Timbers at Earthquakes

I shot my first MLS game last night at Back Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday. At first I did not know what to expect.



I heard from some of my colleges that the light there is TERRIBLE for shooting but I think it is just as bad when shooting basketball... just a bit cooler though.



So any way, I arrived at the stadium about an hour early so I can find parking and get set up since I had never been there before... well at least at the soccer stadium.



After the hassle of finding where I need to park I gathered up my gear and headed inside. Once inside no one seemed to know on where we can and cannot stand so that was a bit of a pain as well.



Once the game started I started shooting.









The Earthquakes came away with the win in the final minutes of the game defeating the visiting team 1-0



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Mountain View High School Boys Soccer

I gotta say this was a hell of a game between Mountain View and Woodside. Both sides very skilled and very athletic. Here are a few photos from the game. The story can be found at the end of this post.















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Photos from the past few days

So I have not put up photos for a few days but been busy with other things. I thought this time I would update the page with a few sports photos I shot over the past few days. Not much to say but enjoy the photos!

Soccer Wars

"Palo Alto’s oldest soccer club, Harmonie, warms up prior to their game on Saturday in Palo Alto. The soccer club managed to get some time on the field to host a local soccer club tri-team competition calling it the “Palo Alto Cup.” The games are intended to help highlight the competitive soccer clubs in Palo Alto while continuing quest to regain field time slots."

There is a few soccer clubs in Palo Alto that have been around for a while now.



And with more leagues for younger kids and women sprouting up these teams have a hard time getting slots to practice.



It is important to practice for any sport you play... without practice, you can't get better.