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Price First Golden Bear to Reach IHSAA-Sanctioned Girls State Wrestling Finals
Shelbyville High School wrestler Jessica Price prepares to battle in a recent home match. | photo by NINA ARRIETA
by KRISTIAAN RAWLINGS
The No.1-ranked academic sophomore at Shelbyville High School is aiming for a top performance today at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament. Jessica Price is the first Golden Bear to compete at girls state since the sport was sanctioned by the IHSAA. (SHS’s Ella Holmes and Pacey Virden went to state pre-IHSAA.)
Price, who wrestles at 105 pounds, brings years of experience to today’s inaugural state finals at the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ Corveta Coliseum. She was introduced to wrestling in fourth grade while attending club practices for her younger brother.
“Initially, it wasn’t me saying, ‘Oh, I want to wrestle.’ It was me being a dummy for my brother,” Price, the daughter of Bradley and Mary Price, said. (She also has an older sister.)
But after aging out of club action, she was forced to take a break since her school, Waldron, did not have girls’ middle school wrestling. She transferred to Shelbyville last year and found a home with the girls’ wrestling team.
“We had a really good community that cared for each other,” Price said, detailing team bonding events such as bonfires, a sleepover and attending an Indiana University wrestling meet.
Her season was capped with a visit to semi-state, where she lost to the top-ranked girl in the state, which solidified her determination to make it back.
As the only Golden Bear girl wrestling this year, Price, who stays busy with advanced coursework, theatre productions and Synergy tech crew, has experienced the ups and downs of the winter sports season.
“It’s been a tough battle mentally and physically, just trying to get myself strong enough and capable enough to do it.”
So far, so good. A win at regionals last week in Mooresville set her up for today’s finals. She leaves early in the morning on a compact bus with just her coach, the driver and a plan for the mat.
“I have to go out there and not leave any gas in the tank. I’m going to do everything I can to win,” Price said.
The first round begins at 10 a.m. today with quarterfinals and semifinals to follow. The consolation round will be at 4:15 p.m. with state championship matches at 7 p.m.
Price is still a little star-struck with the whole experience, from participating in the IHSAA event to performing in the Coliseum.
“I'm really glad this happened,” she said. “Like, I never really had anything happen to me like this before.”
NOTEBOOK:
Two semi-trucks were involved in an accident at the intersection of N. Michigan Road and W 400 N, adjacent to the Fairland I-74 exit. A truck in the straight-only lane turned right and struck the driver’s side of the cab of a truck in the turn lane. The driver of the truck in the straight-only lane said there was no damage to his trailer, but law enforcement observed fresh scratches and black marks along the trailer that were consistent to the level of the mirror on the second truck. The driver said trailers “get beat up all the time” and there was “no way” it could have been from his truck, the police report said. A witness, who had to come back to the scene after clocking in at work first, confirmed that the truck in the straight-only lane struck the truck in the turn lane.
NATIONAL NEWS: The insurance industry is trying to react to increasing disasters, and it’s getting hard. The number of homes in the wildland-urban area rose from 30 million to 44 million from 1990 to 2020. One analysis found that a number of U.S. homes — 17 million homes worth 19 percent of U.S. housing — were underinsured against floods or wildfires. At the low end, the base case estimate was $1.7 trillion worth of homes in serious danger. The worst case? $2.7 trillion in losses for the insurance industry. (Bloomberg/Numlock)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
March 20, 2013
The annual Latin banquet was once again held in the cafeteria. The evening consisted of dinner, socializing and skits performed by seniors. The skits were a Roman twist on “Judge Judy” and “Jerry Springer”, and involved plenty of Latin speaking. The banquet had been started by Latin teacher Kris Schwickrath when she first started teaching at SHS. The seniors presented Schwickrath with an oak tree to be planted with a dedication plaque.
SHS alum Kid Quill (Mitchell Q. Brown) had recently performed at The Strand for a large crowd and had been the opening act for Jake Miller at Old National Center in Indianapolis. Kid Quill had reached 650 Twitter followers. (Over 12k now.)
An article surveyed students’ opinions on tattoos. Mrs. Schwickrath noted that the smaller ones were fine, but “the bigger ones permanently damage nerve cells.”
An article caught up with Chuck Foga, who had replaced Mr. Butler after spending three quarters of the year at SMS. Foga’s desk was filled with action figures.
This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2005: The use of GPS devices had increased dramatically as prices dropped, The Shelbyville News reported. Some bus drivers with public school systems had expressed concern about their locations being tracked.
