Columbiana High School
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Columbiana High School is a public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Columbiana, Ohio
Columbiana, Ohio
Columbiana is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,384 at the 2010 census.The Columbiana County portion of Columbiana is part of the East Liverpool–Salem Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mahoning County portion is part of the...

. It is the only high school in the Columbiana Exempted Village Schools district.

Athletics

Sonny "Dick" Fisher graduated from Columbiana High School in the 1930s. After graduation he went to The Ohio State University, where he was a stand out on both the football and basketball teams. In 1940, Fisher led the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

 in scoring on the basketball court, and in rushing on the football field. While in Columbus, a reporter dubbed him the "Columbiana Clipper". After this, the Columbiana athletic teams, which previously had no nickname or mascot, took on the name "Columbiana Clippers", their mascot is the Boeing 314.

The school competes in the Inter-Tri County League (ITCL) upper-tier.

Most recent League Titles

Football-2003 (Tri-county League)
Basketball-2008 (Inter-Tri County League)
Baseball-2009 (Inter-Tri County League)

Football State Playoff Appearances

1994, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Boys Basketball
    Basketball
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     – 1947
  • Boys Track and Field
    Track and field
    Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

     – 1938

Media Appearances

Columbiana High School was featured on TruTV's The Principal's Office
The Principal's Office
The Principal's Office is a reality TV program on truTV that began airing on August 21, 2008. It is set in American high schools and features dramatic and humorous encounters between students and principals. Some events that lead to such encounters are students being late to class, truancy, food...

.
2005 Columbiana vs. Crestview football game was aired on FOX 17/62 as the game of the week.
2006 Columbiana vs. North Lima South Range football game was aired on FOX 17/62 as the game of the week. 2008 Columbiana vs. McDonald basketball game was aired on FOX 17/62 as the game of the week.
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