Sports Action Coverage

Regional Quarter Finals Boys 3A Littlefield vs. Shallowater 3-1-10

What a fantastic battle between two high spirited and high talented teams.  Congrats to  Littlefield for pulling out the win and good luck on your battle tomorrow night.  A gallery is up in the 2010 sports section under basketball for this game.

Girls 3A Regionals Shallowater vs. Walls 2-26-10

This has to have been to most emotionally charged game packed with excitement, joy and disappointment that I have ever been witness to.  To watch Shallowater fall behind by as much as 12 points in the first half to then come back to a 8 point trail in the end of the 3rd period and bring it into overtime just amazed me.  The unfortunate conclusion of the game not being in favor of Shallowater just stuns me even now.  It was their game to have and it just didn’t happen.

“Shallowater Fillies…you rock!  You have some of the largest spirits I’ve seen court side to date.  To Wall…you deserve exactly what you got as you fought hard and then harder to pull your win off…hats off to you girls.  Both of you.”

Shallowater you need to thank Mrs. Whitten for having me cover this event for you.  I know it’s that last game for some of these girls but that is exactly why you need to thank her.  You wouldn’t have these images and memories to grab and hang on to without her.

Gallery located in the sports section under Basketball

Regional Quarter Finals Girls Basketball 3A Levelland vs. Seminole 2-23-10

Levelland is still in the show!  44-29 Levelland.  A few highlights here but the big gallery is up under sports/basketball.

Sundown Mini Dribblers – 2010 “Practice Day”

Man I just love little kids and one more over then that I love little kids playing sports!  My oldest Cade is in the Mini Dribblers in Sundown this year and here was a fun practice today.

Lobos vs. Wildcats Practice Levelland and Idaou Varisty Boys Playoffs 2-19-10

Well I couldn’t pass up the chance to shoot either of these team in the Dome in Levelland so I postponed my XBOX night with the guys a little bit to go.  Glad I could get some good shots of Idalou this season for BBall as they had a slew of shots from the football season.  Awesome to see both of these teams running in the Playoffs.  Hats’ off to both of ya!!!

I put a small gallery up in the Basketball section for 2010.

Baseball Senior Portrait Garrett – Levelland Texas

Ok…well the first day we did our session with Garrett we didn’t get to hit the field for our baseball stuff for the event that was going on.  Garrett didn’t feel like modeling for all the player on the field that day so we went back the next day.  Here is Garrett and his passion.

College Basketball SPC Texans and Lady Texans vs. Odessa 2-15-10

My first venue into the Texans home court in Levelland at SPC.  Gotta give props to the lighting in the place…it’s pretty good I still added a little of my own but not much.  Hats off to the Texans and Lady Texans for putting up a good fight…

Thanks you to SPC for allowing me to come in and shoot the event…hope I can come again sometime.

A few highlights from both games


Lobos Varisty Last Home Game Explosion vs. Perryton 2-12-10

You guys freakin’ rocked!  I don’t remember seeing you guys play as hard and as well as a team as you did this night.  I couldn’t help but try and make this the last home game for you guys the best photographically I possibly could do.  You guys took it to another level tonight as did I…enjoy these shots as you seniors will remember them for the rest of your lives.

The gallery is up in Sports 2010

Little Dribblers Team Shots Day 1

First day down and in the books…one more to go for the Levelland Little Dribblers Basketball Association.


Varisty Boys and Girls Basketball Shallowater vs. Abernathy 2-10-10

I was once again commissioned to cover some more basketball action in Shallowater.  Here are the highlights for the games with Shallowater an Abernathy going head to head.  The main gallery will be in the 2010 Sports Gallery under Basketball.

GALLERIES ARE UP.

Special thanks goes out to Jim Redman for some advice given on improving my sports photography images…it helped a ton!

Varsity Boy and Girls Basketball Shallowater vs. Littlefield 2-2-10


This was a requested sports coverage session via Shallowater so sorry if the gallery is a little Fillie Biased…there is a reason for that.

You can find a gallery for both the boys and the girls games in the 2010 Sports Gallery under Basketball with either VG or VB to tip you off on which is which.

Team Photo Shoots

I just wanted to put this information out in internet land about some of the Team Profile Photo Shoots I have been doing.  For each session I do I will place a gallery online in the sports gallery for 2010 in the specific Team Profile Photo Shoots category.

