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Clinton High School
Address
301 Blackman St Clinton, Indiana 47842 United States
Coordinates	39°39′31″N 87°24′02″W / 39.658565°N 87.400684°W / 39.658565; -87.400684
Information
Established	1886
Closed	1977
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	over 800 when moved into South Vermillion
Color(s)
Athletics	IHSAA
Athletics conference	Western Indiana
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats
Newspaper	The Annual
Yearbook	Old Gold and Black
State Championships	1920 1924 1928 1932 1933

Clinton High School was a public school in Clinton serving students in grades 7 through 12. It was created in 1886 and then from the consolidation in 1961 of former high schools in southern Vermillion County, Indiana, Dana High School, Hillsdale High School, St. Bernice High School, and Blanford High School. Then in 1977 Clinton was replaced by a new building and renamed South Vermilion High School

Campus

The school was located in the center of Clinton just off Main St in the 300 Block of Blackman St. Their football field and baseball field was located at SportLand Park on the south west side of Clinton.

Consolidation

Athletics

Basketball

Clinton has an all-time record of (25) sectional Championships 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1968. The Clinton Wildcats made it to the IHSAA Sweet Sixteen (8) times in its history and the Elite Eight (2) times in its history

Clinton also has won (4) Regional Championships 1928, 1943, 1947, 1950.

Football

The Clinton Wildcat are mostly known for their football team that has won 5 Indiana Big School Football Champions in 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1933.

Head coaches

Team Records

Conference championships

Clinton has won or shared a conference championship around nine occasions, including six Indiana High School Football Conference titles and three Western Indiana Conference titles.

State championships

Clinton has won or shared a State championship on five occasions, including three outright Indiana High School Football titles and two shared titles. In 1933 Clinton tied East Chicago Washington 6–6 in the arranged post-season North-South Mythical State Championship Game and was named Winner of Indianapolis Times & IHSAA ‘Most Outstanding Team in Indiana’

Record vs Rivals

All-State Players

A total of 19 Wildcats have been recognized as All-State by various media selectors.

Notable alumni

• Emil Bildilli - Major League Baseball pitcher (1937-1941)
• Chris Dal Dasso 1933 - All-State Tackle, Played at IU 1934–1936; team captain 1936, Athletic Director at Indiana University
• Lawrence J. Giacoletto 1934 - Known for his work in the field of semi-conductor circuit technology.
• Fred Vanzo 1934 - professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Detroit Lions and Chicago Cardinals.
• John Magnabosco 1923 - Head Coach Ball State 1935-1952 Head Coach Clinton Wildcats 1931-1934 3X State Champs 31,32,33. Indiana Football Hall Of Fame
• Tony Berto 1939 - Coached 39 years total - Otsego, Michigan, High School 1946–1948, Boonville HS 1948–1952, and Delphi HS 1952–1985; coached 3 sports for 24 years and 2 sports for 15 years (football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf); Delphi football record of 203 wins. Lettered at Purdue 1939–1943 in Football Basketball and Baseball. Indiana Football Hall Of Fame
• Gerry Dick 1976 QB - American journalist and former news anchor at WRTV, a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana.He is best known as the current host of Inside INdiana Business, a television program owned by Grow Indiana Media Ventures.

References

1. "Clinton Wildcats". www.almanacsports.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. Old Gold and Black. Clinton, Indiana: Clinton High School. 1937.
3. "ALL-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS". pastbb.homestead.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
4. "IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals Records". www.ihsaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
5. "CLINTON - SECTIONALS (22) and REGIONALS (4)". tnyhistory.homestead.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
6. "All-time Regional champions". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
7. "KELLY, PAUL L. "SPIKE"". www.indiana-football.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
8. "AlmanacSports.com - Football - Clinton High School Football All-State Players". www.almanacsports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
9. "DAL SASSO, CHRIS C." www.indiana-football.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
10. "BERTO, TONY". www.indiana-football.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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