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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.

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.

Friday night, August 29th, The Normal West Wildcats opened their 2014 season against a new opponent - the Belleville West Maroons.  After storming the football field through a tunnel of band members and cheerleaders (resulting in one media casualty from a local television station) the Wildcats began their attack on the Maroons.  One down, 8 more to go for the Wildcats! Bloomington - Normal's best look in Sports Action Photography .  Check out Best Look Magazine each quarter for more images and stories. 20140829 Belleville West Maroons at Normal West Wildcats football photos - Images by Alan Look  - Chimper -

If you are looking for some memories of the 2013 McLean County Tournament, be sure to check out the galleries of Alan Look Photography.  Alan Look Photography is a professional sports photographer who has lived in McLean County his whole life.  He has been published world wide in several well respected magazines, newspapers and books .  He works locally as a free-lancer and covers assignments for the Normalite Newspaper Group and publishes a quarterly sports and leisure magazine named Best Look Magazine. Be sure to check them out even if you don't purchase.  Looking is free! 2013 102nd McLean County Tournament Photos Alan Look Photography, McLean County's Best Look in sports action photography Best Look Magazine Normalite -Chimper-

Nothing ruins a good fireman convention like a fire call.  The Bloomington Township Fire Department received a call which took them away from the display of trucks after the parade finished.  They had four of the approximately 30 vehicles on display.  No details on the fire, but we hope everything went well and no injuries or loss of property were experienced. Trucks from many McLean County and Central Illinois departments were represented.  Some I recall were Arrowsmith, Ellsworth, LeRoy, Gridley, Randolph Township, Bloomington, Bloomington Township, Towanda, and Peoria.  I'm sure there were others. Be sure to check the November issue of Best Look Magazine for a short story and some images.  There is also an image gallery at Alan Look Photography .

The Ridgeview Mustangs hosted and defeated the Heyworth Hornets on Friday Septemeber 7th, 2012 at Colfax IL by a score of 54 - 0. Check out the images in Alan Look Photography's gallery. Not spending enough time on the web?  Check out the current issue of Best Look Magazine .

On Wilder Field in Tucci Stadium at Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington Illinois, the Titans topped the Scots 53 - 7. Alan Look Photography photo gallery Be sure to check out the current issue of Best Look Magazine !

A quick escape from the home repair season on Saturday night took me out to CornCrib stadium on the campus of Heartland Community College, also the home of the Normal CornBelters professional baseball team.  The CornBelters have had a pretty tough season, but on this night they had a bit of a batting revival in the first and second innings.  Seven total runs in the first two innings.  Four of those runs were the result of 2, 2-run homers.  Patrick McKenna belted it over the fence in both the 1st and 2nd innings, each time with Tyler Wiesemyer in scoring position. It was a nice night at the Crib. http://alanlook.photoshelter.com/gallery/20120811-River-City-Rascals-v-Normal-Cornbelters-photos/G0000UY3IG17Q9xE/C00003i7DtyYL7og

Brandon Venson an Illinois State Redbird football player has been signed by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. For more football photos or the Illinois State Redbirds, please visit Alan Look Photography