PR2017 Feb 17

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 17, 2017

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SHELTON STATE COACHES REACH MILESTONE WINS

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – As the Shelton State Community College athletic programs have added wins, their coaches have reached milestones. Women’s basketball coach, Madonna Thompson, and softball coach, Buddy Boyle, recently earned significant career wins.

With a victory over Lawson State Community College, Shelton State Women’s Basketball Coach, Madonna Thompson, earned her 500th win. Thompson, in her 19th year as coach of the Lady Bucs, has led the program to sixteen consecutive 20-win seasons, with 8 eclipsing the 30-win mark. Her 2016 team advanced to the NJCAA Final Four and earned a final ranking of #3 in the nation. A native of Collinswood, Tennessee, Thompson was a member of the University of Alabama’s NCAA Final Four Team in 1994.

Shelton State Softball Coach, Buddy Boyle, earned his 400th career win this week against Roane State Community College. Boyle, in his tenth year as head coach of the SSCC softball program, has led the Lady Bucs to top ranking athletically and academically. Recognized as one of the best softball programs in the state of Alabama, the team has finished 2nd in the ACCC NJCAA/Region XXII Tournament for the last five years. A former baseball player and minor league baseball coach, Boyle is originally from Montgomery, Alabama.

For more information and complete athletic schedules, visit sheltonstate.edu/athletics.

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