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2009~2010 ALL SPORTS TROPHY!
Each year the Northern Ohio League awards the Mac Morrison NOL All-Sports Trophy to a member school. Shelby High School again won the award for the 2009-2010 school year. Schools earn points based on the order of finish in each varsity sport. The whippets won six NOL titles last year- boy’s and girl’s cross country, boy’s basketball, girl’s swimming, and boy’s and girl’s track. The Whippets have won the trophy nineteen of the thirty-nine years it has been awarded, which is the most in the NOL. Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches for this accomplishment.

SHELBY WHIPPETS
2010~2011
(posted 20100913)

Last year’s school year provided some exciting and nail-biting athletic performances. I'd like to personally thank the coaches and athletes for their efforts this past year. Those efforts have allowed Shelby to once again regain possession of the NOL All-Sports Trophy after finishing runner-up last season. This year's championship brings Shelby's NOL All-Sports championship total to 19 in just the 38 years of the competition. Our teams this year won seven NOL titles: Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys Golf, Boys Basketball, Girls Swimming, and Boys and Girls Track. This year's margin of victory was just 1.5 points over Tiffin. Although our seven championships are in large part responsible for our point total, a big thanks to those coaches and athletes who worked so hard to compete in every contest regardless of their finish in the league for their respective sport. As examples, wins in Baseball, Softball, and Boys Tennis during the last week of school finished off our successful comeback after being 4.5 points behind following the winter sports season.

While our teams continue to be highly successful, the Athletic Department continues to improve facilities, higher and retain quality coaches, and invite community support and involvement. This past spring marked the long, overdue review of our training rules. A committee composed of community parents, teachers, coaches, student athletes, school administration, and a Board member discussed over and analyzed our current training rules. Recommendations from this committee were shared with our high school and middle school principals in the following weeks. Changes were ultimately submitted for Board approval in July. The Board voted to implement the recommended changes for the upcoming 2010-11 school year. Parents and athletes alike should recognize that participation in Shelby athletic programs is a privilege and thus carries with it great responsibility.

This past year, 306 of the 572 high school students were actively involved in at least one sport. Additionally, over 27% participated in multiple sports. Several of these athletes advanced to the OHSAA State tournaments including the first girls cross country team to qualify for State along with our schools first State qualifying male swimmer. As always, our senior class excelled in the classroom as much as on the athletic field. Thirty-eight seniors received NOL Scholar-Athlete recognition. Likewise, both our softball and volleyball teams were recognized among the top academic teams in Ohio.

With continued community support, we can all look with great anticipation to another successful athletic year in 2010-11!!

Pat Lewis (Click to email)
419.342.6586 Phone, 419.342.5095 Fax

Shelby Whippet Athletics has a strong tradition dating back over 100 years. Offering eighteen varsity sports for our student-athletes, Shelby has won the Northern Ohio League All-Sports Trophy 16 times since 1970. The community has great pride and high expectations for all athletic programs. The community support is tremendous.

Student-athletes are expected to succeed in academics as well as athletics. Athletics and academics work together to help mold our student-athletes into quality persons, preparing them for the future.

Expectations are high at Shelby High School.