Wheeling Central Catholic High School
Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is a part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the diocesan offices, and the chancery.
At the end of the 2016–2017 school year, Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic.
Athletics
Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include:
- Boys: football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling
- Girls: cheerleading, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball
- All: tennis, track and field, cross-country, swimming, golf, bowling, archery, robotics
- Club sports: ice hockey, lacrosse
State championships
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- Football: 1979, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Softball: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Cheering: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
- Baseball: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Boys basketball: State Catholic Championships: 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966. WV ‘AA’ State Championships: 1982, 1987, 1990. WV ‘A’ State Championships: 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018
- Girls basketball: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018
- Golf: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2018
- Girls tennis: 2005
- Boys track: 2005, 2008
- Hockey: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018,2022,2024
- Lacrosse: 2010, 2016, 2019
- Girls Track: 2017
Notable alumni
- John Corbett, actor
- Joe DeNardo, Pittsburgh meteorologist
- Mike Florio, sportswriter
- Bill Gompers, football player
- Johnny Pramesa, former professional baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs)
- Doug Wojcik, college basketball coach