Top Wisconsin player signs to join Penguins

Devron Bostick led his high school team to two state championships.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Devron Bostick, an honored high school basketball player from Racine, Wis., has signed a national letter of intent to attend Youngstown State University.
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A 6-foot-6-inch, 210-pound forward, Bostick had an impressive two-year run at St. Catherine's High School in Racine.
He helped the Angels to a Division 3 state championship in 2005-06 after winning a state Div. 2 title in 2004-05.
During his tenure, St. Catherine's won 52 of 53 games, losing the one contest by one point and winning his final 44 games.
"We are very excited to be able to sign such a fine student-athlete as Devron," Slocum said. "He fills an immediate need for our program.
"To have someone who was a player of the year in Wisconsin and who has won two consecutive state titles is very exciting for our basketball program," Slocum said.
Pleasant visit
Bostick, who visited the Youngstown State campus last week, said he loved everything about his stay and the decision was easy.
"Youngstown State was the only place I visited," Bostick said. "I liked it so much that I canceled all my other visits. I know this is the place for me.
"I really liked and enjoyed the campus. I liked the coaches, I liked the players and the overall environment," Bostick said. "I was really impressed with what the school had to offer on an overall scale. I thought it was a clean and very nice campus."
High school averages
During his senior year, Bostick averaged 17.2 points and 6.4 rebounds while being named to the Associated Press' all-division first-team all-state squad. He was a first-team All-Wisconsin selection by Wishoops.net and was the service's Div. 3 Player of the Year. His team capped off a 27-0 season with an impressive win in the state championship game. The Angels beat Westby, 68-29, in a contest where the school set Wisconsin tournament marks for victory margin in championship game and tournament contest.
Bostick said the two-year run at St. Catherine's is something he will never forget and hopes to bring that success with him to YSU.
"It's been a challenge, believe it or not," he said. "It was incredible winning 44 games in a row, but with that came a lot of pressure and expectations."
He also picked up numerous other individual accolades. He was a second-team all-state selection by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, an honorable-mention all-state pick by BadgerStatePreps.com, was named first-team all-area by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, selected as a first-team All-Lakeshore Conference pick and Conference's Athlete of the Year, was a unanimous choice by the coaches for Racine County Player of the Year and was ranked as the ninth-best player in the state by hoopmasters.com.