Waterford High School (Ohio)
Waterford High School (WHS) is a public high school in Waterford, Washington County, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Wolf Creek Local School District. Their mascot is the Wildcat, and their official school colors are green and white.
| Waterford High School | |
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P.O. Box 67, 330 Main Street, Waterford, Ohio 45786 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°32′18″N 81°38′18″W |
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| Type | (Ohio) public, rural, high school |
| Established | 1894 |
| School district | Wolf Creek Local School District |
| Principal | Suellen Coleman, Principal Doug Baldwin, Kim Barker, Tom Simms Athletic Directors |
| Head of school | Doug Baldwin, Superintendent |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 184 (2016–17)[1] |
| Color(s) | Green & White[2] |
| Athletics | baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, football, boys' and girls' golf, fast pitch softball, girls' volleyball, and boys' wrestling[2] |
| Athletics conference | Tri-Valley Conference-Hocking Division[2] |
| Mascot | Wildcats[2] |
| Rival | Beverly Fort Frye Cadets |
| Website | District Website |
Athletics
The Wildcats belong to the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) and the Tri-Valley Conference, a 16-member athletic conference located in southeastern Ohio.[2] The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools, including Waterford.
Athletic History
Their rival is the Beverly Fort Frye Cadets. They play each other every year in a showdown known as "The Battle of the Muskingum River."[3] In recent times, the 2016 Boys Varsity Football Team completed a record breaking season, going 11–2, the best a Waterford football team has ever done. They hosted Waterford's first ever home playoff game against Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans and claimed victory 13–9. The team came to its farthest point as the regional runners-up to Canal Winchester Harvest Preparatory.
OHSAA State Champions
- Girls' Basketball – 2016 (28–1)[4]
OHSAA State Runners-Up
- Girls' Basketball – 2015 (27–2), 2017 (25–4)[4]
- Boys' Wrestling – J.D. Pinkerton (140 lbs.), 1993
Noted Alumni
- Wilbur Cooper (1910) – MLB Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Detroit Tigers.
Notes and references
- "Waterford High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- OHSAA. "OHSAA Member School Info". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- "Prep boys basketball: Fort Frye drills Waterford, 59-35". Local Sports. The Marietta Times. January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2016-02-20.