If you needed more copies and wanted to send far off family links to see your kids this is the place to do it.

Varsity Basketball Boys and Girls Levelland vs. Dalhart 1-31-10

Some more great action from our local varsity basketball teams.  Another close one that went to the wire again for the girls…they have to stop doing that!

Anyhow the full gallery is up in the 2010 Sports Gallery under Basketball…enjoy!!!

VB VG and JVB BAsketball Levelland vs. Cooper 1-26-10

We have some action from the JVB-Varsity Girls and Boys for Levelland vs. Cooper.  What an incredible night of action…and that’s an understatement. All 3 games are posted in the 2010 Sports Gallery under basketball.

A few highlights…and don’t forget about the junior cheerleaders at half time.


VB Basketball Levelland vs. Estacado 01-19-10

Levelland and Estacado Varsity Boys…I’m speechless.  So I’ll let the pictures talk for me…the gallery is located in the 2010 sports galleries under basketball.

VG Basketball Loboettes vs. Estacado 01-19-10

I feel bad about this game as I arrived very late and only got the last 4 minutes of the 4th period…sorry girls.  I still managed about 50 decent shots including some of the lower classman getting to play in the action.

The gallery is up in the sports section for 2010.

VB Basketball Shallowater vs. Abernathy 01-16-10

Here is the notice for the gallery for the Varsity Boys Basketball game with Shallowater and Abernathy.

What a game…wire runner to the never knew who was gonna win until the clock stopped!

The gallery is located in the sports gallery 2010 under basketball.

VG Basketball Shallowater vs. Abernathy 01-16-10

This was a requested sports sessions for Shallowaters Varsity Girls Basketball Team for 2010.  My focus was primarily on Shallowater for this game however the Varsity Boys game was well balanced coverage wise.

The gallery for the girls is up in the sports gallery for 2010.

Steel Roost MX Levelland TX 12-20-09 Jefferey Fisher #38

This is the only one I'm posting for this race as it is the shot to speak for all other shots…the gallery for the race is up with about 300 shots

Jefferey Fisher #38 at large!

Jefferey Fisher at Steel Roost MX in Levelland Tx 12-120-09

Feel free to leave comments…this one is worth it.

Skate Park Action – Levelland Tx 12-18-09

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Random action from the Skate Park today in Levelland…

Varsity Basketball Levelland vs. Hereford boy-girls 12-15-09

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Ok here are some of the hot shots from the Hereford Levelland games on 12-15-09.  I wasn’t in too much of a rush as I’m sure not too many folks were just dying to see this game from Levelland.  Never the less I gotta give props too Hereford for being as strong as they were.

Here are some highlights…the gallery is being updated right now and this game will not be uploaded until the 20th do to the update process I’m going through.

Sundown Basketball Tourney VB Sundown vs. Denver City 12-11-09

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Wow….and I’ll leave it at that.

Gallery is up in the sports section.

Sundown Basketball Tourney VB Sundown vs. Willman 12-10-09

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This was a requested session to follow the Sundown Varsity Boys Team primarily.  The game came off very one sided with a almost doubled score for Sundown over Willman.

The gallery is up in the sports section under basketball and then look for the Sundown Tourney.

A few of my favs for highlights:


Levelland Air Extreme Meet

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Amanda Baily helping a student

I had the pleasure of going to:

Acrospirits Tumbling & Trampoline Teams
Street: 407 West State Road 114
Levelland, tx 79336-2428
Phone: (806) 897-3120

They were having a fund raiser for a family in need with a huge turnout.  Do to my schedule that day I was only able to stay for just a short time but in my few moments while there I was amazed at the abilities showcased at this facility.  Crazy stuff!  I hope I can go again to get some more action shots…this is pretty cool stuff.

Levelland ISD Basketball Invitational 2009 – Championship Game Levelland vs. El Paso Irvin 12-05-09

EPIC…is the best most powerful word I can find to describe this game If you were there then you know what I mean as both teams were fantastic and the results into overtime proved it.  Big congrats to the Loboettes for pulling this one out on top.

The gallery is in the sports section with about 700 shots and each image is both in color and one of my favorite black and white treatments.  I felt this game needed a little extra attention…so I gave it some.

