Boerne High School vs Antonian Prep Varsity Football

Wow,  have't updated this since August?    Guess no one noticed...Facebook seems to be where the cool kids hang out.

Speaking of cool kids, check out the series of Nick Novak, a JV player that moved up to play varsity last Friday. (#30 varsity & #33 JV)
http://www.ralphmawyerphotography.com/keyword/bhsfb30#!i=3548263613&k=NTnsMj8

He looks right at home...

See all the game photos at BoerneSportsPhotos.com

Boerne vs Kerrville Tivy Football - Scrimmage Warmup for All

As usual it's 90-100F around here and football is spinning up.  Actually not too bad tonight working to get back in the groove shooting the Greyhounds taking on the Antlers.  Nice opportunity to catch some of the linesmen, that are so hard to get during a regular game...

Check out the small gallery here and follow me on Facebook.

Also check out my tentative schedule for this year and contact me if you have an interest in custom coverage for your favorite team or player.

APSFL Chicago Fire Dept. Blaze vs San Antonio Raiders (SAFD/SAPD) Football Championship 2014

Football in June!

Sometimes things just go right...

I get a phone call from a number I don't recognize, assume it's spam and move on.  But wait, there's a voicemail. "Are you available to shoot the inaugural American Public Safety Football League Championship game tomorrow between some Chicago firemen and the San Antonio PD/FD team" (more or less).

Short notice, but hey they're a paying client and it's a daylight game with a whole bunch of big, motivated football players..at least two of which looked like they must have played pro ball before becoming firemen. What's not to like...

While San Antonio wasn't able to get the field at the University of the Incarnate Word this time, they managed old school on grass at Edison high...up close and personal for all the fans.

American Public Safety Football League

Chicago FD Blaze
San Antonio Raiders

Lots of fun, lots of action...all of which you can see here:
http://www.ralphmawyerphotography.com/Sports-CustomCoverage/APSFLChampionship-2014

Ashley Walters - Texas A&M Softball Signing Class of 2015.

I had the opportunity to shoot Ashley and her club team, the Blaze, as she stays tuned up in preparation for her first year at A&M. Ashley was one of two catchers in the Texas A&M seven-player class for 2015, which was no surprise as she's been collecting accolades for her entire softball career, including being named on the MaxPreps 2014 Preseason All-American Softball team.

"C - Ashley Walters, Center Point (Texas), Sr.
Batting leadoff, Walters was unstoppable in 2013 — .761 batting average (.807 OBP), 70 hits, 70 runs, 76 RBIs, 19 home runs, 30 doubles, four triples, 1.793 slugging and she struck out just once. She has committed to Texas A&M."

Texas A&M Signing Class of 2015 

Incarnate Word Football (UIW) vs Abilene Christian University (ACU)

I had the opportunity to shoot the University of Incarnate Word vs Abilene Christian University football game yesterday, while most of San Antonio's football fans were focused on UTSA.

Both schools had great wins, with UIW defeating ACU for the first time ever and established their first winning season since the program's inception five years ago. 

The game went down to the last two minutes with UIW ahead by three points and ACU moving the ball to within scoring range, but suffered a fumble and the resulting loss.

See the full gallery on my Editorial/Commercial site: 

http://ralphmawyerphotos.photoshelter.com/gallery/Abilene-Christian-College-University-of-Incarnate-Word-20131109/G0000OmmB9lEs1Us/C000089QUBi0skK8

World Karate (San Antonio-Leon Springs) Black Belt Test

Had an engagement to shoot a black belt promotion test at World Karate in Leon Springs, Texas.

Had a range of emotions on this as the lighting conditions and close action work made it technically difficult, but it also brought back the 10-15 years I studied before I got old and out of shape.

Had a great time and even managed to get the required breaking board photo...note that Luke was holding the board when he broke it, so it was all about speed and focus and not someone pushing hard while you punch or kick the board.

Congratulation Luke and the other students and my thanks to Master David Brown who let me on the mat and essentially allowed me to act like a paparazzi during all portions of the test. Watching Sensei David work with the younger kids class and during the black belt test, it was apparent he is was running a class act...and the building is way cool also.

Boerne-Champion vs Lockhart Varsity Football & Homecoming

Busy week with Lockhart taking on Boerne-Champion on Champion's Homecoming night.  That's usually a hard gig, but if you want to see a ground-based offense just watch Lockhart's varsity and even Freshman teams grind out the yardage.  A couple of us even swore we saw a wishbone formation, circa UT/Darryl Royal of the 1960-70s. ;-)

So all the crashing about was great, but it was homecoming for Champion and they put on a great pre-game awards show and the usual fine half-time by the band and Charms dancers.

Checkout in the game gallery and the homecoming gallery.
Look here for the freshmen game gallery.