Lady Whippets overwhelm Ashland 70-27

ASHLAND — Olivia Baker started her senior season with a school record and Shelby tipped off the 2021-22 varsity girls basketball campaign with a rousing 70-27 thumping of Ashland Tuesday night.

Baker, a 5-foot-8 guard, dropped in eight three-point shots

The Shelby High fall cheer squads held their postseason awards ceremony Tuesday evening. Receiving special awards were, from left, Maylin Thurman (outstanding jumps award), Hailey Eldridge (sportsmanship award, captain award), Alainah Carmel (outstanding tumbling award), Olyssa Fisher (captain award) and Loran Hockenberry (most improved award, most spirited award). en route to a 26-point outing and shattered the former mark of six treys in a single game.

Five of Baker’s longrange makes came after halftime when the Lady Whippets broke the game wide open. She was 8 of 11 shooting from beyond the arc.

Haylee Baker and

Sophia Niese each contributed 12 points in the triumph. Niese stuffed the stat sheet with eight assists, eight rebounds, five steals and four blocked shots. Baker produced seven boards and five steals,

The visitors never trailed during the 32 minutes as they tallied the first seven points of the evening. The red and gray exploded for 40 second-half points, keyed by a 26-point third quarter.

Shelby forged leads of 15-6, 30-15 and 56-25 at the end of each stanza.

The Whippets made just under 50 percent of their three-point attempts — 11 of 23. From two-point range the visiting team converted 13 of 37 tries.

SHS faces an early-season test Monday evening at home against Margaretta in a non-conference matchup. The Polar Bears bring back eight letterwinners and opened the year by besting Toledo Christian 64-57.

Hipp 1 0 2, Albert 2 1 5, H. Baker 5 2 12, Niese 2 6 12, Gundrum 1 0 2, Lafon 1 0 2, Thauvette 0 2 2, O. Baker 9 0 26, Booker 3 0 7, Totals 24 11-12 70.

SHELBY (70) ASHLAND (27)

Wade 2 0 4, Paramore 1 0 2, Chapman 4 1 9, Bodnar 1 0 2, Mcbride 0 1 1, Pool 2 3 7, Miller 1 0 2, Totals 11 5-14 27.

Shelby ............... 15152614—70 Ashland ............... 6 919 2—27

Three-point field goals - Niese (S) 2, O. Baker (S) 8, Booker (S).

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Buckeye candies and Michigan-made cherry products are among the sweet treats up for grabs in a friendly wager between the governors of Ohio and Michigan, whose flagship universities face off in their rivalry Saturday. Ohio Gov. Mike ASHLAND — Shelby’s junior varsity girls basketball opened the 2021-22 campaign with a dominating performance during a 49-9 victory against Ashland Tuesday evening. The Lady Whippets owned a 20-2 lead after one quarter and never looked back. The visitors extended their advantage to 33-5 at halftime and 43-7 after three periods. Eve Schwemley nabbed scoring honors for SHS with 16 points. She was backed up by Alyssa Booker (12), Serena Ramsey (8), Kaylin Mahon (5), Charlotte Niese (5) and Sophia Long (3). Long grabbed eight rebounds in the win. Niese handed out four assists and Booker swiped four steals. continues until December 6. The cost of the program is $60 for YMCA members and $80 for non-members. For additional information, contact Shane Myers via phone at 419-347-1312 (ext 503) or by e-mail at smyers@shelbyymca.org.