Coldwater High School is a

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located in

Coldwater, Ohio Coldwater is a village in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,774 at the 2020 census. History Coldwater was founded in 1838 and was originally called Buzzard's Glory, named after David Buzzard who operated a general store. ...

. It is part of Coldwater Exempted Village Schools.

Athletics

Athletic teams are known as the Cavaliers. The school competes in the

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as a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference. They have captured over 100 league championships in various MAC-sanctioned sports since 1973. The Cavaliers have a total of 31 team State Championships in various OHSAA sports. The Coldwater football team is in 2nd place for the most state titles (8) by a public school since the playoff system began in 1972. That is 7 behind fellow

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member Marion Local who has 15 state football titles.

State Championships

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- 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2024 *

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- 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2014, 2019 * Boys

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- 2007, 2012, 2015, 2020 * Girls

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– 1990, 1992 * Girls

- 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021 * Girls

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– 1994, 1995, 1996, 2025 *Girls

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- 2024

State Runners-Up

- 1998, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021 *

- 1977, 1991, 2004, 2018 * Boys

- 1999 * Boys

- 2016, 2022, 2023 * Girls

- 2014, 2018, 2020 * Girls

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- 1996 * Girls

- 2017, 2022

State Team Tournaments

* Girls

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- 2021

Notable alumni

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, professional football player in the

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(NFL) * Ross Homan, former

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for the

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and NFL draftee * Steve Vagedes, former

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player *Trent Dues, baseball state champion and head baseball coach for Butler High School *Kyle Heyne, former minor league and independent league baseball player;

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all-time saves leader with 32 (drafted by

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)

External links

District Website

Notes and references

High schools in Mercer County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{MercerCountyOH-school-stub