Clinton sports teams are known as the River Kings and River Queens ; their uniforms display the school's colors of red and black. The school fields athletic teams in 21 sports, including:
Summer: Baseball and softball
*Baseball
Fall: Football, volleyball, girls' swimming, girls' cross country
Throughout the school's history, Clinton has enjoyed great success in many of its sports, earning many MAC conference titles and producing all-state athletes who have enjoyed success at the collegiate level and in their careers. One of the school's most successful sports is volleyball. The River Queens have earned four MAC titles and four state berths. River King football has had spurts of success, with the 2009 team achieving an undefeated regular season and advancing as far as the quarterfinals behind all-state running back David Johnson. The 1992 boys' basketball team won the Iowa Class 3A state championship, going 24-1 in its most successful season in school history.
History
in November of 1919 authorizing the construction of the current Clinton High School. The land for the school located on Eighth Avenue South was donated by the family of William Folwell Coan Sr. The deed provided that the school would be named Clinton High School and the athletic field named Coan Field. Construction on the high school started in 1920. The high school opened in September 1921, although some construction was still taking place. In 1968, a large fire caused extensive damage to the high school.The building was extensively remodeled in 1958 at a cost of $108,812. Firemen managed to save the adjoining industrial arts wing, which was also built in 1958 at a cost of $522, 049. It however was damaged by fire Dec. 31 and repair of the structure and replacement is expected to cost more than $100,000. Yourd gym, located directly west of the main high school building, also escaped the flames. It, too, was built in 1958 at a cost of $876,623. In 2012, a large addition to the high school was completed with the main function of providing updated and additional athletic facilities. These upgrades included a new pool, auxiliary gym, and wrestling room. In 2017, the district purchased the former athletic complex of Ashford University. The complex features a turf football field, a nine-lane track, field event facilities, locker and medical facilities, and other amenities. It was estimated that the seating capacity of the bleachers could be 500 to 700. According to tax records from 2016, the property the district is planning to purchase at 1650 S. 14th St. was assessed at $5.086 million. The land was valued at $491,050, while the structures were valued at a little more than $4.595 million. The reported cost to the district for the facility was $200,000. On Monday, February 26, 2018, the district school board finalized a deal with the China-based Confucius International Education Group that brings at least 72 international students to the Iowa school. The students will stay in the former dorms of Mount St. Clare College and Ashford University. The CIEG will pay the district the state aid rate of about $6,700 a year per student, as well as providing accommodations for the international students. October 2018: The Christian Science Monitor publishes profile of Confucius International Education Group project with Clinton High School. In 2020 superintendent Gary Delacy, brought up the idea to tear down the building there now and completely rebuild the highschool. The project to rebuild will cost the residents of Clinton in total 62 million dollars.
