# @thelancerfeed on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc7DdIBj1B
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/118409-thelancerfeed-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f452adc8e9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-04-09T16:28:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Lancer Feed (@thelancerfeed) — https://gondola.cc/thelancerfeed

## Caption

When COVID-19 spectator restrictions started hitting last year, Durwood Tenny, father of junior Lane Tenny, was shocked to see the lack of parents at sporting events. Tenny wanted to make the events more accessible by livestreaming and photographing sports at Lafayette. “St. Louis Sports Photography was born, featuring me and my intro digital single-lens reflex camera camera and my new social media handle @lancerfanphotos ,” Tenny said. “I started live streaming and taking pictures of every athlete at these events like they were my own son. Then I was trying to figure out how to process the photos and distribute them to the parents. My heart truly was heavy with the parents missing out on their athlete's season and the kids missing out on the pride that they feel when they see their parents' response to their efforts. For some kids, the only quality moments they have with their parents is sports. And now, they don't have that. I knew I had to do this. It has become my mission. I decided at the beginning, that this would be my gift to the parents who share sports with my son and my nephew.” For Tenny, the small daily interactions with community members make all the difference. “I have had a lot of fun interacting with the athletes and parents on social media. They have shown me a lot of appreciation. I really do enjoy getting tagged in shares and one parent even sent a picture of a collage she had made and framed for her son,” Tenny said. (Story by Sophia Scheller, photo by Sophia Scheller) #CommunityConnections #connectedlancer

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- **Likes:** 244
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- **Comments:** 14

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Lancer Feed | @thelancerfeed | https://gondola.cc/thelancerfeed | Newspaper |
| Sophia Scheller | @Shelly_Doge | https://gondola.cc/Shelly_Doge | Photographer |
| Sophia Scheller | @Shelly_Doge | https://gondola.cc/Shelly_Doge | Reporter/Journalist |

## Tags

communityconnections, connectedlancer

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