Dec 31 2010
Wrestling–Mountaineer Classic Wrestling Tournament
From the MCHSAthletics website: The Wrestling team hosted 9 other schools this afternoon in the Mountaineer Classic and finished the day with a runner-up finish to Fluvanna. Madison won their pool beating Courtland (46-33), Monticello (41-33), Western Albemarle (54-30) and Dinwiddie (38-36) Madison faced off against Fluvanna, who also won their pool, and lost 44-26. Ethan O’Connell and Anthony Jewett both went 5-0 and Jeff Foster was 4-0 on the day to lead the Mountaineers. Jacob Welch, Lynn Welch and Derek Nicholson all were 4-1.
I shot Madison’s first three matches, all wins. Here are links:
The lighting for wrestling is especially tough, the wrestlers are usually looking down, and there is NO light reflected off those mats. So, for something different, I shot the first match with strobes, mounted high on the bleachers in two corners. The color is MUCH better, and those faces pressed into the mat are now lit up…but it’s a lot of work to set it up…..
…and the next to matches I shot natural light, no strobes….
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