Midway High School - Athletics

Athletics

Boys and Girls Basketball Midway High School and its late superintendent were known as pioneers in the development of girl's basketball in the state. The M.T. Rice Holiday Tournament, which features elite boys and girls teams from across the state and country, is one of the oldest and largest basketball tournaments in the state. Under the direction of legendary coach Reggie Davis, Midway won the 4A State girl's basketball championship in 1994. Davis is one of the few coaches in Texas history to guide both a boys team (the Midway Boys in 1973) and a girls team (on multiple occasions) to the state tournament.

Track & Field In 2008, the Midway High School mile relay team won the 4A state championship with a time of 3:16.09. In 2011, Annie Rhodes won gold in Girls Pole Vault at a height of 12'6". Head Boys Coach is Kenneth Wiethorn. Head Girls Coach is Ronny Boles.

Swimming In 2010, Midway's Will Chandler won state gold in diving. Emily Neubert won back-to-back state gold in the 100yd Butterfly and 50yd Freestyle in 2010 and 2011. Head Swim Coach is Dan Marlin.

Football In the 2011-2012 school year the football team went 8-2 in the regular season and went to the playoffs. In the 3rd round they defeated Denton Ryan High School 19-7, the year prior Denton Ryan had defeated midway in the 3rd round 19-10. They defeated John Tyler 51-20 to reach the state final where they lost to Lake Travis High School 22-7. It was Lake Travis's 5th straight state title in football

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