Summit at Kent Place JV Soccer
October 26, 2009: Summit High School at Kent Place Junior Varsity Soccer.
SCT Field Hockey Final: Bridgewater-Raritan vs Bernards
25 October 2009: Bernards vs Bridgewater-Raritan at the Somerset County Field Hockey Tournament Field Hockey Final played at Mt. St. Mary’s Field Turf in Mountainside, NJ.
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NJSIAA: Watchung Hills at Ridge Girls Soccer
October 17, 2009: Watchung Hills Regional High School at Ridge Girls Varsity Soccer held in Basking Ridge, NJ.
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Photos by: Alan Maglaque / www.njsi.net
Wedding Day
June 14, 2009; Redwood Valley, CA: While I specialize in capturing action sports images, I can’t help but post pictures I took during my childhood friend’s wedding event held at Frey’s Vineyard in Redwood Valley, CA. The ceremony was held in a grove of Redwood trees at one of California’s first organic vineyard located in Mendocino County. Both my friend Dennis Crean and his bride Heidi Grosskamp are vegans so the food at all the weekend festivities left a lot to be desired for this self proclaimed carnivore. However, I can honestly say it was one of the best and most fun weddings I have attended over the years.
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- The New Family
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UPenn @ Army Men’s Lacrosse
2 May 2009 West Point, NY: Action During the University of Pennsylvania Quakers’ 11-10 victory over the Army Dark Knights of the United States Military Academy in a men’s lacrosse game played at Miche Stadium at West Point.
West Essex at Summit Lacrosse
28 April 2009 Summit, NJ: West Essex at Summit High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse. Summit defeated West Essex 15-8.
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Cranford @ Westfield Basketball
Westfield, NJ, USA; 9 February 2009 Monday: Charlotte O’Leary in action during the Cranford @ Westfield Girls Basketball game. Westfield defeated Cranford 56-35. Photo by Alex Cena
Gill St. Bernards Swim Team
Basking Ridge, NJ: Pictures of the Gill St. Bernard’s Knights in action at the Somerset Hills YMCA. Photos by Alex Cena
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A Profile on Jennifer Ross – Lacrosse
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(Written by Louis Rossi for NJSI.NET) Sincere devotion to a sport is the trademark of a true athlete; a competitor that spares no expense when it comes to developing their craft. Dedication at that level requires an immense commitment on the part of an athlete – be it a professional playing before millions on a national stage, or a first year junior varsity try-out hoping they’re good enough to make the cut. It is for these reasons that those fortunate enough to make that cut and continue on to the bigger stages professional athletics has to offer ever make it out of the locker room.
Commitment is a word you’ll hear often in sports. Commitment on a play, a committed performance, a committed comeback – you get the idea. You rarely hear it refer to athletes when they aren’t in the game. How often have you heard the NFL broadcasters talk about the star quarterback’s time spent off the field, doing everything he could to learn from his mistakes and continue his winning streak? Almost never, but why is that? Because it goes unsaid; those players that we watch every week have been committed, dedicated players for years – learning, every step of the way.
While Jennifer Ross doesn’t play in front of millions on a weekly basis, her commitment is just as outstanding and genuine. It is rare to see a player just three-years into a sport make every conceivable effort to immerse themselves in it.
Time to Get Your Early College Applications Out
Early Decision and Early Action deadlines are fast approaching for many universities and colleges. Just a quick heads up for you high school seniors out there. You may think you have plenty of time but you do not. Some schools have a November 1st deadline and those need to be post marked by today. Some are as late as December 15th. If you have not done so, you better get moving. Your parents and high school guidance counselor are ready and willing to help, but you still need to just do it. Here are some things to double check and make sure: 1) your teachers and guidance counselor mailed in their recommendations and your high school has sent your transcripts for early schools; 2) you sent scores (AP scores, SAT scores, ACT scores) to all early schools; you SIGNED your application; 4) you included payment; 5) you track your package so you see when it arrives. In fact, we would recommend using only UPS or Federal Express and NOT the US Post Office; and 6) you make copies of the common application and other application materials in case it’s lost in the mail.
