Athletics
The boys' sports teams are referred to as the Polar Bears and the girls' teams, the Lady Polar Bears. Fairmont Senior competes in the North Central Athletic Conference (NCAC) and regularly contends for state titles in various sports. The school has a total of 21 sports teams and is one of the few in the state to have a lacrosse team. The school has also won a total of 36 state titles and has many honorable mentions as the runners up in state championship events.
| Fairmont Senior West Virginia State Championship History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Sports | State Titles | Girls' Sports | State Titles |
| Baseball | Softball | ||
| Basketball | 1927, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1996 | Basketball | 1997 |
| Cross Country | 1977, 1988, 1997, 1999, 2012 | Cross Country | 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 |
| Golf | Cheerleading | 1991, 1992, 1999 | |
| Football | 1946 | Volleyball | |
| Soccer | Soccer | ||
| Swimming | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | Swimming | 2007 |
| Tennis | Tennis | ||
| Track & Field | Track & Field | 1999 | |
| Lacrosse† | 2009 | Lacrosse† | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Wrestling | 1960 | ||
| Boys' Total | 22 | Girls' Total | 15 |
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