The Phillie's Vincent Rangel, left, celebrate after Anthony Bibbs scores the winning run in their 8-7 Colt Division victory over the Bulldog's at the Bob Hill little league complex in Hanford.
I received a bit of good news yesterday. One of my editors had told me that the picture above was a finalist in the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Also receiving awards was Eiji Yamashita who placed second in the Investigative/Enterprise Reporting category. The Sentinel staff was named a finalist in the Public Service category for their series of stories on how to cope with the downturn in the economy.

Hello. I am a California based photographer. I have been working as a photojournalist for over 15 years now, and love everything about it.
It is a great shot man. But I think you’ve had so many more photos with “Apolinar touch” that are award-worthy over the years. Keep it up.