Throughout this quarter, I have had the pleasure to take a photography class. I have been able to take away plenty of skills from the class and wanted to show off some of the photos I gathered from this quarter. I hope you love them as much as I do! Enjoy!
The top three photos were taken during the Farmer’s Market and the bottom three were just the grass and flowers around my home.
Game two- The Bulldogs continued their streak by winning 10-0 against the Othello Huskies in the last game of their double header on Saturday.
Senior Carissa Burgess pitched this game and made her mark with three quick strikeouts against the Huskies in the top of the first inning. The Huskies made quick work of the Bulldogs to finish the first inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, senior Carissa Burgess drove the ball to left field. To follow up on that, sophomore Morgan Olin put down a bunt in front of home plate advancing Burgess from third while Olin was thrown out at first.
“It was great to throw a low pitch count and throwing well,” said Burgess. “We are gaining confidence from pitching and hitting well and ready for the rest of the season.”
Junior Larissa Snyder was out at first but advanced the runner at third to home to give the Bulldogs the first score of the game, 1-0.
The Bulldogs capitalized at the plate again in the bottom of the third inning with bases loaded and no outs. Senior Kalli Fahey blasted the ball to deep right field, clearing the bases to increase the score 3-0.
With a walk by Carissa Burgess, the bases were loaded for sophomore Morgan Olin who hit a shot up the middle and brought in a runner and increased the score to 4-0 and bases remained loaded for the Bulldogs.
“I’ve been in a slump lately, it was great to have solid hitting today and back to normal,” said Olin. “We were ready for today and really set the tone.”
Junior Larissa Snyder popped up to second baseman and Kalli Fahey sending one up the middle and brought the runners in to bring the score to 7-0.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Bulldogs added runs to make it 9-0 with a shot past the third baseman by Morgan Olin.
Carissa Burgess kept the Huskies off the bases with strikeouts to wrap up the top of the fifth inning. The Huskies relieved their pitcher at the bottom of the fifth to finish the game.
In the bottom of the sixth, Shauny Fisk hit a ball to deep center and an error made at second brought Fisk home to finish the game 10-0.
“Today went good overall, our confidence in our hitting and pitching is getting better,” said EHS coach Gant. “Coming up, we will be playing Ephrata and Selah who are both tough teams.”
Game One- The Ellensburg High School Softball team battled against Othello in a double header on Saturday and won both games. The first game ended early at the top of the fifth inning with a score of 15-3.
The day seemed to start and end with great plays by sophomore shortstop Shauny Fisk. The first play of game one involved a line drive to Fisk at short, and Fisk made a diving catch to stop the ball.
“It was a good game, one of the best ones we have had,” said Fisk. “It was great to be able to read the defense and get the ball on the ground. This has really helped with our confidence in our bats and pitching game.”
At the end of the first inning, the Bulldogs were up 3-0. Fisk helped put the first runs on the board by stealing second and after a line drive past second base by senior Haley Cantu. Fisk scored on a pop up between the catcher and pitcher by senior Kalli Fahey.
Senior pitcher Clarissa Burgess added two more runs with a single to center that was misplayed by the outfielder.
In the third inning, the Othello Huskies started off with a two-run home run. Making a comeback at the plate with two strikeouts, Kalli Fahey battled to end the inning.
“I had to work hard at figuring out the zone and keep it squeezed in deep down the middle,” said Fahey.
In the bottom of the third, Burgess answered with a shot off the center field fence for a stand-up double. Senior Jaylynn Leadercharge sent one to the fence for a double that brought in two runs to make it 6-2.
Fisk dropped a bunt down the third baseline, but the third basemen bobbled the ball and loaded the bases with senior Haley Cantu coming to bat. Cantu hit a single to right field and scored one run bumping the lead to 7-2.
Kalli Fahey popped up between short and left field and it dropped in. This brought in two more runs to make it 9-2 with runners on first and second in the bottom of the third.
A Huskies pitching change did little to stop the Bulldogs as the hits kept coming.
Burgess hit the ball to Huskies shortstop Malayah Sauceda, but a bad hop led to an error by Sauceda and another run for the Bulldogs.
Sophomore Morgan Olin hit another ball to the Huskies shortstop that was misplaced and loaded the bases again for the inning. Junior Larissa Snyder seemed to know where to hit the ball because she lined a single to the Huskies shortstop who again fumbled the grounder and then overthrew the catcher at home, leading to a dead ball because the overthrow rolled into the Bulldogs dugout.
The Bulldogs ended the inning with a score of 13-2.
With a quick end to the top of the fourth with three outs at first, the Bulldogs were back to bat. Sophomore Leah Stueckle led off the fourth inning with a double. Fisk finished the game on a ball hit to center that scored both runners and a score of 15-2.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Huskies responded with a single home run over the left field fence bringing the score to 15-3, but the Bulldogs collected three quick outs and the victory.
“We’ve had a good first game so far today, we were hitting the ball really well,” said EHS Coach Gant.
The Ellensburg High School softball team met its match on Thursday against Hanford High School with a score of 8-2. So far this season Ellensburg dominated all competitors, but Hanford took their longest drive of the season and battled Ellensburg for the win.
