Waveland Hornets all-good-in-the-hood mr-rogers Coal Creek Central High School

Coal Creek Central High School had by far the shortest history

Linden High School was closed in 1971 when North Montgomery County High School was opened

one year after the school opened

did not have a gym until 1925 when a building that had been built as a livery stable in 1917 was converted into a gym

They then organized a game with a group of boys from Bowers just six miles northeast of town

Waveland Hornets all-good-in-the-hood mr-rogers Coal Creek Central High SchoolThe Waveland Hornets, playing in their gym the Hornets Nest, were consistently one of the most successful teams in the county especially in the 1950s. From 1915, when sectional tournaments were first played, until the consolidation of Montgomery County Schools in 1971, Waveland won more sectional tournaments, six, than any other county school. Only Crawfordsville, the big city school, who dominated the sectional tournaments, had more wins with 33