Lap counters lower signs into the water showing the swimmer’s lap count in the 500-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Ursuline’s Sydney Kirchoff swims the 500-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Marquette’s Megan McVey swims the 100-yard breaststroke during the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Lafayette’s Franceska Petrosino swims the 100-yard butterfly during the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Marquette’s Zoe Merkel swims the 100-yard backstroke during the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Photos from the MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Feb. 17, 2017. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
The past year has brought a variety of things to photograph: sailboats on a lake in Colorado, an engagement, state championship baseball, football in a rainstorm — to name a few.
Cape Central’s Brogan Davis competes in the 200-yard IM during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge/For the Southeast Missourian
MICDS’ Max Goldenberg swims the 100-yard butterfly during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Kirkwood’s Jack Wever competes in the 200-yard IM during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Ft. Zumwalt West’s Adam Grimm competes in the 200-yard IM during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Cape Central’s Sam Hahs competes in the 200-yard IM during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge/For the Southeast Missourian
SLUH’s Joseph Feder swims the 200-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Cape Central’s Sam Hahs swims the second leg of the 200-yard medley relay during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge/For the Southeast Missourian
SLUH’s Joseph Feder swims the 200-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 5, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Webster Groves’ Lucas Doll competes in the 100-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Kirkwood’s Ethan Gillham competes in the 500-yard freestyle during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Scenes from the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Clayton’s Tiger Chen competes in the 100-yard breaststroke during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Scenes from the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Clayton’s Wil Welch competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Liberty North’s Joey Trout competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge
Clayton’s Wil Welch competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex in St. Peters, Mo., on Nov. 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
I photographed the state tennis championships in Springfield this weekend. It worked out well since I was in town for Missouri State’s homecoming and alumni association meetings, so I got a chance to photograph a new sport.
It’s not really new to me, but the last time I photographed tennis was in high school. Nonetheless, I feel the results turned out pretty well.
Lafayette’s Caroline Pozo competes in the girls tennis state championships at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., on Oct. 15, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com
Fair warning: this post is going to have more photos than usual. The Class 4 state baseball championship was a great game to shoot, filled with action and emotion.
MICDS celebrates after defeating Boonville in the Class 4 Championship at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Mo., on June 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comMICDS celebrates after defeating Boonville in the Class 4 Championship at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Mo., on June 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.comMICDS’ Harrison Burns (4) turns the ball while Boonville’s Ethan Waibel (4) slides during the Class 4 Championship at CarShield Field in O’Fallon, Mo., on June 4, 2016. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com