Sistersville Tigers

Welcome to Sistersvilletigersforever.com – a tribute to the pride, tradition, and unforgettable moments of Sistersville High School athletics. From Friday night lights to championship hardwood battles, this site preserves the legacy of the Tigers for generations past, present, and future.

Introduction

Sistersville High Sports Archive

Earlier this year, Steve Hadley (Class of 1974) asked how to put high school records compiled by his father, Gene, and by Steve online. I said I’d work on it, and a free weekend turned into this project. I decided not only to post the Hadleys’ work but also to expand it with stories, statistics, and records of all Sistersville High School football and basketball teams and I hope you enjoy it.

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Heinlein & Hadleys

These records reflect the lifelong work of Sistersville sportswriter Roy C. Heinlein, who covered the Tigers for the Sistersville Daily Oil Review (becoming editor at 22) and later the Tyler Star-News, from the 1920s into the 1980s. No one followed the Tigers more closely. He took special pride when his son, Chuck Heinlein, played basketball (1967369) and later became the school9s final principal. Longtime residents Gene Hadley and his son Steve later wrote features for the Star News and preserved records; their work helped inspire this website.

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History of the SHS Alumni Association

By Gene and Steve Hadley
Formed soon after Sistersville High School9s first graduating class in 1899, the Alumni Association aimed to keep graduates connected and informed about one another9s lives and locations. A 1912 yearbook article noted the Association comprised the young men and women who had graduated from SHS, with the Class of 1912 being the 13th class, bringing total alumni to 133. Through this association, graduates could remain in close touch with all who had finished at SHS. Early officers in 1912 included President Harold Reitz (909), First Vice President Garnet Stephens (907), Second Vice President Rex Rogers (911), Secretary Ethel Robinson (904), and Treasurer Frank Quigley (908). While the association9s early years revealed ambition and structure, it would experience periods of activity and dormancy before later reorganization cemented many traditions still recognized today.

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Basketball Timeline

1990-1993

1980-1989

1970-1979

1960-1969

1950-1959

1940-1949

1930-1939

1920-1929

1913- 1919

Football Timeline

1990-1992

1980-1989

1970-1979

1960-1969

1950-1959

1940-1949

1930-1939

1920-1929

1900-1919

Notable Teams

The Basketball Years

The Hit Squad

1986 Football 3 for 3

1985 Football

1984 Football

1979 Football

1989-1982 Tigertales

1964 Football

1960s A Decade For The Rivalries

1953 Touchdown Twins