Photo Challenge: Sports Photography

"Saved by the Balls" won the Championships!

Sports Photography is actually something I have had a lot of experience of doing lately. it seemed, for awhile, the only paying gigs I could find was shooting sports; softball, kickball, cheer squads, gymnastics and softball. the pay is not great at a local level, but wonderful to assist in honing my skills.
Attached is a photo I took, at night using a Canon 7D with a 400mm lens pushing for a 1/1000 shutter. Being inside a stadium at night posed a new realm of problem solving. With a higher ISO, I am confronted with higher noise issues in my images. However, most of this can be resolved in post or in camera using sub-folder adjustments. Yes, this is one of those special situations where you will want to pull out the manual that you received with your camera, and actually READ IT!