Book ’em, Danno

The water polo season ended a couple weeks ago, which means two things: first, I probably won’t have to deal with obstructive parents and photographers for a while (oh please, may it be so!), and second, the 2008 Chelsea water polo book is now available!

(For any water polo families reading this: I will have a copy at the banquet, so you will have a chance to look at it.)

Davidson good

When I checked the NCAA basketball tournament scores last night, I was startled to discover Davidson’s not-so-close win over Wisconsin. I wanted to know more about the game, so I followed the link to the game recap; when the recap opened, the shortened title showing in the tab provided a good two-word summary of the game:

Book ’em, Danno

The recent end of Chelsea’s hockey and basketball seasons brought the beginning of a new season for me: book season!

Each book, available in both hardcover and softcover, features more than 100 pictures from throughout the 2007-2008 season. For pricing and ordering information, visit my book page.

This Week In Chelsea Sports Photography: 24 Feb – 1 Mar

This week marked the beginning of playoffs for both basketball and hockey; thanks to wins by both teams, I had a game to shoot every day from Monday through Saturday. So yeah, this is a long post.

Monday: Basketball
In Milan’s recently-built but dimly-lit gym — why is it that several of the area’s newer high school gyms also are some of the darkest? — Chelsea defeated Milan, 76-49. In a fun coincidence, Chelsea beat Milan by 27 in the first round of last year’s playoffs, too. (That score was 63-36.)

Tuesday: Hockey
Chelsea defeated Gabriel Richard, 9-1, probably because GR’s jerseys bore a bit too much resemblance to the previous generation of Dallas Stars jerseys. If you’re going to pattern your jerseys after a professional team, follow the good example of Canton and use a real hockey franchise.

Also notable: senior Kyle George scored four goals. This makes me wonder: if three goals is a hat trick, then what would four goals be?

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