Best Game Faces of the Week

(Rochester, IL USA) As fans cheer, a member of the Southwestern Middle School 8th grade team shows how she is feeling after receiving her second place team medal. The loss to Normal Kingsley was the first and only for Southwestern of the season.  Kingsley remained undefeated and won the state championship.



Sometimes you get great game faces in your images. These are two of the best this week. While they may not be a favorite of the subject, they are my favorites of this last week and they would both be basketball.

(Piasa, IL USA) A Jersey player shows his game face as the Southwestern player tries to block his shot.

Basketball - One Point Win & 1000 High School Career Points

(Jerseyville, IL USA) All eyes are on Matthew Murphy as he tips in the ball to score a cumulative 1000 points in his high school basketball career.  Murphy is a senior at Jersey Community High School.  The Jersey Panthers were playing the Waterloo IL Bulldogs when he reached his 1000 points. 

It was an eventful week for basketball at Jersey Community High School.  Senior Matt Murphy topped 1000 points and the girls team won a game by one point.  The girls game was a last fraction of a second win!

(Jerseyville, IL USA) The Jersey Community High School Panthers girls basketball team celebrates immediately after their one point, last second, win against the Indians of Mascoutah IL.  With a fraction of a second to go in the game, a shot was made and as the horn sounded the ball went through the hoop to give Jerseyville a win by one point.

It's all fun and games until...

You are practicing new takedown moves during summer wrestling camp and you are the one being taken down! 

The Takedown

The Jersey Community Unit 100 wrestling team coach had a summer camp for wrestlers of all ages and it was the first experience for some to wrestle.  I forgot to ask the boy in the yellow shirt if it was his first experience on the mat.

Warm Up

The one on the left is flying through warm ups.