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03/24/2026

Support a VAHS Photography student!

02/25/2026

This page highlights the media work I do in the evenings. Here is a sample of the work that I do during the daytime. And yes, I still do free-lance corporate photography, drone photo / video, and of course sports photography.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

02/20/2026

Thanks to all of the VAHS Coaches and Staff that continue to set the standard of care, involvement and engagement. I agree VAHS sets the bar in these events and it doesn't happen by accident.

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT!!!!!
Van Alstyne vs Dallas Lincoln at Allen High School at 7:30pm.
Come out and support your Lady Panthers.

02/17/2026

YOUR LADY PANTHERS ARE PLAYING A HOME PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT! Come out and support the Lady Panthers in the Bi-District game at 6:00pm tonight at VAHS Panther Arena. Online tickets only and are available here: https://tinyurl.com/285wf57j

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02/17/2026

TOP 10 PICS FROM THE GUNTER VS WINNSBORO PLAYOFF GAME, CONGRATS LADY TIGERS.

Stay tuned tomorrow for a full action album.

02/16/2026

I want to brag on these two coaches who have led the Panthers back to the playoffs, but also for much more than that. I was waiting in the tunnel before the girls' senior night when a teenage girl not in a basketball uniform approached. You could tell she was looking for someone, and she was in tears. Coach Lana Hanes came into the tunnel and went to the struggling girl. I stepped away from the private conversation, but she spoke words of grace, kindness, and encouragement, and embraced the girl. I watched a child walk away differently than when she arrived. Coach Hanes is a great classroom teacher and a leader on the court, but most importantly, she cares about her students, and in return they trust her.

At the boys' basketball Senior Night, I caught a subtle change to the usual basketball order of things, a small change, but I did not see it as a small act of caring. A good coach will start seniors on this special occasion, allowing them to have their name called in the pregame to run out in the starting five. But what do you do when you have six seniors? Instead of announcing "starting five", you announce "Our Seniors," allowing each one to have the moment of honor. Thank you, Coach Vansell, for thinking outside the box and showing love to all your players. Small things done in love are never small.

Congrats to both Lana Hanes and Seth Vansell on your seasons. Thank you, coaches, for what is seen, but more importantly, for what is so easily missed: what you do for our kids each and every day. Van Alstyne is lucky and blessed to have each of you!

VAALLTHEWAY!

02/14/2026

By Jason Della Rosa, Herald Democrat VAN ALSTYNE — It’s not worst to first but it’s pretty darn close and going from last place to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close