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Pittsburg High School (also known locally as simply PHS) in Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas is a suburban school serving all of Pittsburg and other surrounding towns. Pittsburg High School is the largest high school in southeast Kansas. Recent graduates have gone on to attend top schools such as Cal Tech[3], Cornell, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, and UCLA[4].
[edit] Athletics
The football program at Pittsburg High School has gone to the Kansas playoffs more than any team since its inception (27 in all). Being a ten-time state champion and a four-time state runner-up, PHS has been a Southeast Kansas League contender almost every year garnering 28 SEK titles with a host of alumni moving up to the collegiate level [5].
[edit] State Champions (Team)
- Chess [5A] - (2001 - 2nd Place) [6]
- Football [5A] - (1990, 1988, 1983, 1956, 1937, 1936, 1933, 1926, 1923, 1922) [7] [8]
- Scholars' Bowl [5A] - (2007, 2005) [9]
[edit] State Champions (Individual)
- Chess - (2002, 2001 - Digeng Du) [10]
- Forensics
- Extemporaneous Speaking - (2000 - Jon Hall) [11]
- Dramatic Interpretation of Prose - (1998 - Tad Sours)
- Swimming [12]
- 40 yd Freestyle - (1941 - Harry Bradshaw)
- 50 yd Freestyle - (1998 - Michael Baima)
- 100 yd Backstroke - (1996 - Michael Baima, 1988, 1987 - Lori Deatherage)
- 100 yd Freestyle - (1941 - Harry Bradshaw)
- 100 yd Fly - (1998, 1996 - Michael Baima)
- Track and Field [13]
- 4x440 yd Relay [AA] - (1958, 1953)
- 100 m [5A] - (1984 - Susan Samuels)
- 200 m [5A] - (1984, 1983 - Susan Samuels)
- 400 m [5A] - (1984, 1983 - Susan Samuels)
- 880 m [AA] - (1949 - Wilson)
- Discus (2002 - Jimmy Holland [5A], 1931 - Ralph Russell)
- Javelin [A] -(1939, 1938 - Farnetti); [AA] - (1949 - Thornberry)
- Long Jump [5A] - (1989 - Kim Kimbrough)
- Mile-Relay [AA] - (1958, 1953)
- Mile-Run (Indoors) [4A] - (1969 - Roger Lee)
- Shot Put [5A] - (2000 - Dusty Terflinger, 1997 - Kyle Broyles, 1991 - Ryan Keith)
- Triple Jump [5A] - (1995 - Jason Dockery)
- Wrestling [14]
- 98-Pound Division [5A] - (1986 - Darren Woods)
- 152-Pound Division [4A] - (2007 - Tyler Koehn)
- 160-Pound Division [5A] - (2004 - Brandon Wise) [15]
- 275-Pound (Heavyweight) [5A] - (1990 - Nick Gray)
[edit] State Records
- Football
- Playoff Appearances (1970-2006) - 27
[edit] National Awards
- National Champions, 2000 NASA Great Moonbuggy Race, High School Division [16]
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Lampe (1965), retired chairman, president and CEO of Bridgestone Americas Holding [17]
- Bill Russell (1966), former shortshop, coach, and manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers [18]
- Gary Zukav (1960), New York Times Bestselling Author and frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show [19]
- Shad Meier (1996), retired NFL tight end who played for the Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints
- Adam Meier (1998), former football player for Pittsburgh State University
- Dylan Meier (2003), former Kansas State quarterback
- Kerry Meier (2005), current quarterback/slotback for the University of Kansas
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