With a 22 point victory over Western-Reserve a very talented WHS Varsity Basketball Team presented Coach Dave "Bug" Thompson with win number 100 this past Friday night. We'll have more on the game later. Thompson went through the Wellsville School system graduating in 1972. A friend of ours recently remarked that "Bug was a heckuva athlete himself". He was part of the tradition known as "Wellsville basketball".
Thompson began his coaching career in 1987. He started out coaching Middle School, Freshman and Junior Varsity Teams. Now in his sixth year as the Varsity Head Coach he has amassed a record of 100 wins and only 24 heart breaking defeats. Bug takes each and every game to heart. That's a pretty amazing record for a guy with only five and half years under his belt.
Pictured here doing what he loves best is Thompson offering words of advice to his players during a December 19 game against East Liverpool. With 13 victories so far this season Thompson looks forward to victory 101 tomorrow tonight at McDonald. He's a nice guy and a little embarrassed with this attention. He'll talk your ear off about the players on his team and would rather be focused on that.
Congratulations & Good Luck Coach. We hope you'll be at the helm for many years to come.
ole nib
Thompson began his coaching career in 1987. He started out coaching Middle School, Freshman and Junior Varsity Teams. Now in his sixth year as the Varsity Head Coach he has amassed a record of 100 wins and only 24 heart breaking defeats. Bug takes each and every game to heart. That's a pretty amazing record for a guy with only five and half years under his belt.
Pictured here doing what he loves best is Thompson offering words of advice to his players during a December 19 game against East Liverpool. With 13 victories so far this season Thompson looks forward to victory 101 tomorrow tonight at McDonald. He's a nice guy and a little embarrassed with this attention. He'll talk your ear off about the players on his team and would rather be focused on that.
Congratulations & Good Luck Coach. We hope you'll be at the helm for many years to come.
ole nib
3 comments:
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Bug agreeing he is a humble man.
Sorry, I screwed up & hit the wrong tab and lost it. Thanks for the comment.
nib
Bug is a great guy and a great Coach, I've known him for years, I remember they started him out with a one year contract as Head Coach, that was an insult for a man that's devoted so much of his free time over the years coaching kids in several sports, glad he proved em wrong! Go Bug! Go Tigers!
Shep
We have to agree, Shep. Bug is a definite asset to the WHS athletic program.
nib
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