[11] The Egg Harbor Township High School Eagles[3] compete in the Atlantic Division of the Cape-Atlantic League, an athletic conference comprised of both parochial and public high schools located in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Gloucester counties, operating under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

[20][21] The football team has won the South Jersey Group III state sectional championships in both 1992 and 1993.

[22] The team won the South Jersey Group III sectional title in 1992 with a 14–0 win in the championship game against previously undefeated Lacey Township High School.

[23] The 1983 team finished the season with an 8–2 record and repeated as South Jersey Group III champion with a 19–14 win against Lacey Township.

In 2017, the team won the Group IV state championship, the program's first, with a 2–1 win against North Hunterdon High School in the tournament final.

[28][29] The team advanced to the inaugural New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association softball Tournament of Champions as the top seed, falling to Immaculate Conception High School by a score of 13–1 in the semifinal round.

[30] The girls’ spring / outdoor track and field team won the NJSIAA Group IV state championships in 2021.

[31][32] In November 2016, students created a music video to Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's song, "DC4" Album Outro.

The staff claimed the students were suspended for using explicit language and inappropriate behavior inside of the school building.