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. Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is a part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the diocesan offices, and the chancery. At the end of the 2016–2017 school year,

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closed and merged into Central Catholic.

Athletics

Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include: *Boys: football, hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, wrestling *Girls: football, cheerleading, volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball *All: tennis, track and field, cross-country, swimming, golf, bowling, archery *Club sports:

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State championships

*Football: 1979, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 *Softball: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018 *Cheering: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008 *Baseball: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 *Boys basketball: State Catholic Championships: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966. WV ‘AA’ State Championships: 1982, 1987, 1990. WV ‘A’ State Championships: 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018 *Girls basketball: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018 *Golf: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2018 *Girls tennis: 2005 *Boys track: 2005, 2008 *Hockey: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 *Lacrosse: 2010, 2016, 2019 *Girls Track: 2017

Notable alumni

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External links

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West Virginia High School sports championship lists

References

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Athletics

State championships

Notable alumni

See also

External links

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