“This was our first competitive game of the season,” said EHS Coach Scott Gant. “Next week will be the tougher games since we have a double header against East Valley.”
Hanford started off the game by scoring in the first with a deep single to left field to give them the 1-0 lead.
Ellensburg responded when Kalli Fahey drove in Shauny Fisk with a single to tie the game at 1-1 going into the top of the second inning.
In the third inning the errors started to add up for the Falcons, which lead to Ellensburg scoring two more runs, pushing the lead to 3-1.
Senior pitcher Kalli Fahey made the defensives job easy by keeping most of the batters off the bases with repeated strikeouts.
“They wanted me to pitch at least four innings to keep building up my strength,” said Fahey. “It was great to be back and knowing that I just needed to hit my spots and worry about what I was doing.”
In the bottom of the fourth, the Bulldogs took a 7-1 lead and made it clear that they were not backing down.
Following an overthrow at second base by HHS shortstop Ashley Stewart, sophomore Fisk scored a run after senior Haley Cantu sent a deep shot to right upping the score to 4-1.
Bases were loaded as junior Larissa Snyder stepped up to the plate and popped up behind third, but two of the runners were able to score making it 6-1.
A hard liner bobbled by the Falcon’s shortstop increased the score to 7-1.
Going into the top of the fifth inning, the Bulldogs replaced Kalli Fahey with senior pitcher Carissa Burgess who finished out the game in relief. This was due to the issues regarding the leg injury from a bone contusion that Fahey suffered earlier in the year. This was Fahey’s second game back after the leg injury.
In the top of the fifth, the Falcons started a rally by adding another run, but came up short as Ellensburg scored one more in the bottom of the fifth.
Hanford couldn’t get a rally started and the game ended after the top of the seventh with an 8-2 EHS victory.
“It’s been a good start to the season but we have more competition coming,” said EHS sophomore infielder Morgan Olin. “We lost five seniors last year, but we have three seniors that have been able to adjust and step up and fill the shoes of the girls from last year.”
Well this isn’t the post you have been waiting for, this one is more relaxed than the others I have posted though. It all starts with a small town girl trying to make it through college. When I am not in school and need a vacation, my family goes to a magical place to get away from the day to day grind.
A big part of my life is my family as I have mentioned before but also what we do as a family activity, and that means going to Disneyland. Within the last 10 years I have gone at least once every year, sometimes even twice. Going to Disneyland is a huge family activity and we love it. We enjoy the sunshine and being able to relax and not worry about the outside world for a few days. Now that I am 21, it is even more enjoyable to hang out with my parents by drinking and people watching. One of the best trips we have had was our two week trip celebrating my high school graduation and my birthday. This was one of the best trips because we were able to do something so rare and coveted at Disneyland, we got to go to Club 33! It was one of the best times of my life!
This is the original Club 33 logo. It was re-designed during the club remodel in 2014.
Another trip that was very memorable to me would be taking my boyfriend for his very first time. This was our first adult trip, meaning no parents and going to a different state, so plenty can go wrong. It was one of the best vacations and we have gone a total of three times now and plan to do more in the future.
The last one would be after I completed my first half marathon with my mom. Before this race I hated running and thought it was for the crazies out there but I have turned into one of them and now own almost all types of running gear. Yes, you will see me running down the street with the water pack on me during the summer even when it is crazy hot out. I have now completed a challenge weekend which is running 19.3 miles within two days and ran a total of almost 350 miles just last year! My goal for 2017 is to get to 450 miles.
Disney has been a getaway for my family and with the new adventures coming to the parks we are so excited for everything that will be offered! Hope to see you there soon!
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Here are a few extra photos from Disney trips!
Left to Right: My boyfriend and I with Dug (Up), my mom and I after my first half marathon, and Rapunzel and I taking photos together. She’s my favorite princess.
It has been about four and a half months since I moved out of my childhood home and into the real world. Growing up is hard but leaving your family behind is harder, and leaving behind a tight-knit family that constantly supports you in all of your endeavors is so tough. Growing up with family like that, the values you are taught are almost drilled into you because that’s all you view from childhood. Since the start of winter quarter I have had to question those values I was taught while growing up.
I am beginning to form my own opinions and my own values, which goes against what my family might believe. Within the last few months the values have really been called into question with the latest election and inauguration of our new president. My parent’s values are not wrong nor are they negative; I just don’t believe what they believe anymore.
I sit here looking at a group family photo that involves everyone, my aunts and uncles, all of my wonderful grandparents and also my parents and brother. You learn that whatever your parents taught you was only to survive out in the real world. The real world is tough and crappy, but we all need to put up with it. Working to pay the bills and hoping to stay ahead enough to buy the groceries for the next week. But there are times to pause and realize how great the little things are, the special things that your parents provided for you and never had to worry about. I continually thank my family in my head everyday for their constant support and love that they send to me from home. Family is family though, and no matter what I will always love them and respect all views and values that they teach me.
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XOXO
This is my wonderful and loving family!
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