Ironton High School

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Ironton High School
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Location
Ironton High School
1701 South 7th Street

Ironton
,
Ohio
45638

United States
Coordinates 38°31′28″N82°40′11″W / 38.52444°N 82.66972°W / 38.52444; -82.66972
Information
Type Public high school
School districtIronton City Schools
SuperintendentSommer McCorkle
PrincipalJeff Hairston [1]
Staff21.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment418 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio19.90 [2]
Color(s)Orange and black [1]   
Fight song Men of Ironton
Athletics conferenceOhio Valley Conference
SportsTennis, Football, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Cheerleading, Swimming
Nickname Fighting Tigers [1]
RivalsPortsmouth Trojans, Ashland Tomcats, Wheelersburg Pirates
Athletic DirectorTrevon Pendleton
Website www.tigertown.com

Ironton High School (IHS) is a public high school in Ironton, Ohio, United States. It is the only public high school in the Ironton City School District.

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Athletics

The Ironton Fighting Tigers are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (excluding football). Currently, the other members of the conference include Chesapeake High School (Panthers), Coal Grove High School (Hornets), Fairland High School (Dragons), South Point High School (Pointers), Rock Hill High School (Redmen), Portsmouth High School (Trojans), Gallia Academy High School (Blue Devils).

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Football

The Ironton Football team was coached by Bob Lutz prior to 2012. Lutz set an Ohio high school football record with 381 career wins and guided the team to State Championship victories in 1979 and 1989. During Trevon Pendleton's first five seasons as head coach, the team reached the State Championship game in 2019, 2020, and 2022, but ultimately fell short. In 2024, the Fighting Tigers brought home a State Championship trophy for the third time in the program's history. [6] The Ironton Football team has appeared in the State Championship game 12 times: 1973, 1979*, 1982, 1988, 1989*, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024*. [3]

Baseball

Mike Burcham was Bob Lutz's longtime assistant, and coached Ironton to its State Baseball Championship victory in 1972.

Basketball

The Boys' basketball team has been to the Final Four 3 times. They played in the State Championship game in 2005, but were defeated by North College Hill.

The Girls' basketball team has been to the Final Four 4 times. They finished the 2015–16 regular season with a perfect 22–0 record.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ironton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "All-Time State Tournament Results". www.ohsaa.org. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  5. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  6. ↑ Netter, Brock (December 7, 2024). "STATE CHAMPS: Ironton tops Liberty Center to win program's third state championship". Southern Ohio Sports Authority. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Mayne, Rick. "Huntington Quarterly | Articles | Issue 73 | Clint McElroy". www.huntingtonquarterly.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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