Holly Springs High School (HSHS) is a public high school located in

Holly Springs, North Carolina Holly Springs is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 41,239, a 67% increase from 2010. History Etymology The town's name refers to the free flowing springs that emerge into a ...

, United States. It is part of the

Wake County Public School System The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina. With 157,673 students in average daily membership and 194 schools as of the 2021–2022 school year, it is the largest public sc ...

Athletics

Holly Springs High School is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and competes at the 4A level in the South Wake Athletic Conference (SWAC). The student section is nicknamed the Purple Craze. The Hawks’

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team, led by

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, won the state championship in 2011 after defeating T. C. Roberson High School. Traditional rivals include Fuquay-Varina High School, Middle Creek High School, and Apex Friendship High School.

Athletic teams

Fall

* Football *Men's soccer *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

* Cross country *Women's

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*Women's

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

Winter

*Men's

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

*Women's

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Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Indoor track Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping event ...

Spring

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*Women's soccer *

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*Men's

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...

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*Men's

* Stunt

Notable alumni

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, American

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diver *

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, WNBA player *

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pitcher * Susana Žigante, American-born

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Andrew Wantz Andrew Hunter Wantz (born October 13, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career A native of Holly Springs, North Carolina, Wantz pla ...

pitcher

References

External links

* {{authority control Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Wake County, North Carolina Wake County Public School System 2006 establishments in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 2006