National Day of Prayer 05/05/11

Thursday May 5, 2011 was National Day of Prayer. For this assignment I wanted to capture the emotion
of the event. I picked these 3 photos from my contact sheet. I was not seeing things clearly and remember pausing for a moment to gather my thoughts. This is something I have been working on recently to take a step back, observe the scene, be patient and wait for moments.



Lou and Linda Mashburn members of San-Lee Chapel Church comfort each other in prayer Thursday afternoon during the National Day of Prayer held at Sanford City Hall. THE SANFORD HERALD | WESLEY BEESON





Rev. Bruce MacInnes with Turner's Chapel, clutches his Bible and prays Thursday afternoon during the National Day of Prayer held at Sanford City Hall. THE SANFORD HERALD | WESLEY BEESON

Lee County vs Panther Creek - Boys Prep baseball 05/03/11

PREPS: Jackets come alive in last home game
by JONATHAN OWENS Sanford Herald

Photos by Staff Photographer Wesley Beeson

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SANFORD — Lee County’s baseball players really love their mothers.

On the night the Yellow Jackets honored their mothers before the game, Lee County could do no wrong from the plate, scoring six runs in the first and nine in the second on their way to a convincing 15-3 win over Panther Creek Tuesday night.

It had to be the socks, as the Jackets each wore pink socks in promotion of breast cancer awareness. Coupled with a special camouflage-pattern shirt and tri-colored hat, their uniforms were certainly a sight to behold. But it worked, as a Lee offense that has struggled most of the season showed no signs of rust in the last home game of the season.

Julio Paredes started off the scoring in the first, knocking in two on a single. After the Jackets again loaded the bases, Dillon Frye, Tyler Castleberry and Chase Arrington all hit one-run singles and Neal O’Quinn drew a walk that scored a run for the 6-0 lead after one.

But the fireworks ignited in the second, when Bradley Godwin batted in five runs with a triple and double, and Alex Furl launched a three-run homer over the right-field fence. Nick Durazo also batted in a run on a sacrifice to give Lee a 15-0 lead after two innings.

Durazo got the easy win from the mound. Rusty Clark allowed two inconsequential runs in the fourth and Grant Brown gave up one in relief.

Lee County returns to action on the road Thursday against Fuquay-Varina in the final game of the regular season.

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4th Annual Downtown Bike Criterium - 05/01/11