[JT]

Help me! I am getting very frustrated. I've bee trying to take photos of my daughters band competions...at night under stadium lighting and my distance is restricted. Last night I got as close to the action as I'm ever going to get and most of my pictures were blurred. I am using the rebel xt with the kit lens(18-55) I dont use a flash because it would render useless and my pictures would be dark. If I go to the manual setting and play with the aperature my shutter speed isnt fast enough to stop the blur, if I use a faster speed with the aperature as far as I can get it, its dark again. I am shooting at iso 1600 thats as high as I can go. So I figured I need a better lens but theres a thousnad out there......any suggestions? Of course I am on a budget but will comprimise slightlky if it gives me an afforadable option
thanks
jt