Photos of the week: 4.20.2026

While I took a small travel down to nan bootheel for a Missourian communicative this week, Margo was connected a rotation covering Mizzou sports! On Wednesday, she covered softball’s 7-0 triumph complete SIUE, past again connected Friday arsenic shot fell to Arkansas 6-0, and again connected Saturday for volleyball’s Mizzou Tournament. Keep reference to spot nan awesome shots she came backmost with!

We’re kicking things disconnected pinch this awesome framework of Abby Carr sliding into home! Any slides are cool, but particularly slides into home. I do really for illustration that Carr and nan SIUE catcher are some successful akin positions pinch their legs bent, and nan item of nan ungraded flying up a spot is conscionable chef’s kiss. Unfortunately she was called out, but it’s still a really awesome shot!

This is different location tally ceremony changeable which reminds maine of the 1 Dan sewage a fewer weeks ago! Where his was vibrant and colorful from nan agleam pinkish jerseys they wore, Margo’s framework is much muted pinch nan grey but still evokes nan aforesaid feelings. I besides for illustration really she went tighter present to show nan infinitesimal successful a measurement arsenic friendly arsenic imaginable considering really acold distant we are from them, but still shows nan different players successful nan inheritance to further stress nan squad aspect.

Similar to past week, this is different photograph from betwixt innings that’s visually appealing to me. I emotion nan measurement Saniya Hill’s eyes are trained connected nan shot and she’s crouched pinch her mitt positioned fresh to make nan catch. My mindset erstwhile it comes to photos for illustration these is that moreover though it’s not during nan existent game, we tin still make cool frames successful those not arsenic engaged moments. Although nan discourse detracts a small spot from nan meaning, it still makes for a beautiful photo.

While I usually would for illustration to spot nan astir peak-action portion of this play, I do emotion that Cameron Benson is signaling to nan umpire that he thinks he’s safe here. The truth that his look is visible makes this truthful overmuch better, and without that I don’t deliberation I would person picked it to beryllium featured successful this week’s column. It really conscionable goes to show really overmuch faces and nan small specifications matter to making a bully picture!

When I was scrolling done nan room of uploaded images connected nan website to propulsion photos for this week’s column, I was wholly not expecting to spot this changeable and I was ace impressed! It instantly stood retired to maine for nan characteristic of Kam Durnin being successful nan aerial to make nan catch. Margo explained to maine that she had primitively group up to get a changeable of a play astatine first, but had to set her camera to get this changeable instead, which makes it each nan better. Her velocity and expertise to respond successful nan infinitesimal is conscionable awesome and it’s specified an important accomplishment to person for those unpredictable moments successful sports sum (and honestly immoderate benignant of coverage).

This image from nan Mizzou Tournament is simply a awesome illustration of a coagulated volleyball shot. We tin spot Paige Felder’s look arsenic she tips nan shot complete nan net, and we besides get nan discourse of nan opposing players trying to block. While I deliberation a batch of nan clip we’d for illustration to beryllium shooting from crushed level, nan Hearnes Center rules of photographers shooting from nan stands provides an absorbing perspective that still lets america get a bully position of nan plays and results successful immoderate beautiful bully frames contempt nan limitations.

For our past photo, we’ve sewage this changeable of Claire Morrissey. I emotion her facial look present – it sounds to maine arsenic personification who’s calm nether unit and for illustration this is an effortless play connected her part. I really for illustration that it’s changeable wide capable that we tin spot her afloat assemblage too, because nan discourse of her legs being bent successful nan measurement they are and seeing that nary 1 other astir her to make this play besides elevates nan photo.

We’re only a fewer weeks distant from concluding this file connected my end, which is chaotic to deliberation about! Be judge to travel backmost to perceive nan remainder of my thoughts arsenic we wrap up nan year!