Searching for Perfection

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Mar 17, 2012; Holland, MI, USA; Amherst Lord Jeffs forward Jackie Renner (30), guard Marcia Voigt (11), forward Bridget Crowley (5), forward Lem Atanga McCormick (34) and forward Caroline Stedman (22) during the first half against the St. Thomas Tommies at the 2012 NCAA Final Four division three women's basketball tournament at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Amherst Athletics
Mar 17, 2012; Holland, MI, USA; Amherst Lord Jeffs forward Jackie Renner (30), guard Marcia Voigt (11), forward Bridget Crowley (5), forward Lem Atanga McCormick (34) and forward Caroline Stedman (22) during the first half against the St. Thomas Tommies at the 2012 NCAA Final Four division three women's basketball tournament at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-Amherst Athletics

Last weekend I was blessed to be able to spend a few days in Holland, MI. Hope College was hosting the NCAA women’s division III Final Four basketball tournament. The weather that weekend was unbelievable! I was fortunate enough to have some free time to explore downtown Holland, which seemed to be a pretty cool town and hopefully I can go back one day to explore more.

Alright, down to the business now. The reason I was there was because once again, I was able to photograph the tournament for Amherst College.  The Lord Jeffs were looking to defend their title from last year’s Final Four and they were also going for a perfect record with no losses in the 2011/2012 season and post season. Unfortunately, they were unable to do so. In the semi-final round they lost a very close game to George Fox, and in the consolation game they lost again to St Thomas (MN).  The consolation game was a very emotional game for the seniors of the team being that it was their last game.  Here are some photos…

March Basketball

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Mar 10, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani (7) prepares to shoot a free throw during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE
Mar 10, 2012; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani (7) prepares to shoot a free throw during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-US PRESSWIRE

March is an awesome time of year. We get to bump our clocks ahead an hour which means there is more sunlight in the evening, and that is something I love. It also means that we get an extra hour of sleep in the fall. I know it is tough now because we lose an hour, but just think of that hour you will get in the fall!

March also brings the greatest basketball there is.  March Madness is just plain awesome! However, that means basketball is wrapping up and there won’t be much more basketball to shoot. This is something that I don’t like. For me, basketball is one of my favorite sports to photograph. I am not sure why though. Maybe it is because I played for three years in high school or maybe it is because I have photographed more basketball than any other sport. Whatever the reason is, I was blessed to be able to shoot three games in a little over twenty-four hours this past weekend. I photographed my last Oakland Community College basketball game for the year, which unfortunately was their last game also since they did not move on to nationals. The other two games were the Pistons’ games as they hosted Toronto and Atlanta .