Editor’s note: Read more about Evansville as a sports town in the full feature story.
IHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Benjamin Bosse High School: 3
• Boys’ basketball: 1944, ‘45, ‘62 (3A)
William Henry Harrison High School: 2
• Boys’ golf: 2012
• Girls’ golf: 1988
Mater Dei High School: 23
• Baseball: 1999 (2A)
• Boys’ basketball: 2004 (3A)
• Girls’ basketball: 2012, ‘13 (2A)
• Football: 2000, ‘22 (2A)
• Girls’ soccer: 2017, ‘18 (1A), ‘19 (2A)
• Softball: 2016 (2A)
• Wrestling: 1986, 1995, 2003, ‘06, ‘07, ‘21
Reitz Memorial High School: 25
• Baseball: 1978, ‘89, 93 (3A)
• Girls’ basketball: 2011 (3A)
• Football: 2017 (3A), ‘19 (4A)
• Boys’ soccer: 2007, ‘08, ‘16, ‘17, ‘19, ‘20 (2A)
• Girls’ soccer: 1996, ‘08, ‘12, ‘17, ‘21, 22 (2A)
• Softball: 2002 (2A)
• Girls’ tennis: 1991, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, 2012
North High School: 8
• Boys’ basketball: 1967 (4A)
• Boys’ golf: 2000
• Girls’ golf: 2014, 15, ‘16, ‘18, ‘20, ‘21
F.J. Reitz High School: 3
• Girls’ basketball: 1981 (4A)
• Football: 2007, ‘09 (4A)
COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
University of Evansville: 5*
*NCAA College Division (precursor to Division II). UE moved to DI in 1977.
• Men’s basketball: 1959, ‘60, ‘64, ‘65, ‘71
University of Southern Indiana: 4*
*NCAA Division II titles; USI moved to DI in 2023.
• Men’s basketball: 1995
• Baseball: 2010, ‘14
• Softball: 2018
PROFESSIONAL
Evansville Triplets: 3*
*American Association championships, Team was retired in 1984.
• 1972 (Milwaukee Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate)
• ‘75 (Detroit Tigers affiliate)
• ‘79 (Tigers’ affiliate)
• Junior World Series championships: 1975
Evansville Otters: 2
• Frontier League titles: 2006, ‘16
