Magazine's (a product of Alan Look Photography) latest publications are special issues that chronicle the Ridgeview Mustangs and the Normal Ironmen boys basketball teams play in Peoria at the IHSA State Finals. The Mustangs qualified for their 1st ever appearance and the Ironmen for their third. The Mustangs placed 3rd and the Ironmen placed 2nd. Both had excellent records and a tremendous amount of fun this season! Please take a look at our publications complete with front and back cover images, a short story and several high definition images. Be sure to check out our advertisers. They all really appreciate any business that comes their way. I'm sure you will get personalized service from everyone of them.
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Showing posts with label ihsa basketball. Show all posts
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Normal Iron defeat Danville Vikings in Regional Championship
The Normal Community Ironmen stormed the floor, taking the lead shortly after the Vikings won the tip off. The Vikings would not score in the first 8 minute period. The win for the Iron, sends them to the Sectionals at United Township on Tuesday evening.
20140307 Normal Community Ironmen v Danville Vikings Regional Boys Basketball Championship photos - Images by Alan Look
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20140307 Normal Community Ironmen v Danville Vikings Regional Boys Basketball Championship photos - Images by Alan Look
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Uhigh defeats Pontiac
There was a lot of fanfare on Senior night at Uhigh Friday February 28th. The game started with the traditional tip off, but immediately headed the direction of Keita Bates-Diop the Ohio State Recruit. Bates-Diop was one point from breaking the University High School all time points record held by Seth Hubbard. All the early passes went the way of Bates-Diop with a couple missed opportunities, the record was finally broken with a short shot from under the basket. Action was halted while an announcement was made with the game ball ultimately ending up in the hands of his mother.
At half time several recognitions were made. Arion Workman received an athlete of the year award from a local radio station and two others from the Pioneers football team were recognized for play. Bates-Diop wasn't overlooked as a representative from the McDonalds Corporation presented a national award.
The game ended with the Pioneers extending their winning streak.
20140228 Pontiac Indians at Uhigh Pioneers boys basketball photos - Images by Alan Look
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At half time several recognitions were made. Arion Workman received an athlete of the year award from a local radio station and two others from the Pioneers football team were recognized for play. Bates-Diop wasn't overlooked as a representative from the McDonalds Corporation presented a national award.
The game ended with the Pioneers extending their winning streak.
20140228 Pontiac Indians at Uhigh Pioneers boys basketball photos - Images by Alan Look
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Pioneers win 41st Cornbelt Conference game in a row
Led by Malik Wildermuth with 21 points the UHigh Pioneers flew past the Rantoul Eagles Friday night 72-59. Wildermuth scored 18 points from behind the 3 point stripe. Ohio State recruit Keita Bates Diop poured in 17 points while grabbing 11 rebounds. Top scoring for the Eagles was from freshman Kevonte Williams with 20.
20140221 Rantoul Eagles at U High Pioneers Boys Basketball photos - Images by Alan Look
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20140221 Rantoul Eagles at U High Pioneers Boys Basketball photos - Images by Alan Look
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Community West and Community meet again
Just a day shy of a month later, the Normal Community West Wildcats will meet up with the Normal Community Ironmen for one last time this season. On February 3rd, the Wildcats hosted the Ironmen and also lost to them. This time they meet on neutral wood at the Shirk Center for the IHSA Regional Championship and the right to move on to the IHSA Sectionals. The game originally slated for play in Danville has been moved to the Shirk Center in BLoomington and tips off at 7:30pm Friday March 2. Hope to see ya there.
20120203 NCHS v West - Images by Alan Look
20120203 NCHS v West - Images by Alan Look
Sunday, February 26, 2012
LeRoy Lady Panthers take IHSA Class 1a 4th place hardware
Illini Bluffs Girls Basketball v Leroy Panthers Girls Basketball IHSA Consolation Game
It's always a heartbreaker for the players, coaches, families and communities to see their team make it to the IHSA State Basketball finals and not take 1st. Over time everyone realizes that they beat out a whole lot of people to even get that pass tag to Redbird Arena. It generally sets the tone to do even better the following year. In the end, everyone will have the memory of being one of the four best teams in the state for the rest of their lives.
Congrats and enjoy the lifetime memory to all 4 teams, but especially the LeRoy Panthers as they hail from just 15 miles down the road.
20120225 Illini Bluffs v LeRoy - Images by Alan Look
It's always a heartbreaker for the players, coaches, families and communities to see their team make it to the IHSA State Basketball finals and not take 1st. Over time everyone realizes that they beat out a whole lot of people to even get that pass tag to Redbird Arena. It generally sets the tone to do even better the following year. In the end, everyone will have the memory of being one of the four best teams in the state for the rest of their lives.
Congrats and enjoy the lifetime memory to all 4 teams, but especially the LeRoy Panthers as they hail from just 15 miles down the road.
20120225 Illini Bluffs v LeRoy - Images by Alan Look
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Historic McLean County Tournament
Ah, one of my favorite weeks of the year started Saturday January 16th. No, not because of the weather, because the McLean County Tournament has started! Yes, the weather always seems to throw it's rimshot too. I've seen everything from blizzard like conditions to sunshine to torrential rains on Championship day, but the fans and teams always show up.
This year the competition should be pretty good, although some of the team rankings are pretty different from past years. ElPaso-Gridley boys are seeded in the top 5, a different look than some of the past years where they struggled past the 1st round. Ridgeview played two games on the 16th and was eliminated from the rest of the competition. That's a big change. The Mustangs seemed to be just a half a click off with just about every play attempt. I did see a couple of sequences that went well for them, but for some reason they just aren't quite there.
Heyworth looks to be back in it, but on the boys side, it appears that no one will take down Fieldcrest. EP-G came within 10 the other night, so maybe they will get a second chance on the 23rd.
On the girls side, the Ridgeview Mustangs look to be the team to beat. They only lost one senior last year from a team that competed at Redbird Arena for the state title in March. Nord, Gleeson, Jones, Hardman, Hughes and the rest should be fun to watch.
Those of you who follow my images will probably notice that last year and this year are both billed as the 99th McLean County Tournament. Well, there is a story for that. This is actually the 100th year, but only the 99th tournament. 1933 did not have one. Now you know the answer to that question of life.
be sure to visit the galleries tab on http:\\www.alanlook.com for galleris of the games I was able to cover. Looking is always free and prints are always competitively priced.
This year the competition should be pretty good, although some of the team rankings are pretty different from past years. ElPaso-Gridley boys are seeded in the top 5, a different look than some of the past years where they struggled past the 1st round. Ridgeview played two games on the 16th and was eliminated from the rest of the competition. That's a big change. The Mustangs seemed to be just a half a click off with just about every play attempt. I did see a couple of sequences that went well for them, but for some reason they just aren't quite there.
Heyworth looks to be back in it, but on the boys side, it appears that no one will take down Fieldcrest. EP-G came within 10 the other night, so maybe they will get a second chance on the 23rd.
On the girls side, the Ridgeview Mustangs look to be the team to beat. They only lost one senior last year from a team that competed at Redbird Arena for the state title in March. Nord, Gleeson, Jones, Hardman, Hughes and the rest should be fun to watch.
Those of you who follow my images will probably notice that last year and this year are both billed as the 99th McLean County Tournament. Well, there is a story for that. This is actually the 100th year, but only the 99th tournament. 1933 did not have one. Now you know the answer to that question of life.
be sure to visit the galleries tab on http:\\www.alanlook.com for galleris of the games I was able to cover. Looking is always free and prints are always competitively priced.
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