The school's athletic teams are known as the Tigers and compete in the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference.

The Basketball team has also enjoyed numerous successes over the years, winning the IHSA state title in 1957 over Collinsville by a score of 45 to 42, under Earl Lee.

The basketball team also finished second twice losing 24 to 22 at the hands of Granite City in 1940 under Russ Emery, and 50 to 47 against Pleasant Plains in 2002 under Mike Mooneyham.

The school's football team was coached by Jason Karnes, until he stepped down in the fall of 2019.

Karnes was moderately successful over his career, having reached the State Playoffs all but two of the seasons he was head coach.