Three for three

adam — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:18:36 +0000

All three Columbus-area guys soccer teams in each of the three divisions won their respective state games on Friday. Worthington Christian won 2-1 in overtime. St. Francis DeSales beat their opponent 1-0 in regulation. The third game, Gahanna Lincoln vs. St. Ignatius, remained scoreless after two overtimes, so they went to a shootout. The Lions won the shootout 4-3 to claim the state title.

Shooting three consecutive soccer games in the same day proved to be physically exhausting. I was in quite a daze through most of the two overtime periods in the third game. Thankfully the excitement of the shootout gave me a jolt of adrenaline that woke me up a bit.

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adam — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:05:06 +0000

For the second week in a row, I shot my weekly Friday night football game at Crew Stadium. For the past few seasons, schools have been playing some of their big rivalry games on this neutral site. The main event on Friday was the Olentangy vs. Liberty game, but I shot the Orange vs. New Albany undercard matchup. It turned out to be a fun game to watch. Orange, a new school that just opened this year, doesn’t have any seniors, so they played the underdog role. After trailing most of the game, they cut New Albany’s lead down to less than a touchdown before running out of time and falling further behind in the fourth quarter.

Despite all the good action on the field, the best part of this game was its start time, 6 p.m. Normally the games here start at 7:30, and aside from the first week or two of the season, it’s nearly dark by kickoff. The early start this week meant I would have daylight for nearly the entire game. Once it started getting dark in the fourth quarter, the big, beautful banks of lights at Crew Stadium did a great job of illuminating the field. I’m sure for bragging about the light this week, I’ll be relegated to a City League game next week, but it was worth it.

Olentangy Orange junior Jason Hoskins, middle, belts out a cheer for his team during the football game against New Albany at Crew Stadium on Sept. 26.

The Olentangy Orange team prepares to enter the field prior to the football game against New Albany at Crew Stadium.

New Albany’s David Sharpe (29) leaps into the endzone over teammate Wes McKeever (3) and Olentangy Orange’s Ross Smith (8) and Alex Chekanoff (33) during the football game at Crew Stadium. New Albany won 30-21.

Olentangy Orange’s Chase Swisher (7) loses control of a long pass while being defended by New Albany’s Ryan Priddy (6).

Olentangy Orange’s Chaz Weisenstien (81) and Andrew Laws (71) team up to sack New Albany quarterback Jake Sullivan.

Olentangy Orange’s Chase Swisher catches a 58-yard touchdown pass over New Albany defender Chance Moore (2).

Olentangy Orange takes on New Albany at Crew Stadium on Sept. 26.

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Three for three

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