Sports
Grafton High School participates in the North Shore Conference.
- The football team won state championships in 1981 and 1982.
- The girls' basketball made appearances at the state tournament in 1991 and 1993. In 2007, it won its first state championship, beating New London in overtime. The team also went to state in 2008, but lost in the semi-final round in overtime. In 2009 the Grafton girls won the state championship for the second time.
- The boys' soccer team made state appearances in 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2000, finishing second three times. In 2006, it was runner-up in the state soccer tournament, losing to Xavier High School.
- The girls' soccer team won a state championship in 1997 and made state appearances in 2003, 2004 and 2008.
- The Grafton track team won the state Division 2 title in 2000 and took second in 1999 and 2004. They participated in the Penn Relays on the University of Pennsylvania track in 2005, finishing first in their heat in the 4x800 and taking 13th overall. They left the relays ranked in the top 25 nationally.
- The girls' swimming team was state runner-up in 2003 and 2008 and state champion in 2004 and 2005, while taking third in 2006.
- The Grafton Competition Cheerleading team won the state competition 6 years in a row from 2005-2010
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