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Levelland Basketball Invitational 2009 Day 01

From what I have been able to watch so far the action has been nonstop.  A huge upset for Horizon over Godly.  Just amazing to see this one unfold….Horizon is 5 down with 45 seconds in the game and with nothing more than pure determination they pull it off with with two buckets the last  2 pointer at the 1.4 second mark in the game on clock and get a foul on the play to put #14 in the hot seat with 1 free throw.  She nailed it…game over.

Levelland dominated Bel Air with a 20 point gap…no one on the Loboettes looked like they broke a sweat.

In the gallery system under basketball I have Godly vs. Horizon and Levelland vs. Bel Air just look for the Levelland Invitational.

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6 Man Football Qtr Final Playoffs Borden County vs. Sands at Lubbock 11-28-09

Amazing talent and determination with a relentless drive to win was easily seen on both teams clearly.  Borden however is just a well oiled machine geared to dominate…and they did.  Sands never gave up you could see that in their eyes but their will just couldn’t overcome Bordens drive.

In the sports section of the gallery under football and 6 man I have placed 388 images from this game.

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A few highlights:

6 Man Football Playoffs Motley County vs. Miami in Silverton 11-27-09

First of all I have to say that this was a challenging stadium as the lights were defiantly on the low end of the scale which has made these photos on an average fall bellow my usual standards on quality. The low light makes it very difficult to get nice clean shots consistently especially with my ISO averaging about 12,800 most of the night…you photogs will appreciate that.  So to say the least the photos are a little grainy and the crops are not as tight as usual…this just couldn’t be helped.

My trek to Silverton which was a 260 mile round trip for me was my first venture into 6 Man Football.  Man was I tired!  These two teams were insatiable with their appetites for scoring and needless the say the action was non-stop.

Unfortunately with my time spent on the field I was able to take about 1400 shots only to have 556 images left after my first run through in edits…but hey something is better than nothing right…especially for a 1/4 Final 6 Man Championship Football Game.

Find your way over to the gallery and look in the sports section and then football.  I’ve added a 6 Man category to football so it’s gonna be pretty easy to find.

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Here are a few highlights…but don’t forget about the main gallery with 566 images

Boys Levelland vs. Andrews Varsity Basketball 11-24-09

Levelland vs. Andrews tonight ending with a Levelland win for the Varsity Boys…nice game!

Look in the gallery system under sports/basketball to find the shots.

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Karleigh Porterfield

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A wonderful young lady at Levelland ISD.  These were her varsity basketball profile shots and a random pose or two when we were shooting the team posters on location.

Texas Tech vs. OU in Lubbock Texas 11-21-09

This one is easy folks.  I’ll let the photographs speak for themselves.  I feel honored and blessed to have been allowed to have been a part of this event.

A few highlights are here in the topic but follow this link to see 100 shots in a gallery slide show.

Slide Show Highlights Link:

Playoff Football Littlefield vs. Riverroad in Plainview 11-20-09

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This was a hardcore game all the way down to the last 6 seconds and the last long bomb pass into the end zone.  I am amazed at the talents on both of these teams…guess that’s what they were both in the Playoffs.  I took about 700 shots and knock it down after edits to about 350.  The game gallery is located in the sports section of the gallery under football in the 2009 gallery…

http://steveconwayphotography.com/yourgalleries/

UIL 3A Volleyball Championship Wylie vs. Monahans in Levelland 11-14-09

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As a Freelance Photographer I am always for hire…please contact me for information on how I can serve you.

An incredible match between two team well deserving of their spots in the battle for the 3A championship.  Congrats to Monahans for the win and trip to state and good luck.  Wylie…you were awesome and I thought you guys had it so I keep my camera on you most of the time.  Enjoy the shots folks.  In the gallery system under sport/volleyball you will find a Wylie biased gallery with about 350 images.

A few highlights…

Playoffs Idalou vs. Crane in Seminole 11-13-09

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….this one is hard to describe.  It’s make it or break it for both teams in this game and 4 quarters later it’s sudden death overtime two times over to decide it.  No losers in this game…trust me I watch everyone out there and there were no losers on that field.  Hats off to Crane full pulling it out in the end and to Idalou for never given up.  It was fantastic watching you guys play this game thank you for inviting me to be a a part of it.

This game gallery contains about 700 images.  It’s located in the Sports Section under Football…you can’t miss it.

A few highlights…

Loboettes Basketball vs. Lubbock Monterey 11-10-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

The opening game for the Loboettes and Lubbock Monterey varsity basketball teams looked more like a wrestling match at times then a basketball game.  It’s all good!  I managed about 500 shots in the game but cut it down to a modest 210 that I have put into the gallery.  Just go to the sports section under basketball…it’s the only one in there so far.

