Sports

Michigan State Coaches on the Road

June 12, 2012

Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis, right, takes a break from a fan event to take a phone call on a swing set as fans Lisa Epple plays with her sons Owen, left, and Wyatt during an event on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the Berrien County Sportsman's Club near Berrien Springs, Mich. The stop was part of MSU's Coaches on the Road tour. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Riley falls to Northridge in softball regional final

May 31, 2012

Got a chance to play around in some sweet light on Tuesday night as two area teams matched up in a softball regional. Unfortunately, the main team I was covering, Riley, lost meaning we couldn’t use my favorite frame of their team celebrating (fourth frame down). Just my luck the best reaction shot I got doesn’t line up well with the outcome of the game. Such is life.

Riley's Allison Luft, left, applies the tag to Northridge's Madison Schrock between second and third during a Class 4A softball regional final on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Riley High School in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A Riley player wears a bow in her hair with the school's colors before a Class 4A softball regional final on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Riley High School in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Senior PGA Championship opening round

May 24, 2012

Spent the day on Thursday photographing the opening round of the 73rd Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course in nearby Benton Harbor, Mich. This was my first experience shooting a PGA-sanctioned event. I arrived at the course around 7:45 a.m. and spent most of the morning following the group that featured Fred Couples, who was thought to be a favorite to win the tournament. That wasn’t the case as Couples shot a five-over-par 76, eight strokes out of the lead. I doubled back to the media center after following Couples for the front nine and caught leader Roger Chapman on the back nine. To finish the day, I walked about half the back nine with a 1:40 p.m. featured group that included Fred Funk. In all, I walked about 7.5 miles with three camera bodies. After I was done editing and submitting, I spent the rest of the afternoon laying on Silver Beach in nearby St. Joseph, Mich.

Roger Chapman watches his second shot sail towards the 16th green during the opening round of the Senior PGA Championship on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich. Chapman shot a three-under-par 68. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Penn downs Mishawaka in softball semifinal

May 23, 2012

I haven’t shot softball in almost ages. Last time I photographed it was as an intern at the Austin American-Statesman two years ago.

Penn players celebrate with teammate Monica Smith after the final out in a win against Mishawaka in a softball sectional game on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Penn's Alyssa Davis (3) high fives teammate Claryce Gedde after Davis scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Penn a 6-3 advantage over Mishawaka in a softball sectional game on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. Penn would hold off Mishawaka for the win. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Bremen girl’s track sectional

May 16, 2012

I rarely cover track and field. Tuesday might have been only my third or fourth high school track meet ever. I’m usually not a fan because the meets often lack numbers that correspond to a roster, making it hard to tell who is who. However, this one – a sectional – didn’t, freeing me up to shoot a larger variety of events than I normally would. Since I haven’t shot it much, I’m not the greatest at it, but it was nice to get out of the big city to go play with some good evening light.