Sundown High School

Public school in Sundown, Texas, United States

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Sundown High School is a public high school located in Sundown, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Sundown Independent School District located in southern Hockley County. The school is widely recognized for its stellar academics, great cross country program, and, like most small Texas towns, its football team. In 2017–2018, the school won the UIL Lone Star Cup for 2A.

Athletics

The Sundown Roughnecks compete in the following sports:^[2]

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Powerlifting
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field

State titles

Girls' Basketball ^[3]
- 1961(1A)
- 1962(1A)
- 1963(1A)
Boys' Cross Country ^[4]
- 1988(1A)
- 1989(1A)
- 1990(2A)
- 1992(2A)
- 1994(2A)
- 1995(2A)
- 2005(1A)
- 2007(1A)
- 2010(1A)
- 2016(2A)
Girls' Cross Country ^[5]
- 2005(1A)
- 2006(1A)
- 2014(2A)
- 2016(2A)
Girls' Golf ^[6]
- 1983(1A)

Band

As of 2021, the Sundown High School marching band holds records at the UIL State Marching Band Competition for most total appearances (28) and most finals appearances (26).^[7]^[8]

Marching Band State Champions ^[9]
- 1987(1A)
- 1988(1A)
- 1989(1A)
- 2003(1A)^
- 2005(1A)
- 2009(1A)
- 2011(1A)

^were co-champion with Throckmorton High School

References

^ "SUNDOWN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
^ The Athletics Department
^ UIL Girls Basketball Archives
^ UIL Boys Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Marching Band State Leaderboard - does not include most recent results". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "2021 State Marching Band Results - click 2A filter to see Sundown's results". University Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ UIL Marching Band Archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine