Outside the White Lines
At a ballgame, what is happening off the field can be as interesting as the game. The dugout is usually a center of activity and chatter but sometimes when the team is on the field, it can become a quiet sheltered place to contemplate the nuances of the game. Vale head coach, Rick Yraguen watches [...]
Ooph, Like a Slug in the Gut
Vale’s Kyle Barras is on deck during the first inning of the 3A Oregon State Championships semifinals game between Vale and Horizon Christian on May 31, 2011 at Cammann Field in Vale, OR. Vale was coming off two rainy day playoff games against Rogue River and Dayton so it was nice to have a clear [...]
Big Rain, Big Hits, Big Win for Vikings
Vale Viking Austin Dayton is cheered on by teammates (L to R: Ryan Tucke, Logan Skerjanec, Cory Erstrom, Ty Holloway, Cody Collins) as he takes the field at the start of the game against the Rogue River Chieftains. This first round 3A Oregon State Baseball Championships game on May 25, 2011 at Cammann Field in [...]
Vikings are Rock’n at Cammann Field
Vale senior Seve Yraguen watches his pop fly go foul against New Plymouth at Vale High School’s Cammann Field on April 28, 2011. Yraguen went 0 for 2 with two walks and a run and displayed some fine defense in centerfield while racking up eight putouts in Vale’s 8-3 win. As I approached Cammann Field [...]
Back in the Dugout
The view from the back of the dugout during a doubleheader between Vale and Nyssa on April 15, 2011. It’s been thirty-one years since I stepped into the dugout of a high school baseball game. I had the opportunity to photograph my hometown Vale Vikings during a doubleheader at Nyssa High School. While I know [...]