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Friday Night Football September 14, 2012

Most Friday nights you can find me at a high school football game.  no exception on the 14th.  Coverage this night was Homecoming at Normal Community West High School against conference foes Danville Vikings.  It was come from behind, get way ahead, let them almost catch up, then win for the Wildcats. Images on Alan Look Photography Website Friend, fellow photographer and Best Look Magazine contributor John Power was reportedly at the El Paso - Gridley Titans v Fieldcrest Falcons game and part of the night at Eureka for the game against the Central Catholic Saints.  Not sure if he made it to both of them.  Check his website for images from those games.

Titans over Scots

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 !

Parker packing

Reported by the Pantagraph this morning: After a dismal record this season, Chad Parker has been non-renewed as the Manager for the CornBelters Professional Baseball team affiliated with the Frontier Baseball League .  No replacement has been announced and no time table established to fill the manager position. Parker took the helm this year after the release of 2 year manager Hal Lanier. The CornBelters finished the season in last place 9.5 games from their closest conference opponent and 28 games from first.  They won 29 games. Visit Alan Look Photography for more images of the Normal CornBelters.

Illinois State Unversity Redbirds Football & Volleyball

It was the weekend for home openers of Redbird Football and Redbird Volleyball at Illinois State University this Labor Day weekend.  The festivities started off with Volleyball's Redbird Classic beginning on Friday in Redbird Arena.  The Arena has a new floor this year.  The weekend for these two sports also ended there with Illinois State Volleyball Redbirds losing to the Oregon State Beavers in 5 sets.  On a positive note, the temps in the arena were very reasonable this year compared to several of the past seasons. Illinois State Redbird  v Oregon State Beavers Volleyball photos The Football Redbirds encountered the Flyers of Dayton.  The Redbirds handily won the matchup.  Rains from the remnants of Isaac were a feature of the game as it poured during much of the game.  Rainfall totals in some sections of Bloomington - Normal were reported at over 5 inches from the start of the precipitation on Friday through 8 am on Sunday.  More rain...