Bud Bracken: Local Prep Sports Supporter

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in business, culture, education, news, photography, sports | No Comments

During the recent Bloomington/Chaffey game as the prep football season kicked off, I encountered longtime local prep sports supporter Bud Bracken, camera in hand, shuffling back and forth on the home team’s sideline. Bracken, age 79, photographs local high school sporting events for Inland Empire Community Newspapers,  and supports local high school athletics as a ...

Prep Football: The Friday Night Tradition Continues

Posted by on Sep 5, 2011 in education, news, photography, sports | No Comments

The annual fall tradition of Friday night prep football as begun again.  I received a last-minute call to cover Bloomington Bruins as they hosted Chaffey Tigers last Friday night. The Bruins, with the home field advantage on their own artificial turf gridiron, seemed the more confident of the two teams, scoring their first touchdown as ...