OLIVESBURG – The fate of Justice Thompson’s high school athletic career rested on a personal goal that most people would have simply written off as crazy talk. “I told myself before my sophomore year that if I didn’t get All-Ohio in basketball that I was going to play football (as a junior),” Thompson said earlier […]
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Dreams of 1983: Dodge talks top Shelby basketball memories
Cathy Dodge, head statistician for Shelby girls basketball, said the ’83 tournament run was the “most fun” two weeks she’s ever experienced.
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Whippets begin quest for 1st boys state basketball title at Final 4 in Dayton
COLUMBUS – Shelby’s quest to bring home the first boys state basketball title has reached the Final Four for the first time in school history. The second-ranked Whippets (25-2) next step in the journey is Saturday’s Division II state semifinal clash with Zanesville Maysville (25-3) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the University of Dayton. By […]
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Sweet 16 bound: Shelby rolls past Lexington for district championship
The Whippets are Sweet 16 bound after a 62-52 win over Lexington in a Div. II district final before a sellout crowd at Ontario High School.
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Bruskotter’s scoring spree triggers memories of Savannah’s legendary Larry Huston
Shelby senior Alex Bruskotter erupted for 53 points on Saturday night at Ashland High School in the biggest scoring spree seen around these parts in years. The Whippets’ 6-foot-6 sharpshooter bagged 12 treys to bolster his scoring total. It was a fine performance, and evoked memories of former Shelby superstar Larry Siegfried. But it also […]
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Bruskotter’s 53 points lifts Shelby over Ashland
ASHLAND — Not since the storied days of the legendary Larry Siegfried has Shelby High School seen a scoring barrage like this. Senior Alex Bruskotter, headed to Wright State next fall, erupted for 12 treys and netted 53 points on Saturday night to lift the Whippets to an 84-61 victory at Ashland in non-conference boys […]