Reading Junior Senior High School is a public
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
in
Reading, Ohio
Reading (pronounced ) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,600 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is an inner suburb of Cincinnati and is included as part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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, United States. It is the only public high school in the
Reading Community City School District. Reading serves as a "Bedroom Community" approximately from downtown
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
, Ohio.
Athletics
Reading teams are known as the Blue Devils. The Blue Devils are a long time member of the
Cincinnati Hills League. The Devils share a deep rivalry with neighboring High School
Deer Park.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
* Boys
baseball
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– 1942, 1944, 1946, 1957, 1974, 1980
* Boys
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
– 2003
* Boys
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
– 1949
Notable alumni
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Claude Osteen- Former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons mostly with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...
.
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Brian O'Connor (pitcher)- Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher
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Tony Pike- Former UC Quarterback. Former member of the
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...
of the
NFL.
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DeShawn Wynn- Former University of Florida Running Back. Member of the 2006 National Champion Gator Football Team.
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Darrell Pace- 1976 and 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist- Archery
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Steve Engel- Former
MLB
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player (
Chicago Cubs
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)
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Daniel Von Bargen - Actor (featured in Seinfeld, Super Troopers and Malcolm in the Middle)
References
External links
District Website
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High schools in Hamilton County, Ohio
Public high schools in Ohio