Ironton High School

Ironton High School
Ironton High School
Address
	1701 South 7th Street; Ironton, Ohio 45638; United States
Coordinates	38°31′28″N 82°40′11″W
Information
Type	Public high school
School district	Ironton City Schools
Superintendent	Joe Geletka
Principal	Jeff Hairston [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	397 (2016-17)[2]
Color(s)	Orange and black[1]
Fight song	Men of Ironton
Athletics conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Sports	Tennis, Football, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Cheerleading,Swimming
Mascot	Tiger
Nickname	Fighting Tigers[1]
Rivals	Coal Grove Hornets, Portsmouth Trojans, Ashland Tomcats, Wheelersburg Pirates, Rock Hill Redmen
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.

Athletics

The Ironton Fighting Tigers are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. 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

Boys Football – 1979, 1989 [3]
Boys Baseball – 1972 [4]
Boys Golf – 1995, 1996, 1997 [5]

See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences

Football

The Ironton Football team was coached by Bob Lutz prior to 2012. Lutz set the record for the most career wins in Ohio High School Football with 381 wins and also led them to their two State Championships in 1979 and 1989.

Baseball

Mike Burcham was Bob Lutz longtime assistant and coached Ironton to its only State Baseball Championship in 1972.

Notable alumni

Coy Bacon, former NFL player
George McAfee, former NFL player
Clint McElroy, radio personality and podcaster[6]

References

OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
"Ironton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
Mayne, Rick. "Huntington Quarterly | Articles | Issue 73 | Clint McElroy". www.huntingtonquarterly.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

External links

District website

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[Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association_member_directory-1] OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

[2] "Ironton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[Yappi_Football-3] Yappi. "Yappi Sports Football". Archived from the original on 2007-01-13. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[Yappi_Baseball-4] Yappi. "Yappi Sports Baseball". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

[Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association-5] OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.

[6] Mayne, Rick. "Huntington Quarterly | Articles | Issue 73 | Clint McElroy". www.huntingtonquarterly.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-08-27.