An Ephiany, Maybe
An Ephiany, Maybe by: Shawn Martin, Excel H Sports Last Thursday while playing my first nine holes of golf this year, I scanned my phone while waiting to tee off on a hole while following a league. It was then [More]
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Musings Of A Hoopster March 29th, 2023, FALL FROM GRACE – REDEMPTION IN PROGRESS
MUSINGS OF A HOOPSTER Shawn Martin Senior Columnist ExcelHSports.com FALL FROM GRACE – REDEMPTION IN PROGRESS RENFRO! COACH RENFRO! THEY WANT YOU BACK INSIDE! This was the scene outside of Christal House Manual High School March [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster February 16th, 2023 IHSAA Basketball Boys Sectional Picks
As the old Johnny Carson comedic bit went, Carmac the Magnificent has placed 64 envelopes to his forehead, ripped the end off, blew to open the envelope, and then reveals his prognostications for the upcoming IHSAA boys basketball tournament. The [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster January 23rd, 2023/The Day THE Streak Ended
The Day THE Streak Ended ~ No matter who’s side you were on, it was quiet. Everyone had hope. They hoped for a swish and we hoped for a miss. By Shawn Martin ExcelHSports Columnist Twenty-nine years. [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster December 27th, 2022, holiday tournaments around the state
The week between Christmas and New Years is always a busy time for high school basketball teams on both the girls and boys side. It used to be mostly the Hall of Fame tournament held each year featuring eight of [More]
Musings of a Hoopster Volume 2 Edition 1 by Shawn Martin
The girls high school basketball season is in full swing here in Indiana with now three full weeks of games under our belts. And as we all begin Thanksgiving week, the boys’ hoops season commences and for the next four [More]
MUSINGS OF A HOOPSTER “BASKETBALL IN THE SUMMER”
Musings Of A Hoopster by Shawn Martin June 4, 2022 Schools out, vacations are on the calendar for many families, and high school basketball switches gears for a month from mostly travel teams to school teams during the summer open [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster by Shawn Martin
Musings of a Hoopster By Shawn Martin ExcelHSports FIVE CLASS PROPOSAL A group of high school athletic directors in Indiana is considering a proposal to move to a five-class system in several sports, mainly to alleviate enrollment discrepancies, especially in [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster December 18, 2021
Musings of a Hoopster Shawn Martin ExcelHSports Columnist Last week the Purdue Men’s Basketball team ascended to a place no other Boilermaker Men’s squad had ever done – to the very top of the National Rankings. That lasted [More]
Frustrations and Changes in these Covid Times
Musings of a Hoopster By Shawn Martin ExcelHSports.com Columnist A couple of weeks ago, a high school classmate of mine posted on her Facebook page about the frustrations they were experiencing finding a place for their senior volleyball playing daughter [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster Volume 1 Page 3 A look at HISTORIC GYMS
Musings of a Hoopster by Shawn Martin Photo by: Brody Boyd Pleasantville Gymnasium One hobby I have is watching high school basketball games in the many cathedrals around the state of Indiana. There are over 400 high schools in Indiana [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster Volume 1 Page 3
This Musings Of A Hoopster episode look at some of the Christmas and Holiday Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball Tournaments in the state of Indiana. Shawn Martin looks at some of them. The Wabash School Corporation Wabash Valley Classic’s final two [More]
Musings Of A Hoopster Volume 1 Page 2
Martin has a long history in Indiana High School Basketball circles having been a member of some very successful coaching staffs that have won 12 Sectionals, four Regionals, four Semi-States, and three State Championships by Shawn Martin Hello basketball fans. [More]