South Vermillion High School

Basketball

The South Vermillion Wildcats have won (1) Sectional 1986.^{[citation needed]}

American Football - South Vermillion Wildcats

The school is represented by the South Vermillion Wildcat football team in the 2A division of IHSAA football. Home games are played at Brent Anderson Memorial Stadium on the campus of the school. The Wildcats compete in the Wabash River Conference. Prior to realignment in 2016, South Vermillion was part of the Western Indiana Conference but moved to the WRC in 2016 due to travel costs.^[4]

The Wildcats have registered 7 winning seasons in their history, with 2 of those seasons resulting in eight victories or more, and 12 seasons resulting in at least five wins. The team have won 2 conference championships in their history.^{[citation needed]}

Trophy games

Bronze Helmet game

The Bronze Helmet game is played annually between the Sullivan Golden Arrows and the Wildcats. The winner has been awarded the Bronze Helmet since 1946.^{[citation needed]}

Coal Bucket game

The Coal Bucket game is played annually between the Northview Knights and the Wildcats, and the winner receives the old coal bucket. Originally started between the Clinton Wildcats and the Brazil Red Devils, the game has continued after Brazil consolidated into Northview. The winner has received the same coal bucket as a trophy for the game since 1951.^[5]

Milk Jug game

The Milk Jug game is played annually between the Riverton Parke Panthers and the Wildcats, and the winner receives the Milk Jug. The Milk Jug game started in 1993, with Riverton Park taking the Trophy 22–6. The game resumed after the Wildcats re-entered the Wabash River Conference in 2016.^{[citation needed]}

• 1993 Riverton Parke 22–6
• 1994 Riverton Parke 27–7
• 1995 South Vermillion 13–10
• 1996 Riverton Parke 42–13
• 1997 South Vermillion 21–20
• 1998 South Vermillion 52–7
• 2016 South Vermillion 48–20
• 2017 South Vermillion 31–6
• 2018 South Vermillion 28–0
• 2019 South Vermillion 35–8
• 2020 South Vermillion 54–0
• 2021 No Game COVID-19
• 2022 South Vermillion 38–0
• 2023 South Vermillion 49–7

Quizzes

The school has a spell bowl team, a math bowl team, and many other academic teams. Their spell bowl team has been to state on several occasions most recently in the 2015–16 school year. Their Quiz Bowl won the final W.I.C competition on February 2, 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Theatre

Dating back to 1980, the Theatre program has been going strong, staging plays and musicals. Shows staged include The Sound of Music, Tarzan The Musical, Shrek The Musical, MAMMA MIA!, Into The Woods, Beauty And The Beast, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory The Musical, Frozen, All Together Now!, and My Fair Lady.^{[citation needed]}

Marching Band

The school has a marching band program. They have done shows such as A New Dawn, The Station, Groovitude, Thor's Hammer, The Beatles, and Confined in this Mad World. ^{[citation needed]}