Centerville Homecoming

Students at Centerville High School choose David Diercks & Kelsey Brue as Homecoming King and Queen. To view pictures of Homecoming go to our events tab and type "CHS-coronation" in for the password.

Viborg Homecoming 09-10

Congratulations to Cole Huber and Katie Huber on being selected as this years Homecoming King and Queen. The week started out to be cool and rainy, but by parade time on Friday the sun was shining, completing a fun filled week in Viborg. To see photos of Homecoming go to our events tab and type in "Viborg_coronation".

Hurley Homecoming 09-10

Hurley celebrated its homecoming the first week of Sept. Congratulations to Jake & Tessa Buehler on being crowned King and Queen. Jake and Tessa are twins, so it was a special evening for them. The week was fun filled with all kinds of activities for the kids to get involved in. To check out photos of Homecoming, go to our events tab and type "hhscor" in for the password.

Hurley Girls Volleyball Capture TVC Championship

Congratulations to the Hurley Girls Volleyball Team! On Saturday Oct. 3rd, they claimed the Tri-Valley Conference Championship. Check out a few pictures of the game. We have also included shots from earlier games in the season of Hurley and other surrounding schools. Go to the events tab on our website and type in "volleyball".

Menno Wolves take 3rd at State "B" Boys Basketball Tournament

The Menno Wolves won in first round action against Hitchcock-Tulare 63-45 to advance in the winners bracket. In the second round of tournament action, the Wolves found themselves facing the defending State Champion White River Tigers. In a hard fought battle, the Tigers outlasted the Wolves 34-30. Saturday's game would match Menno against Elkton-Lake Benton. The Wolves would have no problem capturing the 3rd place trophy. The final score was 62-46. To view pictures of Saturdays game go to www.bucksteadphotography.com, enter the website, go to the events tab and type "wolves" in for the password.

Viborg Captures State "B" Boys Basketball Consolation Championship & Cheerleaders win Spirit of "6"

Congratulations to the Viborg Boys Basketball Team for their accomplishments at the 2009 State Basketball Tournament. In first round action the Vikings fell to the eventual State Champions Sully Buttes 65-62. Second round action saw the boys come back to defeat the Herreid Yellowjackets 69-47. The win over Herreid would advance the Vikings into the Consolation Championship against the Avon Pirates. In a tough fought battle the Vikings came out on top 45-43.

The Vikings also had individual accomplishments. Cory Jacobsen & Brandon DeVries were selected to the All Tourney Team, and Kevin Danielsen was the assist leader for all teams with a total of 27 for the tournament.

The Viking Cheerleaders keep the crowd enthused and brought home the "Spirit of 6" award.

Congratulations to all involved.

To view photos of the tournament go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/, enter the web site, go to the events tab and type "state" in for the password.

Viking Boys Make History

For the first time ever, the boys basketball team will make an appearance at the State Basketball Tournament. The Vikings downed Bridgewater-Emery 58-39 in Region play. They will be the 3rd seed going into the tournament. Viborg will take on #6 seed Sully Buttes at 8:45, March 19th at the Barnett Center in Aberdeen. Good luck to the boys!! To see photos of the Region game, go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/, enter the web site, hit the events tab and type "Region Champs" in for the password. Note that the password is case sensitive.

Hurley & Viborg boys face off for Dist. Title

In a tough fought battle the Viborg Vikings defeated the Hurley Bulldogs 39-35 for the District 8B Championship. To view more pictures go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/. Enter the site, go to the events tab, and enter "8B-districts" in the password slot. Note that the password is case sensitive.

Hurley vs Centerville Double Header

The Hurley boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Centerville for a double header. To check out photos of the game go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/. Click on the events tab, and type "HHS_CHS" in for the password.

Hurley Girls beat Alcester-Hudson

The Hurley girls basketball team traveled to Alcester on Monday, and came home with a victory. After a week off, the girls came out ready to play. The final score was 56-45. Good job girls. To view more pictures of the game, go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/, go to the events tab and then type "Alcester" in for the password.

Viborg Takes Boys TVC Tourney

Congratulations to the Viborg Vikings as they captured 1st place in the conference tournament this weekend. They beat the Freeman Academy Bobcats by the score of 57-39. Taking 3rd place by nudging out Hurley was Centerville. Alcester-Hudson captured the consolation championship over Bloomfield, and Irene-Wakonda downed Gayville-Volin for 7th. There were a lot of close games throughout the tournament, which made it a lot of fun to watch. Good job to all the teams involved, and thanks for the entertainment. To view photos of the game, go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/, click on the Events tab and type "conference" in for the password.

