Greyhound winter sports resume practice, boys basketball prepares for showdown against Northern

By ANDREW MILLER / Sports Writer
Jan 7, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
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The high school winter sports season is scheduled to get underway this Friday when Jayden Statum, pictured, and the Shippensburg Greyhounds boys basketball team host the Northern Polar Bears in a crucial Mid Penn Colonial Division matchup beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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Shippensburg Area Senior High School’s winter sports athletes returned to practice Monday after Gov. Tom Wolf lifted the state’s two-week pause on all high school sporting events, beginning what is sure to be a madcap scholastic winter sports season.

The Greyhound boys basketball team was one of the teams that returned to practice Monday, as they prepare in earnest for a showdown in their season opener against Mid Penn Colonial Division co-favorites Northern.

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