Athletics
Calhoun offers basketball, baseball, competition cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swim team, tennis, track, wrestling, and volleyball. Several teams, including softball, baseball, golf, football, track, and cheerleading, have won state championships. As of the 2024-2026 regional alignments by GHSA, Calhoun High School is in Georgia Region 7-AAA.[4] The team mascot (the Yellow Jacket) was chosen due to the school's proximity to the Georgia Institute of Technology. Each year Calhoun pays royalties of 1 US dollar to Georgia Tech for the use of the mascot and its likeness. Calhoun calls its mascot "Stinger" rather than "Buzz".
Overall, Calhoun has won 24 state championships in school history, in six different sports.[5]
Football
Calhoun football home games are played at Phil Reeve Stadium on the school campus near downtown. The stadium is named for C.P. "Phil" Reeve, the guitar player and founding member of the Georgia Yellow Hammers, an early 20th-century "old-time" band from Gordon County.
The Jackets won their first football state title since the 1952 season in 2011 with a 27–24 overtime victory against Buford. The Yellow Jackets won 19 straight region titles (2001–2018) and made the Georgia State Football Playoffs every year from the 2000 season until the 2023 season.[6] In 2024, Calhoun won their fifth state title, defeating Jefferson 20–7, just one year after missing the playoffs.[7]
- State championships - 1952 (class C), 2011 (AA), 2014 (AAA), 2017 (AAA), 2024 (AAA).[8]
- Region titles - 1950, 1951, 1995,[9] 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025.[10]
Baseball
The baseball team has won four state titles (1974, 2000, 2005, 2010).
- State championships - 1974 (A), 2000 (A), 2005 (AA). 2010 (AA)
- Region titles -1968, 1973, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2014 [11]
Boys' basketball
The Jackets boys' basketball team has won 13 region titles in 1969, 1978, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2024. The team were state runners-up in 2001 and 2014.[5]
Girls' basketball
The Lady Jackets basketball team has won five region titles in 2000, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2023.[5]
Girls' softball
The Lady Jackets softball team has won four state championships, 2013 (AA), 2014 (AAA), 2015 (AAA), and 2017 (AAA).[5] The Lady Jackets were State Runner-Ups in 1998, 2008, and 2016. The Lady Jackets have won region titles in 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
Cheerleading
Calhoun High School Competition Cheerleaders won state championships in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014, while receiving state runner-up honors in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2018.[5]
Boys' golf
The boys golf team won a state championship in 1997.[5]
- Region titles - 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, and 2023
Girls' golf
The Lady Jackets golf team has won three state championships in golf in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[5]
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