Enjoy some highlights…

Playoff Volleyball Olton vs. Windthorst in Snyder TX 11-08-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

This is the Playoff game between Olton and Windthorst.  Parents went out of their way this time to make certain I was able to come to their game.  I did my best to get the shots they wanted.  The gallery is in the Sports Section under Volleyball.

Midland Invitational Swim Meet 2009 Race Day 11-07-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

This is just a post to let you know I have finished with the race day photos from the Meet on Saturday at the COM in Midland.  This was probably one of the hardest things I have tried to photograph to this point in my life.  I took about 1600 shots during the day and only ended up with 600ish in the gallery. That is a very high attrition rate for me.  It was still fun though.  Enjoy the photos folks the gallery is up in the sports section under swim meets.

The Midland Invitational Swim Meet – Diving – 2009 11-6-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

My coverage of the Invitational began Friday with diving.  They had some really great athletes show up from all over Texas  with some incredible talent and control exhibited.  I was able to capture most of the dives and have place them in the gallery system under the Sports section connected with Swim Meets with 2 galleries containing about 750 photographs each.

Just a note: 90% of the photos in the galleries are not edited.  Unlike the photos in this post I have not edited the gallery photos at all.  So expect them to look even better upon ordering.

Note number 2: With the large number of photos in each gallery if you don’t have a fast connection be patient with it as the gallery may not work smoothly until everything has loaded fully.  You can also turn the music off to help just click the moving bars and press stop.

Big thanks goes out to the Bulldogs Booster Club for their hospitality and extending me the opportunity to be here for the event.  The race coverage for Saturday will post in a later topic.

Enjoy these little high lights from the diving.

Volleyball Playoffs 2009 – Shallowater vs. Kermit in Seminole 11-03-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

This was a requested sports session from Shallowater to focus on their girls in the Playoffs this year.  Shallowater held their ground firmly with the meeting ending at 3 games…..congrats to the Fillies for their first PO win.

OVer 500 shots are in the sports/volleyball section of the gallery.  Here are a few highlights.

YFL Levelland Superbowl Sunday Photographic Coverage 2009

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YFL Levelland Superbowl Sunday Photographic Coverage 2009

I have galleries up for all 3 games in the sports section under Football + YFL Football 2009.

Goto the Galleries

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Call for any questions 806-891-0378.

Blast from the past baseball gallery – Lamesa vs. Seminole Championship Game 6-27-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

I had a request to pull up a past gallery from the summer baseball stuff 2009.  This is for the Machine Pitch Lamesa vs. Seminole Allstars Championship game held in Levelland on 6-27-09.

I placed the gallery in the sports section under baseball with 697 images in it.

“Hey Steve do you do posters and graphics too?”

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

Someone asked me the other day if I had the ability to do other things like graphics and poster collages etc….like for example Senior Announcements and just random cool stuff people might want.

Photos always seem to speak louder than words.

Friday Night Varsity Football Levelland vs. Dalhart 10-23-09 + Red Ribbon Week

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

Action from the Levelland – Dalhart game was none stop unfortunately it was extremely one sided.

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This guy has nothing to be ashamed about!

Dustin Smith #21 for the Lobos was fantastic with the pressure he had on his shoulders…hats off to ya Dustin!

Highlights for half time included the “Red Ribbon Week Kids” covering the football field with ribbon from one end to the other.  The bulk gallery is in the sports section where several photos of the halftime events are included as well.

Lubbock Cooper Varsity vs. Levelland District Volleyball 10-20-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

Facebookers click the link to see the highlight photos…

While at Cooper ISD the other day I was shooting a sports session for the JV Volleyball teams.  Well when they were done I couldn’t help but stay a while and shoot some Varsity VB to boot.  Here is some of the action in this post and you can find a bulk gallery in the sports section as well.

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Volleyball Sports Session – Levelland JV vs. Cooper 10-20-09

As a freelance photographer I am always for hire and support my family with my camera please see my prices or contact me directly to schedule a sports or personal session.

I was asked to do a sports session at Lubbock Cooper the other day for a few players on the Levelland JV Volleyball team.  Take a look at some highlights here in the post and then you can find the gallery in the sports section under volleyball.

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