Seattle Visual Journalist Danny Gawlowski | Video Editor, Photojournalist and Multimedia Producer » High School sports

Ike Ditzenberger’s touchdown

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:19:02 +0000

With the cooperation of the Lake Stevens football team, Ike Ditzenberger, who has Down syndrome and plays for the Snohomish High School football team, scored a 51-yard touchdown during a September 24 game at Snohomish.

Washington State high school football championship in slow-motion

admin — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:52:27 +0000

In shooting the WIAA 4A state championships this year, I decided to try playing around with slow-motion. This is my first attempt at taking video shot at 60 frames per second and slowing it down to 24 frames per second. It was fun and I like the effect, but I think I’ll play more with switching between real time and slow motion on my next project.

Ferris defeated Skyline, 24-16, in the 2010 4A state football championship game at the Tacoma Dome on December 4, 2010. This video includes game highlights in slow motion.

Changing course: Melvin Jones

admin — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:46:05 +0000

According to Melvin Jones, his life before meeting Jennifer Annable and Kasey Porrier was on a “downhill slope.” A sophomore at Chief Sealth High School with zero credits, he was on a path to dropping out. With help, Jones was able to change course and is now planning on graduating from Portland State University in June. For more on Melvin Jones, read “Unexpected son, unexpected mother” by Seattle Times sports columnist Jerry Brewer and view the photo gallery by Seattle Times photographer Erika Schultz.

Ike Ditzenberger’s touchdown

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:44:43 +0000

This is a great story that shows some of the good that can happen when schools and communities commit to inclusion. A few years ago, Ike Ditzenberger, a Snohomish High School student who has Down syndrome, was beginning to disengage from others. He then joined the football team. Meeting Ike, it was great to see how much he interacts with his classmates. He’s a part of the team. The video below is the story of how Ike scored a touchdown. Seattle Times sports columnist Steve Kelley did a great job with this column. And Seattle Times photographer Mark Harrison captured great moments in this photo gallery.

High School robotics competition

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:36:03 +0000

Teams from 64 high school teams design and build robots in order to compete in a modified game of mechanical soccer at Key Arena in the FIRST Microsoft Seattle Regional 2010.

3A tournament: Cleveland wins championship

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:13:21 +0000

Unranked Cleveland ended top-ranked Holy Names’ 19-game winning streak to win the 3A championship at the Tacoma Dome.

Kentwood plays Jackson for 4A state basketball championship

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:20:25 +0000

Kentwood defeated Jackson 67-58 to win the 2010 Washington state 4A boys’ basketball championship at the Tacoma Dome.

No excuses: A.J. Leitch wrestles without forearms

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:16:22 +0000

This is a great example of how text, photos and video can all come together to for a great package. Mason Kelley’s story, captures the background story and the voices from the stands watching A.J. wrestle in a wonderful way. The photo essay by Erika Schultz shows A.J. in a variety of situations, from home to school to the wrestling mat. The video (below) gives A.J. his own voice and allows the audience to see him do a push-up, to see him compete on the mat. With each medium allowed to do what it does best, the audience gets a thorough understanding of this high schooler and the odds he defeats every day.

It was an honor to work with A.J. and an honor to work with Erika and Mason as a team.

Born without forearms, Sammamish High School’s A.J. Leitch overcomes the effects of TAR syndrome on the wrestling mat.

2009 High School Football Championships

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:26:54 +0000

I’ve always loved covering high school state tournaments. This is my first year shooting video. As a still photographer, I’ve always been interested in the culture of sport – everything happening around the field as well as on it. In these videos, I tried to feature the bands as well as the teams.

My first soccer video

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:52:07 +0000

With MLS Cup coming up, I thought I’d try my hand at making a soccer video. I’ve shot stills of soccer more times than I can count. But I’ve never done soccer video before. So, I made this video on a high school tournament game between Mercer Island and Glacier Peak.