Poquoson High has historically been known for its wrestling program, which has won numerous state championships and has occasionally been ranked nationally.

The High School continued to grow along with the rest of the area, even after the Town of Poquoson was incorporated in 1952.

The school competes in the following sports:[7] Bay Rivers District Regular Season Championships 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010 | Bay Rivers District Tournament Championships 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 | Conference Championships 2014, 2016 | Regional Runner-up 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2014 | Regional Championships 2002, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | VHSL State Tournament Appearances 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2002, 2023, 2024 | VHSL State Runner-up 2014, 2021, 2023 | VHSL State Championships 2001 (AA), 2009 (AA), 2010 (AA), 2024 (Class II) | Poquoson baseball has seen over 50 student-athletes play baseball at the collegiate level (DI, DII, DII, NAIA, NJCAA, and USCAA), with five of those advancing to professional baseball, two of which played in Major League Baseball (MLB), Kyle Crockett with the Cleveland Indians (4 years) and Cincinnati Reds (1 year) and Chad Pinder with the Oakland Athletics (7 years).

[9] Poquoson High School has a distinguished history in wrestling, winning state titles in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1999, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The program has produced over 70 individual state titles and one wrestler for the U.S national wrestling team.

Three former wrestlers have won four state titles during their times with the team - Charles "Butch" Backus, Mike Akers and Patrick McCormick.