If you still are a sophomore or junior, I suggest you get someone to supplement your school’s guidance counselor so you can start planning NOW. We used Mimi Doe and Michelle Hernandez Consulting. They were a tremendous help in assisting us plan the summer of senior year and have all our kids applications done before the start of senior year. Two kids and 22 applications filed by the end of September and we already have started to hear back from schools with rolling admissions. It’s a great relief to get those early acceptance letters in the mail!!!
If you are an athlete, you better start thinking about creating a recruiting video during your junior year. When you start visiting schools and meeting with coaches, many are going to ask for a copy of your video. College coaches just do not have the resources to come and see everyone play so a recruiting video is the ony resource that will enable them to evaluate your abilities. You do not have to use us, but use somebody other than an aunt, uncle or friend who may or may not know how to use their video camera and, ABOVE ALL, start the process during your junior year. It could be the difference between getting and not getting a scholarship, but more importantly it could be the difference between getting into your stretch school or not. Think education first, sports second!
MLL: WA Bayhawks @ NJ Pride
Piscataway, NJ; July 31, 2008: The New Jersey Pride defeated the Washington Bayhawks 16-8 in Major League Lacrosse action on Thursday evening at Rutgers University’s Yurcak Field. More information is available here
Photography Tip: How to get Sharp Images
I really believe you should use a professional to get memorable photos of your favorite athlete. Sure, I am biased because it is how I make a living, but you will enjoy your high school or college athlete’s games much better. It’s tough to watch your kids life pass you bu through a viewfinder. If you insist on taking your own photos because of budgetary constraints or you simply enjoy taking photos, here are a couple of suggestions that should improve your ability to get tack sharp images.
First of all do not buy anything but a Nikon or Canon DSLR. Sure lots of other cameras take very good pictures, but there are numerous reasons virtually all sports photographers use Canon or Nikon. To get sharper images, my suggestions for the amateur using a Nikon or Canon SLR are as follows: 1) Be sure the camera is set to continuously track your subject, 2) increase your depth of field when possible; and most importantly, 3) be sure the camera has locked on to your subject before releasing the shutter.
AVP Crocs Tour at Belmar, NJ
Belmar, NJ, USA; 20 June 2008 Friday: Over the next three days there is some great volleyball action to be seen during the 2008 Association of Volleyball Professionals Crocs Tour held at Belmar Beach in Belmar, NJ. The main draw competition will be held all day on Friday and Saturday from 9:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as well as Sunday June 22nd from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. The men’s final will be held on Sunday June 22nd at 2:30 p.m. and the women’s final will immediately follow at 4:00 p.m. This is a great way to enjoy the fast action of beach volleyball and the best of the Jersey Shore.
Chatham vs Mountain Lakes
May 30, 2008; Clark, NJ, USA; #1 Mountain Lakes (20-1) defeated #3 Chatham (19-2) 15-14 to take the NJSIAA Group 1 boys lacrosse championship at Johnson Regional High School. Mandatory Credit: Jim O’Connor-NJ Sport Pics
CLICK HERE to see more photos from the game. You can also read about the game from either the Star Ledger or the Daily Record.
Mendham vs West Essex Lacrosse
28 May 2008 Mendham, NJ – Mendham defeated West Essex 9-8 during the 2008 North Jersey Group II Lacrosse state final.
Boston vs Penn @ NCAA Women’s Lax Quarterfinals
Philadelphia, PA, USA; Saturday May 17, 2008; University of Pennsylvania Giulia Giordano, (13), who is from Moorestown High School in New Jersey, in action during University of Pennsylvania Quakers versus Boston University Terriers at the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals played at Drexel University’s Vidas Athletic Field. Mandatory photo credit: Alex Cena
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Philadelphia, PA; Saturday May 17, 2008 (Written by Louis Rossi/Photos by Alex Cena). Boston University saw both its school record 15-game winning streak, and playoff life come to an end Saturday on Drexel’s Vidas Field. Penn’s Quakers, this years top-ranked team in the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, ended the Terriers (7th seed) season for the second straight year.
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Hanover Park @ Mendham Boys Basketball
Mendham, NJ - The Mendham Minutemen defeated the Hanover Park Hornets 61-49 on February 21, 2008, which was also the day Mendham honored its senior basketball players and cheerleaders.
