Tell City Jr-Sr High School
| Tell City Junior Senior High School | |
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| Location | |
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900 12th Street , , 47586 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°57′17″N 86°45′48″W / 37.954674°N 86.763373°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Tell City Troy Township School Corporation |
| Principal | Brad Ramsey |
| Faculty | 45 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 645 |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | Pocket Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Marksmen |
| Rivals | Perry Central High School |
| Website | Official Website |
Tell City High School is a public high school in Tell City, Indiana.
Athletics
Tell City High School's athletic mascot is the "Marksmen" and their colors are cream and crimson (Red and White). They play in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Their marching band is known as the Marching Marksmen.
Tell City High School is in Class 2A for football, basketball, and baseball. The boys basketball team was a traditional power, winning 34 sectionals, five regionals and one semi-state, the latter coming in 1961 when the Marksmen won the southern semi-state, thus reaching the state championship round. The Marksmen were led by Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame guard, future University of Kentucky star Tommy Kron. The coach that season was Orlando 'Gunner' Wyman, an Indiana Hall of Fame head coach who won the State Championship at Vincennes Lincoln High in 1981.
The Marksmen also boast of three other Indiana Hall of Fame head coaches, Ray Eddy, Andy Taff and Bob Lochmueller. Eddy went on to coach the Madison, Indiana Cubs to a state final appearance in 1949 and the state championship in 1950. He then returned to his alma mater, Purdue University where he was the head coach for fifteen seasons.
In 2015, the boy's varsity cross country team qualified for the IHSAA State Championship Meet. The Marksmen finished 23rd in a 24-team field, and were the smallest school by enrollment competing.
Notable alumni
- Bob Polk (Class of 1935) - Former head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team (1947-1961), Trinity Tigers men's basketball team (1965-1969), Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team (1969-19)74 and Rice Owls men's basketball team (1974-1977).[1]
- Burke Scott (Class of 1951) - Former starter for the 1952-1953 Indiana Hoosier's national championship team. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (2010).[2]
- Tommy Kron (Class of 1962) - Former NBA player for the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–1969) and St. Louis Hawks (1966–1967). Former starter on the Kentucky Wildcats 1965-1966 NCAA National Finalist Team. Kron was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sports Reference - Bob Polk". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Hoops Hall Bio - Burke Scott". Hoopshall.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Basketball Reference Bio - Tommy Kron". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
External links
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