The student body section emptied their seats running onto the court after the sound of the buzzer as the Wyoming Cowboys beat 11th ranked UNLV 68-66. My favorite shot posted first is of Cowboys guard Francisco Cruz or AKA “Pako” Cruz celebrating with fans surrounding him on the hardwood.
Wyoming guard Francisco Cruz celebrates with fans during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 against UNLV at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.
Nationally ranked Wyoming beat Northern Iowa 27-12 in a meet on a Sunday afternoon in Laramie. Wyoming has five wrestlers ranked in the top 20, three of which are in the top 10, no. 1 Joe LeBlanc, no. 3 Shane Onufer and no. 8 Alfonso Hernandez.
University of Wyoming nationally ranked number one wrestler Joe LeBlanc escapes a hold by his opponent Northern Iowa's Ryan Loder during a 184-pound match. LeBlanc won 9-5.
Nationally ranked no. 12 Wyoming beat Utah Valley with a 36-6 dual victory at the UniWyo Sports Complex.
University of Wyoming redshirt freshman Zach Zehner tries to escape from Utah Valley's Blake Magnum duirng a 133-pound match.
The Wyoming Cowboys improved their record to 16-3 beating Colorado State 70-51 breaking the Ram’s four-game winning streak. Cowboys forward Leonard Washington had a career high 32 points and 14 rebounds.
University of Wyoming head basketball coach Larry Schyatt gives a thumbs up to fans concluding the Cowboys 70-51 victory over Colorado State Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium.
It had been 21 years since I photographed the MLK Jr. Marade in Denver, Colo. and I decided to cover it under different circumstances than that of two decades ago. In 1991 white supremacy groups including the Ku Klux Klan was granted a permit to protest on the steps of the state capitol building by the City of Denver. Despite a strong presence by the police and an orange fence to divide MLK marchers and supremacy protesters, a riot broke out.
As a stood on the side of a statue in front of the west steps of the capitol (to take a wide angle shot of the large crowd that gathered) an individual threw a pool table ball which was a line drive aimed at my head. I’m glad I saw it coming and as it happened so fast my only reaction was to put my camera in front of my face. The ball didn’t do any harm to me, but did break my camera and lens mounted to it. I’m glad I had a second camera to use, but I was on edge the rest of the time there.
Things got way out of hand as other items were thrown and marchers started to cross the flimsy fence that was setup. The supremacy groups fled inside the capitol building as the Denver police broke out their riot gear with helmets, gas masks, shields with batons. The police tear gassed and maced the unruly crowd which had flipped over a police cruiser setting it on fire. In turn I was affected by the tear gas and began to run as my eyes and face were on fire. That was the end of my day as the crowd was disbursed and I had enough.
Today, this day wasn’t anything like it was in 1991, thank God! It will always amaze me how far someone will go because they hate others or don’t understand them, or both. I eventually will post photos taken 21 years ago (after I scan some old negatives), but until then here are this year’s 2012 Martin Luther King Day Marade photos:
Marchers proceed to Colfax Ave. from City Park to Civic Center Park in downtown Denver during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Marade.
The Cowboys were 15-2 going into conference play hosting the Lobos in a Saturday afternoon game. Even though Wyoming kept it close in the first half New Mexico pulled away for a victory 72-62.
University of Wyoming guard Larry Nance Jr. (22) blocks the shot of New Mexico's Drew Gordon (32) Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium.
The Snowy Range Snowshoe Races were held at the Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area. Jerry Rief of Cheyenne won the 10k race making him the overall Wyoming state champion later to compete in the national championship held in Frazier, Colo.
Kari Shriner of Cheyenne straps on her snowshoes prior to Snowy Range Snowshoe Races.
I photographed my first University of Wyoming wrestling meet this season. Wyoming beat Oklahoma 18-17. Here are a few of my favorites…
University of Wyoming 125-pound wrestler Michael Martinez, left, wrestles Oklahoma's Jarrod Patterson Jr. at the Arena-Auditorium.
Kansas City Chiefs Justin Houston celebrates a play against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field.
The seasonal lighting display at Denver’s City and County building.
