Gonzaga defeats St. Mary's 75-63 WCC Championship

I had so many photos I wanted to share from this game, it gets it's own blog.

It was a packed house at the Orleans Arena.

For the battle between Gonzaga and St. Mary's men's basketball for the WCC Championship.

The Gael's had great the fan support.

But the Bulldogs/Zags filled the arena.. and had the MOST impressive cheerleaders. (Note: Will do a full cheerleader blog later, SO looking forward to it!)

I almost got in the game too. Yikes!

After a back and forth battle which eventually turned in favor of the Zags, the game ended 75-63.

All the players celebrated with each other, family and fans.

How cool must this coach's son feel?

Then they were awarded their trophy

Normally they go cut the net, but I saw Steven Fray run off the court, I knew Kyle would be shooting the cutting of the net, so I took the opportunity to follow him in case it made for an interesting photo.

Sure enough, he climbed up into the stands to give his mom a hug... awhhh

Then hey, look who I found in the trophy, hello! =)

The West Coast Conference put on a great tournament in front of an awesome crowd. Congratulations to the WCC, Gonzaga, and all the players, coaches, universities, alumni, and fans!

WCC Update

Hey guys... man, this tournament is having me busy as bumble bee. But having fun!

I haven't had any time to blog, sad story. But please check out the twitter feed (also on the right sie of my blog) and I'm going to try to do mini updates there along with facebook.

Thanks!

WCC Tournament Day 1

Made it to Vegas! (Again, I know!) This time out here assisting Kyle Terada covering the West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball tournament.

Held at Orleans Arena, connected to The Orleans Hotel, should be an exciting weekend of basketball!

Met with some of the event/media/facilities staff today and helped set up some remotes on the catwalk. Then took some environment shots. Full steam ahead bright and early tomorrow.

By the end of this trip, I will have spent 11 out of the last 27 days in Vegas. I think I need to reevaluate my life... and conclude, it's pretty good =)