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Lone Star Varsity Awards Banquet 2018

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With the help of the people at GateHouse Live, we at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal and Lone Star Varsity, host our inaugural High School Sports Awards Banquet. We presented awards to the top athletes across the South Plains in 20 different sports. As well as awards for the male and female athletes of the year, coach of the year and comeback player of the year. Also, as the guest of honor, Danny Amendola did a Q&A on stage with Don Williams and Bart Reagor.

Danny Amendola talks on stage with Don Williams and Bart Reagor during the Lone Star Varsity High School Sports Awards Banquet, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]
Danny Amendola talks on stage with Don Williams and Bart Reagor during the Lone Star Varsity High School Sports Awards Banquet, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]

For coverage of the event, we had Jay Crain and Jenny Garza shooting photos of everything. You can check out the slideshows from Jay and Jenny over at the A-J.

Stage design for the Lone Star Varsity High School Sports Awards Banquet, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]
Stage design for the Lone Star Varsity High School Sports Awards Banquet, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. [Brad Tollefson/A-J Media]
In the meantime, I was running around filming b-roll and interviews for a quick recap of the event and future promotional uses. For much of the event, I was experimenting with the 120 fps capabilities of the Canon 1D X Mark II. Which is incredible.

Finally, you can listen to the full interview with Danny Amendola, Don Williams and Bart Reagor on the Red Raiders Podcast.