For Mendham, #55 Mark Cisco had a game high 23 points, while teammate #22 Rob Berish had 18 points. #4 Kent Poges, #3 Chris Hanson, #4 Chris Campisi and 11 Caleb DeMoss also put points up on the board. For the Hornets, Alex Gialanella and Pete Nagy had 10 points a piece while Phil Gatti and Chris Seery each had eight.
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Photos by Alex Cena and Jim O’Connor
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Jonathan Dayton @ Gill St Bernard’s Ice Hockey
Randolph, NJ - Jonathan Dayton defeated the Knights of Gill St Bernard’s 8-5 in a junior varsity ice hockey game played at Aspen Ice Ice on February 2, 2008.
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Photo by Alex Cena
Wacholder and Gibb Take Top Prize in Trenton
Trenton, NJ - 200 tons of sand were trucked into the Sovereigh Bank Arena recently for a little beach party above the ice. AVP’s Hot Winter Night’s Tour came to the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton on January 31, 2008 for some California style beach volleyball, featuring Jake Gibb, Stein Metzger, Sean Rosenhal and Sean Scott inn the men’s games, while the women’s featured Rachel Wacholder, Tyra Turner, Barbra Fontana and Jennifer Boss. Rachel Wacholder and Jake Gibbs each walked away from the evening $4,250 by winning the round robin tournament.
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Photos by Alex Cena
AVP Women’s Beach Volleyball Coming to Trenton…in January!
Trenton, NJ-(Anthony Lawrence Caruso, III for NJSI) Tyra Turner, Rachel Wacholder, and Barbara Fontana have all won at least once on the Association of Volleyball Professionals’ AVP Hot Winter Nights Tour. Wacholder won the second and third events. Turner would win the 5th event, while Fontana won the 7th event. Also, Turner, Wacholder, and Fontana have a second place finish.
Wacholder currently has won $16,750 on the Winter tour in 5 appearances. Turner has won $10,500 on the Winter tour in 3 appearances. Fontana has won $7,750 on the Winter tour in 2 appearances.
“I don’t know if winning gives me an advantage,” said Turner. “But I definitely think just experiencing playing indoors without the conditions, because there’s a lot of experienced players who use the heat and use the wind to their advantage.
“So, this is definitely a different game, it evens out the playing field. I think everyone is at a little bit of a disadvantage because you’re not playing with your normal partner so you have to work on being flexible.”
Wacholder won the most events on the women’s event so far. Wacholder won the events in St. Louis, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri, the second and third events on the Winter tour. Turner won the event in Madison, Wisconsin. And Fontana won her event in Minneapolis.
“I won an event in Wisconsin, so for me winning in the winter is preparation for the season.” said Turner. “It’s not as much pressure as the outdoor tournament because you don’t have to deal with the conditions of beach volleyball, whether it the wind, the heat, the dehydration so for myself that took away some things I usually have to worry about kind of out of the way so that’s nice.
“So, it’s warm inside and I’m not battling the conditions and also getting to play with different athletes. It’s a little easier to focus on yourself, per sé. It’s nice to be successful in what we usually consider the off-season.”
AVP Men’s Volleyball-Preparing for Beijing Olympics
Trenton, NJ (Anthony Lawrence Caruso, III for NJSI) – The Association of Volleyball Professionals AVP men’s volleyball players are using the Hot Winter Nights Tour to prepare for the beach volleyball event coming up this summer in the Beijing Olympics. Only two teams are going to be able to appear in the beach volleyball event in the Beijing Olympics from the AVP tour. Stein Metzger previously finished fifth in his Olympic debut, in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
“It was a great experience,” said Metzger. “Appearing in the Olympics was a memorable experience that I will never forget. I finished 5th in Athens and I am hoping I could get back to the Olympics this summer.”
Metzger and his partner Mike Lambert are one of the team’s competing for one of the two slots in the beach volleyball event at the Beijing Olympics. Jake Gibb and his partner Sean Rosenthal are another team competing for the open spots.
“The best players in the world play on the AVP Tour,” said Gibb. “So, it’s good practice and a big goal for us.”
Westfield @ Ridge Wrestling
Basking Ridge, NJ – Westfield @ Ridge High School Varsity Wrestling
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Photos by Gene Parciascepe, Jr. for NJSI
