<P> The Marietta Marching Band has competed in numerous competitions and has earned first place in Percussion, Guard, Drum Major and overall . </P> <Ul> <Li> Baseball: MHS alum Dansby Swanson was selected first overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015 MLB draft . Angels first round draft pick (30th overall) Chevez Clarke is also an alumnus of the school . </Li> <Li> Basketball: won state championships in 1983 and 1999 . Legendary coach Charlie Hood led the Blue Devils from 1972 to 2009, accumulating over 700 wins (with only two losing seasons) and producing scores of college and professional players . </Li> <Li> Cheerleading </Li> <Li> Cross country: The boys' team were region champions in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 . The boys won the state championship in 2014 and 2015 and were the 2015 NXN Southeast Champions . They then finished 15th overall at NXN National in Portland, Oregon, making history as the best team in Georgia history . The girls came in second place at the region championships in 2010 . </Li> <Li> Football: The Marietta High School football team won the North Georgia championship in 1966 - 7 and the state championship in 1967 - 8, with several district and regional championships between 1921 and 2005 . </Li> <Li> Golf: won the 1970 State Championship with a 5 - foot putt made by Marietta High School Hall of Famer Chuck Little . </Li> <Li> Soccer </Li> <Li> Softball </Li> <Li> Swimming </Li> <Li> Tennis: State Champions in 1990; the 1980 boys' tennis team won the State Championship . In 1983 Lyn Huffstutler and Kelly Townsend won the girls' 5AAAA region doubles tennis championship . </Li> <Li> Track and Field: The team won the boys' state championship in 2006 and was runner - up in 2005 and 2007 . They also had state championship wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, and 2008 . Shadi Dix was the 110 hurdles State Champ in 2005 . </Li> <Li> Volleyball </Li> <Li> Wrestling: In 1979 Marietta had Junior Nelson Foster as Region Champion at 101 lbs . The 1980 wrestling team was one of the most successful in school history, even leading eventual state champion Sprayberry in the region tournament after first day . The 2012 - 13 team featured State Champion Lawton Ward at 170 lbs . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Baseball: MHS alum Dansby Swanson was selected first overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2015 MLB draft . Angels first round draft pick (30th overall) Chevez Clarke is also an alumnus of the school . </Li> <Li> Basketball: won state championships in 1983 and 1999 . Legendary coach Charlie Hood led the Blue Devils from 1972 to 2009, accumulating over 700 wins (with only two losing seasons) and producing scores of college and professional players . </Li>

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