Belmont Shores Men's Rugby

Since my son is in track I've been taking a lot of various track action shots. Well this weekend I wanted to get out and shoot something different. Now I have shot some rugby in the past, both the men's and women's rugby team out of Belmont Shores and really wanted to get out for some more shots of the women's team in action but missed their last home game, which was a couple of weeks ago. As it turned out the men's team had a home game at Long Beach State University this last Saturday, so I got my gear together and went out for a great day in the open air shooting action.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the game.

Lakewood Discus & Shotput

Another meet has come and gone. This meet was against Poly High and held at Long Beach Community College. Once again my son did an outstanding job and took first in both the shotput and discus. We only have two meets left and then it will be time for the Moore League Finals. Our next meet, which will be the last one I'll be able to attend, will be against both Cabrillo and Compton High School. Due to a two week school through my work I will miss the last meet against Millikan and the League Finals, which I'm really disappointed about. I really wanted to be there with my son while he competed.

For these shots I did a tighter crop to bring out a bit more detail in the athlete's intensity and expressions. I start with a few shots of my son.

Here are a few shots of the Varsity throwers.

Los Angeles County Championship Track Meet

My son was invited to participate in the Los Angeles County Championship Track Meet held at Warren High School this last Saturday. He has been doing very well in both of his events (shotput & discus), winning each league meet and placing high in local invitationals. He was also expected to do well in the shotput, which at the moment is the strongest of his two events, but during this meet he switched it up on us. He did an outstanding job on the discus, placing first with a throw of 118' and 10". Even though he didn't win the shotput he did place third with a throw of 45'. I was there to support him and while I waited for his events I did manage to take some high jump shots, which were right next to the shotput pit.

This first young lady is from from the school I do a lot of sports shooting for and is on the verge of braking the school high jump record, which I'm sure she will do before the season is over.

These two high jumpers were outstanding athlete's. Watching them jump with such grace was something to see. I'm always amazed when watching athlete's like this in action.

Lakewood Track vs Jordan

This was Lakewood's second league meet and against Jordan. Long Beach high schools have their track meets over two days. Since none of our schools have the facilities to throw the discus they meet on Wednesday, the day prior to the meet, to throw the discus at Long Beach Community College. It is during this that all of the school's get together to throw. A given school will only be competing against one school even though all of them are throwing. The following day, Thursday, is when the shotput and all of the remaining events are given.

For this meet I focused my attention on the high jumpers to get them in action. There were only a few jumpers from both schools so I was able to get some running action in between jumps and of course I had to watch my son throw the shotput.

"Picture of the Day"

I was sitting low on the ground to take this shot (A request from the mom) of this young lady coming off the blocks and right before the judge shot his starting pistol he must have said something, because she looked up at him with this expression.

High Jump

Discus

"My Son"

I am so proud of my son with how he is excelling in track. My son is a sophmore and this is his second year throwing the shotput and discus for his school. Last year as a freshmen he placed first in Moore League with the discus and second with the shotput. This year is starting to repeat last year. So far in his two league meets he has placed first in both shotput and discus. In this most recent meet against Jordan High he exceeded his farthest throw in both events. This Saturday he will be competting against various other athlete's in Los Angeles County during the Los Angeles County Inventational at Warren High School. Good Luck Son.