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2011 Favorites

Dave — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:39:56 +0000

Here is a selection of some of my favorite shots from the 2011 football season. Hope you enjoy!

Dawgs take care of Cougs again.

Dave — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:06:06 +0000

Saturday was the 104th Apple cup between Washington and Washington State. The Huskies have owned this series the past few years and it continued here with a 38-21 victory over the Cougars. The game was played at CenturyLink Field, which will be the Huskies downtown home for the next year.

Harry and the Cheerleaders stand during the National Anthem.

Coach Sarkisian leads his team out on the field.

Marquess Wilson stretches for the first down marker.

Jessie Calier celebrates after returning a blocked punt for a touchdown.

WSU QB Marshall Lobbestael gets an earful from his coaches after a bad series.

Chris Polk busts through the Cougar defense.

Husky WR Kasen Williams hauls in a touchdown pass in the first quarter.

Jermaine Kearse lays out Nolan Washington with a stiff-arm after a catch.

WSU's Travis Long leaps over Chris Polk trying to get to Keith Price.

Marquess Wilson goes for some yards after the catch.

Jared Karstetter hauls in a touchdown.

A gang of Cougars converge to bring down Chris Polk.

Keith Price rolls out to pass.

Keith Price gets off this pass just in time with pressure from Travis Long.

Alex Hoffman-Ellis lets out a roar after a defensive stop.

UW's Everette Thompson and Danny Shelton sandwich Marshall Lobbestael.

Marquess Wilson slips this last tackle by Cort Dennison to go in for a score.

Keith Price grimaces as he is sacked.

WSU RB Rickey Galvin looks for a hole in the Husky defense.

Desmond Trufant knocks this pass away from Marquess Wilson and it was picked off by Sean Parker.

A hole opens up for Chris Polk.

Chris Polk eyes the defender as he goes for the goal line.

Polk lunges for the line but was ruled down at the one. He would score on the next play.

Marshall Lobbestael throws on the run.

Chris Polk

The Coaches exchange a handshake after the game.

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire holds the Apple Cup trophy to present to the Huskies.

The Huskies hold the trophy high after their victory.

Senior kicker Erik Folk raises the trophy.

Coach Sarkisian with the Apple Cup trophy.

The Huskies acknowledge the crowd with the trophy.

Desmond Trufant

Sean Parker takes the trophy to the locker room.

Beavers roll over Cougars

Dave — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:22:30 +0000

Washington State hosted Oregon State in Seattle on Saturday for their annual “Seattle Game”. The Beavers dominated the Cougars 44-21 with an offensive explosion lead by 4 TD passes by OSU Freshman Quarterback Sean Mannion.

Brandin Cooks goes up high over the Cougar Defense for a touchdown.

WSU's Casey Locker lays out Markus Wheaton over the middle.

Malcolm Agnew dives for the pylon for a touchdown.

Rickey Galvin full steam ahead.

Beavers RB Jordan Jenkins hauls in a pass for a first quarter TD.

WSU Head Coach Paul Wulff

Sean Mannion gets off a pass over the outstretched hand of Kalafitoni Pole.

CB Damante Horton picks off this pass in the endzone to save a touchdown.

Marquess Wilson gets the ball on a reverse and heads up the field.

Marquess Wilson celebrates after hauling in a touchdown pass.

Rickey Galvin follows his blocker John Fullington.

Markus Wheaton lunges for a few more yards.

Cougar LB Sekope Kaufusi looses his helmet after a hit.

Malcolm Agnew gets met by Tyree Toomer.

Malcolm Agnew breaks through for a few yards.

Cougar QB Jeff Tuel tries to get away from Scott Crichton.

Scott Crichton hauls down Cougar QB Jeff Tuel.

Jordan Poyer gains some yardage on a kick return.

Beavers QB Sean Mannion unloads a pass.

Terron Ward tries to break free of Sekope Kaufusi.

James Rodgers keeps his eyes up the field.

Marshall Lobbestael had to come into the game after an injury to starter Jeff Tuel.

Marquess Wilson hauls in a pass.

Beavers FB Clyton York leaves the cougar D in the dust on this touchdown pass.

2010 Favorites

Dave — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:02:13 +0000

I’ve gathered up my favorite sports images from 2010 here. I feel very fortunate to have been able to to shoot so many great events and meet so many great people. I hope you enjoy.

Dawgs go Bowling after Apple Cup thriller!

Dave — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:07:59 +0000

I made the trip over to Pullman this weekend for the Apple Cup. Winter was in full swing as game time temps were in the mid 20′s but a near packed house at Martin Stadium didn’t seem to mind and took advantage of the snow that fell most of the week by pelting the field with snow balls. This year’s game had something riding on it other than being a rivalry game, a Husky win would mean a bowl game for the first time in several years. The Huskies managed to get past a much improved Cougar team 35-28 and earned themselves the Apple Cup trophy and a trip to San Diego for the Holiday Bowl!

Cougar fans getting ready for the game

Coug fan saluting the Dawgs

Chris Polk fights off a tackler. Polk finish a huge night with 294 yards and 2 TDs

Daniel Blackledge dives in for a Cougar touchdown in the third quarter.

