Sweetwater High School (Texas)

Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in the city of Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports ^[3]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

Sweetwater High School has a rich tradition in amateur sports. SHS's football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 627 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings. Football legend Sammy Baugh played for Sweetwater in the Mustang Bowl, and is a member of the UIL All Century Team.^[4][5] Kathleen Darnell won the 1927-1928 (all schools) State Championship in tennis. Walter Romine won the 1961-62 3A Tennis Singles Championship and Fred Scott and Mike Boles won the 1971-1972 3A Doubles Championship. In 1979-80, Sylvia Layfield and Connie Weber won the State 3A Doubles title. In golf, Scott Morgan won the 1971-72 3A Individual state title. SHS basketball star Nicole "Nikki" Heath was a starter on Texas Tech University's 1993 National Championship team.

Individual State Champions

• M. Willis won the 1924-25 (all schools) One Mile Run state championship for Sweetwater with a time of 4:38.3
• 1949-50, legendary poker player Doyle Brunson won the 2A State Championship in the One Mile Run with a time of 4:38.1.^[6]
• 1978-79, Lowell Williams won the 3A State Championship in the Discus with a throw of 187' 7".
• 1979-80, Tina Lopez was the 3A State Champion in boththe 1600 Meter Run (5:05.90) and the 800 Meter Run (2:11.20).
• 1979-80, Teresa West won both the 3A Girls Shot Put Championship (41' 11") and the 3A Girls Discus Championship (144' 4").
• 1980-81, Teresa West repeated, but as the 4A Girls Discus Champion (136').
• 1983-84, the Sweetwater 4A Girls 400 Meter Relay team won the State Championship with a time of 47.90.
• Tara Lemmons won back-to-back 4A State Championships in Girls Discus in 1986-87 (142' 5") and 1987–88 (156'3").
• 1990-91, Kiley Anglin won the 4A State Championship in the 800 Yard Run with a time of 1:51.90.
• 1996-1997, Robert Reed was 4A State Triple Jump Champion with a leap of 49-4 1/2"
• 1999-2000, Willie Amos won the 3A 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Championship with a time of 36.29.
• 2007-08, Keke Wallace was 3A 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Champion with a time of 37.70.
• 2006-07, Skye Green won the 3A 100 Meter Dash Championship with a time of 10.49.
• 2008-09, Morgan Shelton won the Girls 3A 300 Meter Hurdles Championship with a time of 43.93.

State Titles

• Football - ^[7]
  • 1985(4A)
• Boys Golf - ^[8]
  • 1972(3A), 1973(3A), 2001(3A)
• Girls Track - ^[9]
  • 1984(4A)

State Finalist

• Football - ^[10]
  • 1957(3A)
• Girls Basketball - ^[11]
  • 1985(4A)

Notable Alumni

• Willie Amos, CFL player of the Edmonton Eskimos
• Sammy Baugh, Known as Slingin Sammy Baugh, played for the Sweetwater Mustangs(quarter back), also played for TCU, (Texas Christian University). Played for the Washington Redskins(1937-1952). ACHIEVEMENTS: Pro Football Hall of Fame(1963), College Football Hall of Fame(1951), 5x All Star selection(1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942), Probowl selection (1951), 7X First-Team All-Pro selection (1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948), 2x Second-Team All-Pro selection(1938, 1941), 2x NFL player of the year(1947, 1948), (NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team), (NFL 1940's All-Decade Team),(1937 Cotton Bowl Classic MVP), (70 Greatest Redskins), (Redskins Ring Hall of Fame), (Washington Redskins #33 retired), (Sweetwater Mustangs #11 retired).
• Temple Dickson, a Sweetwater attorney who served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1953.
• John Layfield, WWE/WCW Wrestler
• Charles Perry, an incoming Republican member of the Texas House from Lubbock, graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1980.
• Rupert N. Richardson, a Texas historian and later president of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, was principal of Sweetwater High School from 1916-1917, when he resigned the position to enter World War I.^[12]
• Bulldog Turner, former professional football player for the Chicago Bears.^[13]

References

External links

• Sweetwater ISD website