Lady Hounds are State Bound!

20091114-0121-PVBRegChamp, originally uploaded by treylawyer.

Date: November 14

Abilene – The Region 1 2A Championship between Peaster and Denver City turned out to be a David vs. Goliath type match. Denver City was larger and from the start of the match seemed to be the favorite. Peaster had three major errors to start the game and appeared to be the weak team. They were nervous and it showed. The Denver City Fillies took advantage of the Lady Hounds while they were down and crushed the Lady Hounds in game one 25-12.

Once again, Peaster had to regain their composure and get back on track as they have had to do in each of the previous playoff games. Game two started with Peaster taking a demanding lead and the Fillies taking a time out to get their girls calmed down. The game turned and Peaster took advantage of Denver City’s weaknesses in game two. Peaster pounded Denver City in game two 25-13 by playing smarter, blocking and digging every ball that came to them.



The next couple of games went back and forth. Both teams were delivering impressive kills and digs and there were a number of long rallies that kept the audience on their toes. The Fillies took game three 25-19, while the Lady Hounds took game four 25-18.

The start of game five was up for grabs for the team that wanted it more. During timeouts, the Lady Hounds would chant “WE WANT IT MORE!” and they made their case to the Fillies. The score went back a forth at the beginning and then the Lady Hounds stepped up again and took a five point lead, winning the match 15-10.



With the win, Peaster is heading to the State tournament for the first time since 1993.

Peaster Vs. Alpine Regional Semifinals

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Date: November 13th

Abilene - After a heart stopping regional quarterfinals against Henrietta, the Peaster Lady Hounds faced Alpine in the regional semifinals Friday night. The matchup looked pretty even between the two teams, but the Alpine Lady Bucks took the first game 25-18. The Lady Hounds appeared to be off their game and intimidated by the Lady Bucks.

During game two, the Lady Hounds looked like a different team. They were more relaxed and started playing the type of ball that got them this far in the playoffs. They had a number of key kills and won game two 25-17.



With the match tied at one game apiece, Peaster seemed to have the momentum, but Alpine was not ready to give up. They regained their intimidating style and started killing and digging ever ball that came their way. The Lady Bucks were determined it was their time and played an outstanding game, winning 25-17.



Going into game four it looked as if Alpine would be going to the regional finals, but the Lady Hounds stepped up their game like they have done all season. Peaster started off with a seven point rally and the Lady Bucks never got back on track. At the end of game four, the momentum shifted again in favor of Peaster as they won the game 25-11.



Peaster continued their domination in game five, winning by three points, 15-12.

The Great Comeback

Regional Quarterfinals Peaster Vs. Henrietta, originally uploaded by treylawyer.

Date: November 7, 2009

JACKSBORO - The Region 1 2A Quarterfinals started with Henrietta taking a demanding two game lead over Peaster. The Lady Bearcats looked sharp, were making good decisions and were on top of their game. The Lady Greyhounds started off shaky and didn't regain their composure until game three.

With their backs against the wall and one game away from going home for the year, the Lady Greyhounds stepped up their play and took games three 25-17 and game four 25-19. Peaster looked like a different team after the second game and their momentum continued until the last point. Senior, Courtney Haney finished with 21 kills and 23 assist. Skye Daugherty and Mary Hill both had double digit kills, while Randi Barnett contributed 26 assists.

Henrietta continued to play well and never gave up. With everything thing on the line in, game five played out to be a nail-biter for both teams.



Game five went back and worth with no demanding lead ever taken by either team. In the end, the Lady Hounds wanted it more and and won the final game 18-16.



With the win, Peaster is off to Abilene to meet Alpine at the Regional Semifinals on Friday 13.

Weatherford, Texas Courthouse

Weatherford, Texas Courthouse, originally uploaded by treylawyer.

Tonight I had to go pick up a few things from the grocery store, so on my way back home I decided to stop and take a few shots of the old courthouse in Weatherford. I have been wanting to go out and take some night shots, but there never seems to be time. I ended up with a couple of good photographs, considering I am still experimenting with night photography.

This is a 4 second exposure and I was lucky enough to catch a few cars driving by that gives the neat continuous light effect. You can see all the meta data at http://www.flickr.com/photos/starbirdphoto/3888879610/meta/

This is another addition to my "Around Weatherford" project. I will probably shot the courthouse more in the future because I need some day shots as well as some close ups of the historical markers.

The image below was taken from the west side of the courthouse. It turned out pretty good at this angle and I did a little different post processing for this image. The exposure for this image was 6 seconds. You can view the meta data for this image at http://www.flickr.com/photos/starbirdphoto/3888881918/meta/

I made one more attempt and took a few shots on the North West side of the courthouse. It was not exactly what I was hoping for, but I posted the pictures because I found it interesting how the photographs turned out due to one bright light in front of the courthouse. There is not post processing on the next two photographs, these are exactly how the were exposed.

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