Photo Gallery: October Favorite Sports Photos

Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette (6) pulls in a pass with one hand for 32 yards under pressure from Purdue Boilermakers safety Cory Trice (23) in the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Liberty students throw confetti during the kickoff of their game at Liberty High School in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

MFL Mar-Mac's Gabe McGeough (left) and Ethan Stubbs (right) pour Gatorade onto coach Dan Anderson following their win at a high school football game with Edgewood Colesburg at MFL Marmac High School in Monona on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. MFL Mar-Mac won the game, 28-23. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Even at 12 frames-per-second, I got one frame where the aircraft were in the frame. The guy in the striped shirt with his arms raised makes the shot for me.F-35A fighter jets with the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base perform a flyover before the start of the Big Ten Conference college football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lisbon's Olivia Hasselmann (6, left) and Maysun Marshall (8) jump to block a ball during the second set of their Class 1A regional semifinal match in Lisbon on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Volleyball is my favorite sport to photograph. The action is so fast and relatively unpredictable. I like the intensity on Tenley's face. Maquoketa's Tenley Cavanagh (center) and Sydney Clark block a hit by Beckman's Chloe Ungs during their match during pool play of the WaMaC Conference volley ball tournament at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point, Iowa, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

South Tama's Morgan Haughey cheers a Trojans point during their pool play match against Mount Vernon of the WaMaC Conference volley ball tournament at Center Point-Urbana High School in Center Point, Iowa, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa City High's Cecelia Aldrich-Ingram (3, top left) celebrates with her teammates after winning their Class 5A regional semifinal match in a sweep at Iowa City High School on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

North Linn's Chloe Van Etten (8) dives for the ball during the first set of their Class 2A regional match at North Linn High School in Troy Mills on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Solon's Kaia Holtkamp, left, narrowly beats Central DeWitt's Hannah Payne for 25th place in the varsity girls race during the Wamac Conference Championships meet at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The girls finished with times of 21:23.3 and 21:23.4, respectively. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

I get in a rut photographing sports, reaching for my telephotos lenses to isolate the athletes from the distracting backgrounds. I like how the leaves frame the runner and the wide-angle perspective provides context of the event. South Winneshiek's Jamison Meyer nears the 2.5 mile marker during the 1A race at the state qualifying cross country meet at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Photographers are their worst critics. I overexposed the photo by almost a stop but I think the acton and emotions on the runners' faces make up for it. Western Dubuque's Lauren Klein (left) edges out Dubuque Senior's Kate Miron at the finish line during the 4A race at the state qualifying cross country meet at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Washington players enter the field at a high school football game between Solon High School and Washington High School in Washington on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque takes the field for their prep football game against Cedar Rapids Xavier at Western Dubuque in Epworth on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy quarterback Max White (5) listens to head coach Brian White during a timeout during the second quarter of their game at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Solon's Thomas Brandt (23) breaks up a pass intended for Washington's Ethan Hunt (left) in the second quarter at a high school football game between Solon High School and Washington High School in Washington on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Good storytelling sports photo. I like the body language of the kicker who missed what would have been a game-tying field goal and the celebrations of the Coe players.Simpson kicker Zach Kreider (16) reacts after missing a field goal during the third quarter of their American Rivers Conference football game against the Coe Ko-Hawks at Clark Field in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Coe won 10-7. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Just a great celebration shot from a post season football game. I had another frame which was tighter. I like how #68 balances the photograph. It isn't noticeable to the human eye but the lights at Tipton's stadium flicker. It is noticeable to a camera at 1/1000th of a second. I ended up motor driving more than I usually do in the hopes of getting a higher number of well exposed and properly color balanced frames. West Liberty's Lake Newton leaps on West Liberty's Gavin Chown after Chown sacked Tipton quarterback Blake Wilkins during the fourth quarter of their high school football game at City Park Stadium in Tipton, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. West Liberty won 14-13. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

It was a physical game between the Hawkeyes and the Buckeyes. I don't have a favorite team. I just want go action. Iowa's Josie Durr collided with Ohio State's Kitty Jones-Black during the first half of their Big Ten Conference women's soccer match at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Not the outcome Hawkeyes fans wanted but my job is a visually document the story of the game. People assume that because I live in Iowa or that I work for an Iowa-based news organization that I am for the 'home' team. I tell them that I don't have a favorite and I just want a good game. Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin high-fives Lions fans as they celebrate their 17-12 Big Ten Conference college football win over the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The marching band performs the pregame show at an Iowa Hawkeyes football game with the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes running back Mekhi Sargent (10) dives into the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter of their game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman John Waggoner (92) reacts after sacking Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Jack Plummer (13) in the second quarter of their NCAA football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Jack Campbell (31) and defensive back Dane Belton (4) tackle Purdue Boilermakers tight end Brycen Hopkins (89) in the second quarter of their NCAA football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Brandon Smith (12) is tended to by trainers after an injury in the fourth quarter of their NCAA football game against Purdue at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Iowa won 26-20. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end A.J. Epenesa (94) goes to sack Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford (14) as he drops a snap in the first quarter at an Iowa Hawkeyes football game with the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Not the sharpest photo as I was handholding a 600mm while simultaneously trying to dodge a video journalist who was inching out in front of me. I broke my own rule when photographing football. Normally, I set up between the goal line and the end zone when a team gets in the red zone. This time, I stayed along the end zone. I'm lucky it all worked out. Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Brandon Smith (12) score a touchdown off a Nate Stanley pass during the fourth quarter of their Big Ten Conference college football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Purdue Boilermakers safety Navon Mosley (27) is stiff armed by Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Nico Ragaini (89) during the second quarter of their game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)