Hurley 5th & 6th Grade Girls BB Win

Both of the 5th & 6th grade girls basketball teams can put another mark in the win column. They beat a tall Parker team on Tuesday. This was their final game. They continued to improve throughout the season. Thanks to Coach Voss for his time coaching the girls. For games pictures go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/ click on the Events tab and type "5&6-girls" in the password section.

Mitchell Christian squeeks by Viborg 51-48

The Viborg Boys Basketball team traveled to Mitchell Thursday evening to take on the Mitchell Christian Eagles. Both teams entered the competition undefeated. It was an exciting game to watch. To check out some photos of the game, go to www.bucksteadphotography.com, click on the events tab, and type "Viborg-Mitchell" in for the password.

Hurley Boys over Bridgewater-Canistota

The Hurley boys downed Bridgewater-Canistota Tuesday evening 61-39. Check out some action shots of the game. Go to www.bucksteadphotography.com, click on the Events tab, and then type "bridge" for the password.

Congratulations!!

Two seniors we photographed this fall accomplished milestones in their athletic career.

Last year, Alyssa Kraning from Viborg scored her 1000th point Jan 10th during the Irene-Wakonda game. This year Jan 6th, during the Trip-Delmont-Armour game she pulled down her 1000th rebound. For anyone who has played high school basketball, you know what an accomplishment this is.

Bo LaCroix from Hurley, scored his 1000th career point during the Bridgewater-Emery game. Bo is an exciting player to watch, as any of you who watched him help the Hurley Bulldogs win the 2007 Boys State Championship can attest to.

It has been a lot of fun watching these two outstanding players during their high school career. Both Alyssa & Bo put in a lot of time and hard work in the off season to better their basketball skills. It is obvious that it has paid off. Congratulations to the both of you, and good luck with the rest of the season.

Todd & Lisa

Viborg Captures Tri-Valley Conference Championship

Jan 15-17th the Girls Tri-Valley Conference Tournament was held. The Viborg Vikings captured 1st place over the Freeman Academy Bobcats. 3rd place went to a young Centerville team in a close game over Irene-Wakonda. Bloomfield took 5th over Hurley, and Alcester stopped Gayville-Volin for 7th. Congratulations to the Viborg Vikings on their 3rd Tri-Valley Conference championship in a row. To view more pictures of the games go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/. Click on the "events" tab and then type the password "girls-tvc".

The Gentle Giant

Melissa brought Bubba in for a photo shoot in Nov. Bubba is an English Mastiff. At first sight, one might be a little nervous. However, after just a few moments with him, he captured our hearts. I believe Melissa said Bubba weighed in at about 160 lbs. He was a complete gentleman, and put a sizable dent into our doggie treats. (He was so well behaved, I couldn't resist!!) Thanks for bringing Bubba to our studio Melissa.

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Back to School

In the digital world, the art of photography is ever changing. Todd and I are constantly awed at all of the changes that occur in this business. Not only trying to keep up with the hottest ideas, but with all of the equipment a studio needs just to keep things going. (Computers, software, printers, cameras (sorry Todd you can't have that new camera yet!!), props, etc.....) We try to keep up to date with new ideas, so we can offer the best to our clients.

So, back to school we go!! Todd & I went to the Professional Photographers of America Convention in Phoenix, Arizona Jan 11-13th. The convention is a combination of educational opportunities and a tradeshow. Classes would start at 7:00a.m. and run through the evening. We split up and attended different classes, so we could gain as much information as possible. Several of our photographer friends also attended, and we had a great time with them. I believe we can learn just as much from each other as we do in class. We were able to visit with photographers from across the nation about new ideas and new techniques. We value their advice and their friendship.

We did take a extra day to view the Grand Canyon. It was beautiful. Sometimes, you just need to get away and enjoy the beauty that God created!!

Whew!

The last couple of months have been somewhat of a blur for us. The Christmas season is always busy.

During such a busy time of year, we often forget to step back and take a look at the many things we are so grateful and fortunate to have. We have been so fortunate to have met so many wonderful people through our business. We have made many friends along the way. We are grateful to all of our clients and schools for doing business with us. We love to keep in touch with you and thoroughly enjoy going to school events and watching all of the kids excel.

We are also blessed with three healthy girls (Katie 18, Samantha 15 & Zoe 11), who during the busy season, step up and take on some extra duties while mom and dad put in long hours in the studio. Thanks! We couldn't do it without you!!

We hope all of you had a blessed Christmas, and we wish you a happy and healthy New Year.

Todd & Lisa

Viborg 5th Grade Girls win Tournament

During the Christmas break, the Viborg 5th grade girls basketball team captured 1st place in the Menno tournament. They played very well. It is always fun to watch the young girls improve throughout the season. Congratulations, and keep up the good work!! To see some photos of the tourney go to http://www.bucksteadphotography.com/ Click on the "events" tab and then type the password "tourney". Hope you enjoy!