Spectator sports

The athletes on the field may seem to control the action, but the sideline motion can be just as exciting. Photographer Lloyd DeGrane finds Phoenix fans—and other athletes—supporting Chicago’s fall-sports teams.

Before a September football game, Danny Sanchez, ’11, checks the tickets of third-year strong safety Joe Steelman’s brother and mother.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Vicky Tomaka, ‘13, a middle infielder on the women’s softball team, sells $20 T-shirts.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Ball girl: Second-year basketball guard Joann Torres throws footballs into the game.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

The men’s soccer team’s student trainer lays out the players’ jerseys before game time.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

During play, assistant athletic director Dave Hilbert, second-year Tim Trost, and assistant sports-information director Scott Budeselich keep score.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

The football team also finds its way onto the sidelines, cheering a hard spike by the women’s volleyball team.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

The volleyball team’s student trainer/first responder Peter Sobiech, ’11, serves water to the players.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane


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