Buckeye Local High School (Rayland, Ohio)
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Buckeye Local High School is a public high school
High school
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 in Rayland, Ohio
Rayland, Ohio
Rayland is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 434 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. It is the only high school in the Buckeye Local School District
Buckeye Local School District (Jefferson County)
The Buckeye Local School District is a public school district based in Dillonvale, Ohio, United States.The school district includes all of Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, Warren, and Wells townships in southern Jefferson County as well as very small portions of Cross Creek, Steubenville, and Wayne...

. Their nickname is the Panthers. They are members of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference is a high school sports league in parts of southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. The "OVAC" is the largest conference of its kind in the United States. Schools in the upper Ohio Valley supply over 12,000 athletes in various competitive athletic areas. ...

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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Boys Baseball
    Baseball
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    * – 1932, 1942
  • Boys Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

    ** - 1943
* Titles won by Tiltonsville High School prior to consolidation.
** Title won by Yorkville High School prior to consolidation.

Junior High

As of the 2010-2011 School year the two Jr. High buckeye schools, North Middle School and South Middle School, have combined to make a new Jr. High.This Jr. High (grades 7-8) takes up the 1st floor of the building, while 9-12 take the upper floor.

Notable alumni

  • Nathan Kendjorsky -2x state placer (4th '00,4th '01) 4 time Fila Cadet and Junior Freestyle All-American (98-01) 2000 Junior National Freestyle Champion, West Virginia University wrestling
  • David Bertolino - Iowa State University
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     wrestling 2008 NCAA All-American 197 lbs, OHSAA 2003 Wrestling state champion (160 LBs)
  • Bill Mazeroski
    Bill Mazeroski
    William Stanley Mazeroski , nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates...

    * - Pittsburgh Pirates
    Pittsburgh Pirates
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    , Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB Gold Glove winner
  • Billy West - University of Pittsburgh
    University of Pittsburgh
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     football, first team All-Ohio
  • George Laase - Fairmont State University Baseball, 2000 OVAC AAAA Player of the Year, Shenandoah Valley Baseball League
    Staunton Braves
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  • Larry DeLuca* - Florida Crush, 2-time All-World shortstop, 7-time National Champion
  • Leo Kot** - Windham High School football coach 1949-1967; initial inductee into Windham High School Hall of Fame.

* Attended Warren Consolidated High School prior to consolidation into Buckeye Local HS.
**Attended Yorkville High School prior to consolidation into Buckeye Local HS.
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