At Canajoharie High School

Shineman was a tri-sport athlete, competing in Football, Baseball and Bowling. He served as captain of the varsity football squad each of the last three seasons, and was named the Team MVP in 2006. The Palatine Bridge, NY native was a Section II Class C Conference All-Star on both offense and defense, and was the Conference's Most Valuable Player as well. Shineman was also the recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award and the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.