D'Andre Goodwin makes a dash to the goal line after a catch

Jermaine Kearse lunges for a few extra yards

Jake gets off a pass as Alex Hoffman-Ellis closes in

Jake scrambling away from the Cougar defense

Chris Polk busts through

Jeff Tuel and Jarred Karstetter celebrate after connecting for a touchdown.

Jeff Tuel gets off a pass past the stretch of Everette Thompson. Tuel finished with 298 yards and 3 TD.

Jermaine Kearse breaks away with a 66 Yd Pass From Jake Locker for a score

James Montgomery is brought down by Cort Dennison

Jermaine Kearse and Deone Bucannon fight over a tipped ball

Chris Polk

Coach Sark telling the refs that it is 4th down

Jake scrambles for the sideline

Jake salutes the Husky fans in the crowd after a score

Jermaine Kearse after catching the game winning touchdown with 44 seconds left

Chris Polk plays around with the Cougar fans as the clock ticks down

Scott Locker (Jake's Dad) was all smiles after this one!

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire presents the Apple Cup trophy to Coach Sarkisian

Apple Cup Trophy

Hellava lotta helmets

Dave — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:57:34 +0000

Here’s a fun piece that I put together with shots of all the helmets of teams that I have shot over the past few years. It sure looks like a lot when you get them all together like this. You will see the black and white version below. It’s funny how they all blend together when you take out all of the colors that make them distinctive and iconic. You can see the color version and see the difference for yourself. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to photograph all these teams over the past few years for Lindy’s Sports Annuals and hope to do it for several more years.

Various football helmets

Apple Cup 2009

Dave — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:33:25 +0000

The Huskies dominated the Cougars 30-0 in this year’s edition of the Apple Cup. Here are a few shots from the game. Enjoy!

Huskies take the field

Jake Locker makes a tough throw on the run.

Dwight Tardy tries to break free from Mason Foster.

It was a physically rough game for the Cougars. Kevin Lopina was knocked out of the game twice.

Jermaine Kearse is brought down after a pass from Locker. The two hooked up on a long touchdown later in the drive.

Cougar WR Gino Simone skies for a catch in front of the Husky bench.

Backup QB Marshall Lobbestael scrambles and gets a pass off. He was later also knocked out of the game for a while.

Kevin Lopina gets flattened again and is knocked out of the game for good just before the half. The Cougars had to put in third stringer Dan Wagner to finish the first half.

Chris Polk became the first freshman in Husky history to rush for 1,000 yards. He finished this game with 130 yards and a touchdown.

Jake Locker rolls out and sees FB Paul Homer for a completion.

Chris Polk busts through the defense for good yardage.

Chris Polk flips into the endzone for a score.

Cort Dennison lets out a roar after a sack.

The Cougars only had one thing to cheer about during the game after an interception by Xavier Hicks.

Jake Locker just gets the corner of an endzone for a score.

Jake Locker celebrates after the touchdown with his teammates.

Gino Simone tries to break the grasp of a Husky Defender.

Chris Polk carried the load of the offense for the Huskies on the ground.

The Husky Defense gets instruction before heading back to the field in the shutout win.

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire gets ready to hand off the Apple Cup Trophy to the Huskies.

Coach Sark hoists the trophy for the crowd.

Players lift the trophy.

The Husky Seniors get their hands on the hardware.

Senior DE Darrion Jones plants a kiss on the apple.

*Extra* Things got so bad that even Butch the Cougar had a hard time watching.

On the Road to Pullman – UCLA @ WSU

Dave — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:13:50 +0000

I got to take my first “Road Trip” of the season for an assignment to shoot the WSU Cougars at home against the UCLA Bruins. I took off early Saturday morning for the drive across the state to Pullman. It was my first chance to shoot at Martin Stadium. The 2 PM kickoff made for some harsh shadows to adjust to. It was a cold one with the temperatures hovering right around freezing. The Bruins dominated the Cougars right from the start for a 43-7 conference win.

Akeem Ayers picks off Marsall Lobbestael's first pass attempt of the game. The Bruin's Defense picked off 3 of Lobbestael's passes before he was replaced.

UCLA wasted no time after the turnover, scoring on a pass to Taylor Embree.

Derrick Coleman busts through the line for a gain.

The Bruin's Defense was all over Marshall Lobbestael. He was replaced in the second quarter.

Johnny Forzani gets uprooted by a UCLA defender after a completion.

Kevin Prince is hit right as he releases the ball.

Kevin Prince takes off for a 68 yard touchdown run.

Johnny Forzani gets stopped on a kickoff return.

Even the punting game was off for the Cougars as Reid Forrest bobbled the snap in the endzone and tried to get off a kick only to have it blocked for a safety.

Johnathan Franklin tried to break free from the grasp of Alex Hoffman-Ellis.

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel is not pleased with QB Kevin Prince after a blown play.

Derrick Coleman delivers a stiff-arm to get around Andy Mattingly

WSU RB Dwight Tardy looks for a hole to bust through.

Dwight Tardy fights off a tackler.

WSU's only highlight came from a touchdown pass to Jeffery Solomon late in the game.

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel lets the officials hear about it after a call against the Bruins.

Fullback Chane Moline lunges for another Bruin touchdown. He had 3 rushing touchdowns on the day.

The ball is up for grabs as the Bruins try to break up a pass attempt to Solomon.

Kevin Lopina escapes the rush on the Cougars final drive of the game.

*Extra* Fly Over before the game.