Back in modern baseball, Dexter faced Chelsea.
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Photo of the Softball Now: 20 May 2011
Chelsea softball faced Manchester.
At Chelsea’s softball stadium, there are few good open vantage points for photography: there are no breaks or low points in the fence, and the umps often aren’t excited about having a gate open even just a little. (That also puts me in the way of players entering and exiting the field.) The best answer, then, is to shoot over the fence, which leaves one real option: the roofs of the dugouts.
Though it would be nice to be able to shoot the game at field level, the dugout roof does offer two advantages: first, some players are hilariously startled when they see a person in a usually unpopulated location; second, I get a little bit of a different perspective for some interesting photos. This is one such photo:
The other such photo — one of my favorites of the year — is later in this post.
Here’s the other fun photo I got thanks to my spot on top of the dugout:
Photo of the (Manchester) Softball Now: 20 May 2011
Manchester softball faced Chelsea.
One particular Manchester player — the one at second base — made a lot of outs. She had a couple spectacular plays that were impossible to miss, but when I went through the photos, I realized I had a lot of shots of her making plays:
Photo of the Soccer Now: 19 May 2011
Chelsea soccer faced Lincoln.
It was one of those odd days when the field could be bathed in sunlight yet covered by ominous clouds. Even better: when it looked like this, it was also raining.
After the game, my editor and I set up a photo for an upcoming feature article on one of the Chelsea athletes. This was the result:
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 13 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced the Ypsilanti Braves. The Ypsilanti school board would say they faced the Ypsilanti Phoenix, but nearly everybody else would just ignore the Ypsilanti school board and say they faced the Ypsilanti Braves.
I sure hope the name Bulldogs doesn’t become controversial one day.
Photo of the JV Baseball Now: 12 May 2011
The Chelsea JV baseball team eked out an exciting seventh-inning win over Monroe.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 11 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced Lincoln.
Just as FYI for all you aspiring lacrosse players…this is not where you want the ball:
Some of Lincoln’s helmets have seen better days:
Photo of the Track & Field Now: 10 May 2011
Chelsea and Dexter faced off in a dual track meet.
The Chelsea track program has a piece of Chelsea history: an Ames shopping cart!
For those of you who weren’t here then: Ames was the store that predated the now-closed Pamida. I don’t recall how long it’s been since Ames closed its Chelsea location, but I do know it’s been a while.
One Chelsea distance runner takes a unique approach to her footwear:
She’s wearing Vibram FiveFingers shoes. I’ve never worn a pair, but those I’ve known who have worn them have given nothing but glowingly positive reviews.
The Dexter high jump coach found a good use for the iPad: recording the jumps.
Photo of the Soccer Now: 5 May 2011
Chelsea soccer played hockey with Saline. Uh…wait. Chelsea soccer faced Saline. In soccer, I mean. It just happened to be a very physical soccer game.
Photo of the Lacrosse Now: 2 May 2011
Chelsea lacrosse faced Romulus. In the interest of full disclosure: I’ve held a grudge against anything from Romulus ever since I got a speeding ticket from that absurd speed trap on Eureka Road south of the airport. So…yeah, I was happy to watch Chelsea beat Romulus.
