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Shipman High School competed, and won IHSA hardware, in the sports of boys basketball and boys baseball. Boys fast-pitch softball was also offered in the 1940s. It is quite possible that track & field was at one time offered. We are searching for the Shipman school fight song as well as its conference affiliation.
Boys Basketball
The Shipman High School boys basketball team brought home two District titles during its existence. Unfortunately the coach’s names and team records of these and other great Shipman teams are not available.
*For an excellent account of some of the Shipman High School Pirate basketball seasons please check out: http://www.piasabirds.com/shipmanhs/home.html
Piasa Southwestern faculty member Matt Hasquin offered this site to us and we suggest you view and help Matt with the missing information. Matt was assisted in his research by Brian Hanslow. A great job done in remembering the past of Piasa Southwestern’s “feeder” schools.
1927-28 Lost District Tourn. semi-final to Collinsville
1932-33 GIllespie District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to CHesterfield 20-15
Gillespie beat Benld in title game
1933-34 GIllespie District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Benld 24-22
2nd Rd lost to Gillespie 21-17
Litchfield beat Staunton in title game
1934-35 Jerseyville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat White Hall 40-21
2nd Rd lost to Chesterfield 31-19
Gillespie beat Jerseyville in title game
1935-36 Jerseyville District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Kampsville 36-18
Semi-final Beat Kane 21-19
Title Game lost to Grafton 34-26
1936-37 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1937-38 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1938-39 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1939-40 Medora District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Title Game lost to Mt. Olive 35-32
1940-41 Medora District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed.
1st Rd lost to Brighton 39-35
Brighton beat Hettick in title game
1941-42 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1942-43 Medora District Champions Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Medora 33-25
Title Game Beat Hettick 22-19
Hillsboro Regional Tournament
1st Rd lost to Litchfield 41-31
Hillsboro beat Gillespie in title game.
1943-44 Postseason scores, record, and coach’s name needed.
1944-45 Brighton District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Chesterfield 40-13
Semi-final lost to Hettick 49-46 (O/T)
Hettick beat Brighton in title game
1945-46 Brighton District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Medora 42-30
Semi-final lost to Brighton
Palmyra beat Brighton in title game
1946-47 Brighton District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Bunker Hill 33-28
Palmyra beat Bunker Hill in title game
1947-48 Brighton District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd Beat Modesto 52-51
Semi-final lost to Brighton 39-38 (O/T)
Benld beat Brighton in title game
1948-49 Jerseyville District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Brighton 48-30
Title Game lost to Benld 68-37
1949-50 22 – 6 Little Four Conference Champs Coach Oral Ragle
Brighton Tourney (Champs)
vs. Bethalto W 63-46
vs. Brighton W 50-29
vs. Medora W 62-43
Hardin Tournament (3rd Place)
Brighton District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Medora 34-33
Title Game lost to Benld 71-45
1950-51 Medora District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Semi-final Beat Medora 44-39
Title Game lost to Benld 62-33
1951-52 Brighton District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed
1st Rd lost to Brighton 62-54
Brighton lost to Benld in title game
1952-53 22 – 5 Brighton District Champions Coach Ewood Hughes
Little Four Conference Champs
Hardin Tourney Champs
Brighton Tourney Champs
Brighton District Scores
Semi-final Beat Medora 61-57
Title Game Beat Benld 74-56
Litchfield Regional Tourney
1st Rd lost to Litchfield 80-56
Hillsboro beat Mt. Olive in title game
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Skhipman High School District Champs 1952-53 |
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Submitted by Doug Owen via Geraldine Travers |
Team members included:
Bernie Spurgeon. Bill Lowis, Lee Stampe, Bill Barnett, Charlie Burns,
Dick Spurgeon, Harold Hubbard, Ronald Lahey, Donald Breitwiser, Darrell
Allen, John Parker.
1953-54 Medora District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
Title Game lost to Benld 86-72
1954-55 Shipman District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed
*Title Game lost to Brighton 64-55
*Final basketball game for Shipman High School boys. School consolidated to form Piasa Southwestern High School in the summer of 1955.
Boys Softball
The Shipman Pirates competed in softball as well. The team of 1952-53 won the conference championship by beating Bunker Hill HS in the title game.
1953-53 Conference Champions
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Shipman HS Softball Conf. Champs 1952-53 |
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Submitted by Doug Owens via Geraldine Travers |
Team Members included:
Harold Hubbard, Danny Hansen, Dick Spurgeon, Pat Caveny, Ronald Lahey, Darrell Allen, Charlie Burns, Bernie Spurgeon, Wayne Barnett, Tom Mills, Clifford Talley
If You Can Provide ANY Further Information…
If you have any further information regarding the history of Shipman and its former high school please contact us via email. We are looking for a photo of the original high school building as well. Our e-mail address is ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also write to us via real mail at:
Illinois HS Glory Days
6439 N.Neva St.
Chicago, Il. 60631
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Aerial View of Shipman – 1953 |
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Submitted by Doug Owens via Geraldine Travers |
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