Orrville High School is a public

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Orrville, Ohio Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. It is about east of Wooster, Ohio, Wooster and southwest of Akron, Ohio, Akron. The population was 8,452 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Micropolitan stat ...

. It is the only high school in the Orrville City School District. The school nickname is the Red Riders. Orrville's football rivalry with the Wooster High School Generals is the oldest rivalry in Wayne County, having first met back in 1903. After the 2014 season, the teams had met 104 times. The Generals currently lead the series by a 52-42-9 margin. Orrville's boys' varsity soccer team won its 6th consecutive conference championship in the 2024 fall season.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys

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– 1998, 2018 * Boys

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– 1992, 1995, 1996 * Boys

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– 1999 * Girls

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– 2003

Notable alumni and faculty

* Mike Birkbeck, former Major League pitcher *

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, former

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coach, four-time

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National Champion, Team USA Olympic coach (1984 Gold Medal), eight-time

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Coach of the Year,

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broadcaster, and Basketball Hall of Famer (class of 1991) * Thom McDaniels, OHSAA Football Hall of Fame coach * John R. Massaro, 8th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps * Joe Sedelmaier, director and producer of television commercials * Mark Smucker, CEO of

The J.M. Smucker Company The J.M. Smucker Company, also known as Smuckers, is an American manufacturer of food and beverage products. Headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, the company was founded in 1897 as a maker of apple butter. J.M. Smucker currently has three major b ...

(class of 1988)

References

External links

District Website

Orrville Football History Reference
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