Football

Wyoming rolls over Texas State 45-10

September 11, 2011

Wyoming linebacker Mark Nzeocha, left, intercepts a pass intended for Texas State tight end Chase Harper during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

The ball bounces off the facemask of Texas State cornerback Lee Asemota (25) as Wyoming wide receiver Josh Doctson looks to make a catch in the endzone during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

Wyoming ekes out win against Weber State 35-32

September 4, 2011

Weber State's Caldwell Taylor sacks Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

Weber State defensive end Pete Rolf (90) intercepts Wyoming quarterback Brett Smith during a NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

Cheyenne South loses home opener 63-0

September 2, 2011

For the second week in a row, I was assigned to shoot the Cheyenne South football game. This week’s result was more or less the same result: a blowout loss to a much larger and more experienced team. Before tonight’s game – South’s first-ever home varsity football game – I was allowed in the locker room to photograph the coach’s pre-game speech. It was the first time I’ve ever photographed a pre-game speech inside a locker room, and it was a good one by coach Tracy Pugh. Sadly, the team wasn’t able to put any points on the board tonight.

Cheyenne Central defenders swarm Cheyenne South's Cody Dunn as he carries the ball during a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0.

Cheyenne South's Zach Kinsolving (2) takes a moment to himself in the locker room before a Class 4A football game on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Cheyenne South High School. Central won 63-0.

Wyoming media day portraits

September 2, 2011

About a month ago I did a series of portraits at the University of Wyoming’s football media day. The photos are for our Wyoming football tab that hit newsstands today. Shooting portraits at media day can be extremely hit or miss because the players are being pulled a hundred different ways to do interviews. Luckily, I had three friends who helped corral the players for me. I ended up setting up a little studio at one end of the stadium away from the action so I wouldn’t have random people walking into my backgrounds. I shot all the players using a three-light setup with no modifiers to give the football players a very harsh, tough look. This is something I’ve done this fall for all of the football portraits I’ve shot.

Wyoming runningback Alvester Alexander poses for a portrait during the University of Wyoming's media day on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

Wyoming defensive ends Gabe Knapton, left, and Josh Biezuns pose for a portrait during the University of Wyoming's media day on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

Cheyenne South loses 62-0 in first Class 4A game

August 27, 2011

Friday I drove up to Casper, Wyo. to shoot a game between Cheyenne’s South High School and Natrona County. South was making its debut in Class 4A, and Natrona County was coming off a Class 4A state title last season. As you can imagine, it wasn’t pretty. South is a relatively new high school, housing only grades nine through 11 at the moment. With no seniors, the South squad was physically outmatched by the much larger Natrona County players. Natrona County won 62-0 with a running clock in the second half.