Far Post action photos at Nordic Cup info

I shot almost every team in Far Post Soccer at Nordic Cup over the weekend. Congrats to all teams for a competitive showing - I was very impressed with your play.

At the bottom of this blog post are links to all of the galleries of all of the games I shot. They are listed in order of the age group of the teams from youngest to oldest. If I have labeled a gallery wrong, let me know and I'll rectify the situation.

Any photo in any of the galleries is available to purchase either as an instant download or as a print. The instant downloads are just 99 cents each and are downloaded right to your computer and are large enough to print as an enlargement up to 8x10 without losing image quality. They will be uncropped.

If you order prints, which start at $1.99 for a 4x6, I will crop and edit the image and make sure it looks its' best. We also offer merchandise through the website like T-shirts, mouse pads, mugs, etc ... Any print or merchandise will be mailed directly to you. You do need a credit card to make the purchase. All prints are done through my website partner www.smugmug.com - they are a national company that works with thousands of small businesses like mine and are extremely reputatible and their quality, in my opinion, is unsurpassed in the industry.

That said, I do not have time to edit the 5,300 photos I took this weekend. This means that some photos are out of focus, have obstructions in them, etc ... Also, some are shot from a distance. You can zoom in to see the quality of the photos on the website and if they look sharp, you can still get a good print even if the subject matter is small in proportion to the entire image.

Here's an example.

Here's the unedited version of a photo.

Here's a cropped, edited version of the same photo. As you can see, just because the subject of the photo is not close in the uncropped version, the quality will be very good when you crop it. Questions? Email me at shawn@coldhollowphoto.com or call me at 782-5317 - Thanks for visiting my site - Shawn Corrow

Here's the list of the galleries I shot this weekend - most have around 200 photos, some have less (especially the U-16 girls second gallery when I showed up minutes before the end of the game, unfortunately. Some have more and some teams have more than one gallery. I tried my best spread myself as much as possible, but I could only do so much, I'm afraid.)

Far Post U-10 Girls Gallery

Far Post U-10 Boys Gallery 1 Gallery 2

Far Post U-12 Boys Premier Gallery

Far Post U-12 Boys Club Gallery

Far Post U-12 Girls Club Gallery

Far Post U-12 Girls Premier Gallery

Far Post U-13 Girls Premier Gallery 1 Gallery 2

Far Post U-13 Boys Premier Gallery

Far Post U-14 Boys Club Gallery

Far Post U-14 Girls Club Gallery

Far Post U-14 Girls Premier Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3

Far Post U-14 Boys Premier Gallery

Far Post U-15 Boys Premier Gallery

Far Post U-15 Girls Club Gallery

Far Post U-15 Girls Premier Gallery

Far Post U-16 Boys Premier Gallery 1 Gallery 2

Far Post U-16 Girls Premier Gallery 1 Gallery 2

Photo of the day

I snapped this sequence at the BFA-St. Albans-St. Johnsbury girls softball semifinal earlier this week.

The moral of this photo story is that if you are going to go for the ball, keep your eye on it, don't jump and if you do make sure you have a six-pack and a tan.

(OK, I'm one to talk, but you won't see me jumping for a foul ball anytime soon!)

BFA-St. Albans-St. Johnsbury softball semifinals game notes

I will be covering the BFA-St. Albans-St. Johnsbury Division I softball semifinal for the Free Press and NSNsports.net this afternoon and did a little research on the game.

This is the third time BFA and St. Jay have meet in the D-I semifinals. BFA won 8-1 in 2002. This was the last time St. Jay made the semis. The Hilltoppers have a 1-5 all-time record in the Division I semifinals. The one time they won was back in 1978, an 11-8 win over the Comets. St. Jay went on to lose in the finals, 4-3, to Brattleboro.

The Hilltoppers are 4-1 all-time in Division II semis and are 2-2 in Division II title games. St. Johnsbury has been a D-I school since 1988. The 'Toppers are 29-34 in the playoffs all-time and 17-30 in Division I.

St. Johnsbury is 15-2 this season, with one-run losses to Essex (3-2) and BFA (2-1 on May 13 in St. Albans). The Hilltoppers are seeded fourth and advanced to the semis with a 21-0 win over South Burlington and a 4-3 win in eight innings over Mount Mansfield. St. Johnsbury has outscored opponents 205-47 this season.

BFA, the top seed, is 16-0 this season and has outscored opponents 155-16. The Comets, who are on track for their fifth undefeated season in program history, advanced to the semis with a 9-1 win over Rutland.

The Comets ended the regular season with three straight shutout wins and six overall. They have allowed a season-high of three runs three times. In 13 games, they have allowed one run or less.

BFA ended a streak of three straight seasons with out reaching the semifinals this year, it's longest drought of that length since 1985-88. BFA's last title game appearance was in 2007, a 6-2 loss to Essex. It's last win was 1-0 over Essex in the 2006 final. This win capped back-to-back undefeated seasons.

BFA is 12-7 all-time in the semifinals and 7-5 in title games. The Comets are 62-27 all-time in the playoffs.

The last time the Comets did not have a winning record was back in 1987.

Heading into the year's playoffs, the Comets ranked second all-time in softball playoff wins (61) and tied for second in titles won (seven).

Here's the Top 10, all divisions, ranked by number of wins (titles)

1. Brattleboro 72 (9)

2. BFA-St. Albans 61 (7)

3. Peoples Academy 59 (9)

4. Canaan 47 (7)

5. Enosburg 46 (5)

6. Essex 43 (5)

7. Missisquoi Valley 43 (3)

8. Thetford 42 (4)

9. Lamoille 42 (2)

10. Randolph 40 (6)