1995: A reported leopard attack on a dog in Fairland was unfounded, DNR officials said. DNR said there was no evidence at the scene, and the leopard in the cage was friendly.
1985: The Shelbyville Parks board approved a proposal by Pat Owens, park superintendent, to allow groups to rent Porter Pool for private parties.
A recent Supreme Court ruling to protect the rights of students against unreasonable searches and seizures would not affect local policies, county school officials said. Jerry Kent, Shelby Eastern superintendent, said principals and teachers must be “pretty sure” a student had something in a locker before checking it, and that the student would be present at the time of the search.
1975: Rev. A. David Sailer was installed as minister of St. Mark Lutheran Church. He succeeded Rev. Raymond Main.
1965: Triton Central athletes Mike Wells (baseball), Norm Lahey (cross country) and Ronnie Drake (basketball) all received letter jackets for their athletic achievements.
Work was completed on the Altamil Foundry addition to Chambers Aircraft on St. Joseph St. The exterior was painted-green corrugated metal.
1955: Estella Schaekel, Fountaintown, received word that the body of her son, Cpl. Walter Schaekel, 24, who had died in a Communist prisoner of war camp in North Korea, had been returned to the U.S. Command. The body would be returned to the United States as soon as possible, the letter said.
1945: First Lt. George Curtis, former pastor of the Fairland Christian Church, was marked missing in action in Germany.
The J.L. Reece Canning Co., located at the south edge of Shelbyville, was sold by Lawrence Reece, who had owned it since 1936, to Jacob Lutz, who owned Blue River Farms Dairy Products Co. Reece would stay on as manager of the E.G. Reece Canning Co. in Waldron.
1935: FERA workers began cleaning and grading alleys in Shelbyville. Twenty-eight men were employed on the project. All alleys would be cleaned of debris and surface holes would be filled.
1925: Mamie Montgomery of Shelbyville was arrested and fined $50 for excessive speeding on Southeastern Ave. in Marion Co. Police had chased Montgomery, who was driving 45 miles per hour, three miles until they overtook her. She objected to riding in the police wagon, noting that she didn’t want to leave $1,500 worth of valuables in her car.
1915: Police arrested Charles Herndon after receiving reports that he was often drunk. Police found him on South Harrison St. in an intoxicated condition.
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OBITUARIES
Richard M. “Ricky” Steele, 46, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital. Born on January 23, 1978, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he was the son of Michael Steele and Donna Betsy (Davis) Steele. Survivors include parents Michael and Donna of Batesville; fiancé Melissa Hunter of Indianapolis; and sister- Sara Mosher (Justin) of Sunman. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Richard had lived in the Indianapolis area for 4 years after moving from New Hampshire. He graduated from Gorham High School in Gorham, New Hampshire, and attended White Mountain Community College in Berlin, New Hampshire. He attended Apostolic Truth Tabernacle in Greensburg. Richard was a member of Sports Club Car of America and was in the Auto Sales industry for several years, working at Hubler of Greensburg and several other car dealerships. Ricky enjoyed rally racing, autocross racing go kart racing, snowmobiling, attending car shows, trying out new restaurants, and was always willing to help anyone in need.
Funeral services will be Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Apostolic Truth Tabernacle, 1114 Westridge Parkway, Greensburg, Ind., 47240, with Pastor Jeff Sangl officiating. Friends may call on Sunday afternoon from 4 p.m. until the time of the service, at the church. Memorial contributions can be made to Exotic Feline Rescue Center, 2221 E. Ashboro Road, Center Point, Indiana, 47840. Online condolences may be shared at glennegeorgeandson.com.
Mary Frances Dixon, age 65, passed away January 12, 2025. She was born November 13, 1959, in Shelbyville, Ind., to Clarence Dixon and Naomi (Strickler) Dixon.
Mary attended Clinton High School and graduated from Adrian High School. She worked at various restaurants, which included the Bauer Manor, and also several factories, which included Fayette Tubular.
She was a loving mother and homemaker for many years. Mary is survived by her spouse, Chester Read; her children, Micah Shaw, Moriah (Randy) Shaw-Brayman, Lana Anderson and Sara Anderson; many grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; many close nieces and nephews; and her siblings, Ernie (Diane) Dixon, Darryl Dixon and Darlene (Kevin) Ruskowsky. She was preceded in death by her children’s father, Scott “Scotty” Shaw; one daughter, Farica Anderson Bertram; one sister, Lavonne Dixon White and both parents.
Funeral Services were held in Adrian, Mich.