Potters Rest Atop Ironmen

 The Morton Potters and the Normal Ironmen met up on Saturday January 4th in the east gym of Normal Community High School. Spectators fill little more than half the stands. The Potters hit first and last with the score a 4 or 5 point difference for much of the contest. The Potters pulled away in the final 2 minutes to rest on top of the Ironmen by 10 points at the final buzzer. #Mortonpotters #NCHSAthletics #AlanLookPhotography #Bloomington-NormalSportsPhotos

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2024 State Farm Holiday Classic Coed Basketball Tournament Champs!

 The State Farm Holiday Classic Coed Basketball Tournament ended its four day run in Bloomington - Normal at the Shirk Center on Monday December 30th.  Dozens of games played at 4 venues gives plenty of time for photo ops for Best Look Magazine for those coveted Bloomington - Normal Sports Photos.  Our coverage was a little limited this year as we only were able to cover a couple of days of The Classic.  Teams we were privileged to cover were the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints boys and girls teams, El Paso - Gridley Titans boys, University High Pioneer boys, Tri-Valley Viking boys, North Lawndale Chicago Prep boys, St. Joe - Ogden boys, Bishop McNamara Irish girls, Bradley Bourbonnais boys, and Normal Community Ironmen boys.

Winners for this years tournament were:

Small School girls - Camp Pt. Central/Augusta Southeastern over Bloomington Central Catholic Saints 62-35

Small School boys - Pectonica over St. Joe - Ogden 67-54

Large School girls - Washington over Normal Community 61-43

Large School boys - Peoria over Romeoville 61-44

Cheers to The Classic Committee and all the volunteers that make this annual event a reality!

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2024 Review in Pictures for Bloomington - Normal Sports

So much water under the bridge this year. I could add a lot of context to this post but I think I'll just let the images speak for the year. 50 of several thousand frames this year. Maybe not the best ones, but I like them all for what they say to me. I can't post 50, so click the link and enjoy!

World class images from the Best Look in Sports Action Photography in Bloomington - Normal, McLean County and the 309 area code.
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#1 Vols drop Illini by 2.

  Illini men's basketball played a tough game and suffered an even tougher 2 point loss to the current #1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers last night. Here's a few images from the 2nd cut. 1st cut images available for licensing at Zuma Press.

12-13-2024 Normal Community West High School Wildcats Basketball defeated by Richwood Knights

  From my chair, the West v Richwoods varsity boys basketball game looked closer than it ended up. West fell short on a 50-36 game. West has what seems to be an unusually young bunch of ballers with just 3 seniors on the team. Two or three of the starters for this game were sophomores and very hard working young men!

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Fighting Illini men's basketball defeat Wisconsin Badgers 12-10-2024

 It was the Illini over the Badgers last night at. Seemed like a pretty good match up. The Illini played much better together this game than the Little Rock game I saw earlier this season. Hopefully they continue to be more comfortable with each others positioning and ability.

Head over to Zuma Press for the good stuff - it's all licensable. Here are some fun ones that landed in the seconds pile. I also keep a few of my favorites for viewing pleasure only on my website!

 Ridgeview Mustangs JV and Varsity boys basketball teams both scored decisive victories on Friday noght December 6th against the Knights of Blue Ridge.  Action took place on Kellar's Court at Ridgeview High School in Colfax IL.

See all the pics at Alan Look Photography!  Here is a video and a few teasers off the "B" list.