{"version":"https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1","title":"Hometown Lens","home_page_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/","feed_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/json","items":[{"id":"o384-2162-6af6157b64154","url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/post\/hometown-lens-semi-state-soccer\/","title":"Hometown Lens - Semi-State Soccer","date_published":"2026-11-12T19:37:00+00:00","summary":"Semi-State Soccer was at North for 2A girls and 3A boys. Both Memorial girls soccer won and Castle Boys Soccer. ","content_html":"

\u200bAs fall sports come to an end, I got the opportunity to take photos of the Boys and Girls Soccer Semi-State. Both Castle and Memorial won their games. These were so fun to watch and take photos of. I've never really taken photos of soccer and this was a good opportunity to gain some skills since soccer is such a fast paced sport.While these aren't all the photos I took that day, these are my top 5 I picked out from both games. <\/p>\n\n

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Number 13 kicking the soccer ball down the field to her teammate. <\/p>\n\n

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A Memorial Girls Soccer player walking to her spot for the start of the game.<\/p>\n\n

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Number 24 kicking the ball in hopes to score a point.<\/p>\n\n

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The Memorial Girls Soccer team celebrating after getting the class 2A trophy for Semi-State Soccer.<\/p>\n\n

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Number 17 kicking the ball down the field.<\/p>\n\n

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Number 7 throwing the ball after the ball went out of bounds. <\/p>\n\n

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Carmel number 7 collecting the ball and getting ready to throw it back into the game.<\/p>\n\n

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Number 1 drop kicking the ball to put the ball back into play.<\/p>\n\n

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A group of Carmel players celebrating a goal.<\/p>\n\n

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A castle player lifting up the trophy to celebrate the win against Carmel High School.<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/384\/6aaad5197da61b92da6.png","author":{"name":"Payton Romig"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/3689\/blogs\/posts\/87173"},{"id":"o384-2162-6ae4b5afc22ce","url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/post\/hometown-lens-sectionals\/","title":"Hometown Lens- Sectionals","date_published":"2026-10-30T15:20:00+00:00","summary":"The IHSAA sectionals for football was this past week. The Central Bears fought hard to get to the next round. Sadly they lost but they fought together as team. I loved getting to capture this game. It was so fun of emotion, fun, and hard work. ","content_html":"

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Number 23 getting ready for kickoff<\/p>\n\n

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Number 18 in stance for the play<\/p>\n\n

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Number 2 walking to his spot<\/p>\n\n

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Number 23 running towards the endzone with the ball<\/p>\n\n

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Number 23 running after the ball was snapped<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/384\/6aaad5197da61b92da6.png","author":{"name":"Payton Romig"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/3689\/blogs\/posts\/87009"},{"id":"o384-2162-6abfee641c7de","url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/post\/hometown-lens-a-week-full-of-action\/","title":"Hometown Lens - A Week Full of Action","date_published":"2026-10-02T17:48:20+00:00","summary":"This past week we had both Football and Volleyball. These teams both have worked tirelessly to get better and work as a team. ","content_html":"

There’s something special about capturing high school sports through a camera. From the intensity of a volleyball rally to the energy of a Friday night football game, every moment tells a story. Sports photography isn’t just about getting the perfect action shot—it’s about capturing the emotion, determination, teamwork, and memories that make these games meaningful.<\/p>\n\n

This past week I took photos of both Football and Volleyball. The intensity of these sports are just unmatched. From a touchdown to a ACE the fans, teams, coaches, players, everyone was just just had so much excitement. <\/p>\n\n

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22 getting ready for a play<\/p>\n\n

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A Central Volleyball player getting in stance to receive the ball<\/p>\n\n

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Central Volleyball player spiking the ball over the net while the other team blocks the ball.<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/384\/6aaad5197da61b92da6.png","author":{"name":"Payton Romig"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/3689\/blogs\/posts\/86668"},{"id":"o384-2162-6aaade56ae6e0","url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/blogs\/hometown-lens\/post\/friday-night-lights\/","title":"Hometown Lens - Friday Night Lights","date_published":"2026-09-16T18:22:00+00:00","content_html":"

Welcome to Hometown Lens! Every week I’ll tell you the local high school sports happening in the Evansville area. I’ll also include some photos from the local games I've attended recently. This post has both Central's scrimmage with Gibson Southern and Central's homecoming game against Boonville. While the Boonville game was very close with a score of 22-28 we just couldn't get one last touchdown in. As a high school student, Friday Night Lights are some of my favorite experiences. But as a photographer It's even more exciting to tell the game's story through photo form.<\/p>\n\n

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Hunter Broshears Centrals QB warming up for the scrimmage against Gibson Southern <\/p>\n\n

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Central’s student section for the homecoming game. The theme for the game was orange out for Coach Mike Owen who the field is named after.<\/p>\n\n

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Number 9 Running to score a touchdown while Boonville tacklers are trying to stop him. <\/p>\n\n

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Number 9 and Number 3 celebrating after 9 scored a touchdown.<\/p>","image":"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/384\/6aaad5197da61b92da6.png","author":{"name":"Payton Romig"},"_mobile_inapp_url":"https:\/\/www.wpsrhd.com\/_app_pages\/stations\/3689\/blogs\/posts\/86442"}]}