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The 108th McLean County Tournament kicked off a couple days late this year due to the weather.  The original brackets and places of play are fairly skewed.  The actual brackets being used are located at www.hoiconference.com if you need to find them. Alan Look Photography is again covering as much of this historic basketball tournament as possible.  Their work can be found at  McLean County Tournament photos and galleries . There should be plenty of images to view and purchase.

It's been almost 2 months since an update.  In that time, the Lady Redbirds won a basketball game, the McLean County Tournament played, a new edition of Best Look Magazine published and The 107th 2015 Chicago Auto Show (#CAS15) kicked off! Life is good!  Enjoy some photo galleries... View this one full screen and make sure you have some time.  It is a large gallery and you will want to look at every picture. 2015 Chicago Auto Show photos #CAS15 - Images by Alan Look  - chimper

Yes, this Saturday January 19th, the first rounds of the 2013 McLean County Tournament will be played at the gyms of Ridgeview in Colfax.  You can find the brackets on the McLean County Tournament page of Alan Look Photography .   Alan will be in and out hitting several of the games through out the week.  Check the website , the Normalite , and Best Look Magazines next issue for coverage and some great photos of the McLean County Tournament . This will be the 102nd McLean County Tournament.

I've posted the 2013 McLean County Tournament Brackets .  The boys brackets are yet to be set, but I should get them posted this weekend.  The first rounds are all at Ridgeview in Colfax.  Most of the girls play after that will be at Lexington, however some are at Ridgeview and the Semi's and Finals will be at Shirk. Alan Look Photography and possibly John Power Photography will be covering for Best Look Magazine .  Alan will also provide coverage for the Normalite .  We hope to see you there. Alan Look Photography is offering discounts on reprints through March 1, 2013 from the tournament. ** update** The boys brackets are now available by clicking the same link above. -Chimper.

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 appea...