2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament, Day 6

Day six is in the books… the competition is escalating with each round… tonight I saw something I’ve never seen on the little league fields (this is our ninth year doing Little League All Star Tournaments in Northern Nevada… so I’ve seen a few games along the way…)

This shortstop backhands the ball, which I’ve seen countless times… but without hesitation he swings his left arm (with ball in glove) back toward second base and lets it fly back to the second baseman who was in position to record the out… very impressive young man… and with no effort whatsoever! 🙂  It doesn’t show as well in stills but I have the entire series if you want to take a look in the RALL gallery… Here is the backhand and the ball on it’s way to the second baseman.

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2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament, Day 5

We’re all feeling time flying ever faster it seems on a daily basis… I cannot believe  that we’re now through day five of the Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament!  Just four more days to go for the 10’s and 11’s and five for the 12’s (the Juniors start July 6th).

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I’m going with the intensity award for the day… I get to see this a lot in my photos, the faces athletes make… I always tease them when they have a great expression, “… if you don’t want it to show in the photos, don’t make that face!” 🙂  So the rest of you fellas, don’t tease because of the facial expressions, you might be next! 🙂

The Photo of the Day!!Washoe Little League All Star

2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament, Day 4

The toughest day is in the books!  13 games spread across four time slots… the weekend is always the toughest of the tournament!  Today saw a strange but welcome mix of weather, some clouds and a touch of rain visited today and cooled things down a bit… well at least for the ambient temperature… there were a couple of games today that were quite intense!  Some close battles for sure!

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Photographers call it “jube”, short for jubilation… this takes the Photo of the Day honors for the long day… that’s pure excitement right there! 🙂National Providence Little League All Star Home run

2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament, Day 3

Some nights it’s tough to pick a photo of the day… tonight, I was witness to something unforgettable… 🙂 and I was lucky enough to be able to capture it “in action”…

This isn’t just a regular “ball on bat” photo, this is a grand slam to put Reno National up 12-10 over Carson City after being down 2-10… Reno National would go on to win the game 14-10… what a game, what a memory! 🙂

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Reno National Little League All Star Grand Slam

2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star Tournament, Day 1

Nevada District 1 Little League All Star TournamentAnd we’re off!  The 2015 Nevada District 1 Little League All Star tournament kicked off yesterday with Opening Ceremonies at 3:00 and the first games for the 10 year olds at 5:30 followed by the 11 year olds at 8:00.  The format of the tournament has remained the same but the schedule has been “compressed” a bit because in years past the 12 year olds have started on Saturday but this year, in order to squeeze the tournament in before the 4th of July, the 12’s start tonight, Thursday… you can ALWAYS tell when the 12’s start… ball start flying out of the park! 🙂

Photos are at the link on the left during the tournament or Photo Link.

… and as always, “photo of the day” is back… tonight from the Reno American 10’s game… love the determination of the short stop on this one…  Stop by our tent, we have a small gift for you…Nevada Little League District 1, Reno American Little League All Star

2015 LSP High School Senior All Star Basketball Games, Carson High School

Local Sports Program held their annual Senior All Star Basketball games tonight at Carson High School… It was great to see some of these players in action again.  Check out more in the galleries.

2015 Girls

2015 Boys

150526_7701 Hailee Simpson Elko High School Brianna Holt, Bishop Manogue High School Tara Garcia, Wooster High School Clint Hess, Virginia City High School Jeff Evett, Fallon High School Colin Bernard, Bishop Manogue High School Christian Gray, Lowry High School Dilyn Rooker, Carson High School LSP Senior All Star Boys Basketball

2015 NIAA State Swim Meet, Carson Aquatic Facility

Shot the 2015 Nevada High School State Championship Swim Meet today… Here are some photos of some of the local kids… Been shooting some of these kids for quite a few years now!  Great to see them excelling in the pool!

Kaela Forvilly
Kaela Forvilly competes in the 200 yard Medley Relay for Douglas High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Taylor Sullivan
Taylor Sullivan competes in the 200 yard Medley Relay for Douglas High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Kaila Duffy
Kaila Duffy competes in the 200 yard Medley Relay for Douglas High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Dagen Kipling
Dagen Kipling competes in the 200 yard Individual Medley for Carson High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Ryan Chen
Ryan Chen competes in the 200 yard Medley Relay for Douglas High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Dagen Kipling
Dagen Kipling competes in the 200 yard Individual Medley for Carson High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV
Shelby Koontz
Shelby Koontz competes in the 200 yard Individual Medley for Douglas High School at the 2015 NIAA State Swim Meet hosted by the Carson Aquatic Facility, Carson City, NV

2015 NIAA Northern Region Division 1 Baseball, Carson High vs. Damonte Ranch High, April 23, 2015

Wow, what a game tonight at Carson High!  I think this one had a little of everything (including rain…) and for the Carson fans, the Senators took a win away from what was the only undefeated team in the North State!  The Senators won tonight 7-6 in the top of the 7th inning with Damonte leaving runners on base…

Here are some images from the night, check the galleries to the left under Current Events for more shots from the game.Carson Senator Kyle Krebs Damonte Ranch Jacob Applebach Damonte Ranch Bradley Bourdase Damonte Ranch Grant Goff Damonte Ranch Jesse Knorzer