James Whitcomb Riley High School is a high school in South Bend, Indiana; serving most of the city's south side. The school is named in honor of the "Hoosier Poet", James Whitcomb Riley. The school is operated by South Bend Community School Corporation and governed by the SBSC's Board of School Trustees.

Boys swimming

The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation. Founded in 1952 it has had dozens of swimmers win individual state titles and be named All-Americans.

State titles The Men's swim team at Riley, is the most successful athletic program in the South Bend Community School Corporation, with 7 State titles (1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62,1977–78, 1985–86, 1994–95), and 7 State-Runner Titles (1960–61, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2001–02, 2002–03).

Sectional titles Along with their state titles the team has won 30 Sectional titles (1975–76, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23)

Conference titles They Riley High School Boys Swim team has also won an additional 31 Northern Indiana Conference titles (1955–56, 1256–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17).

City titles Since the start of the S.B.C.S.C City Championship Riley has accumulated 35 City titles (1955–56, 1961–62, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23).

Win–loss record Since the start of the 2001–02 and to the end of the 2019–2020 season the team has accumulated a win–loss record of 222–42–1.

Girls basketball In the early 2000s, Riley experienced some success in girls basketball being the 4-A state runner-up in 2002 and semi state runner-up in 2003. Since then, they have accumulated a win–loss record of 30–143 from the 2006–2014 seasons.

Good Morning America On September 30, 2020, the national morning news show Good Morning America came to Riley to bring awareness to schools and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve along with GMA donated a $20,000 grant in partnership with Donor's Choose, and 1200 WiFi-Hotspots for five years in partnership with AT&T.

Notable alumni

Joe Domnanovich – American football center Ron Dunlap – politician Fred Evans – American football running back Larry Karaszewski – screenwriter Steve Nemeth – American football quarterback Jonathan Pollard – spy Bob Rush – professional baseball pitcher Javon Small – basketball player Pamela Gaye Walker – actress, writer, director Jackie Walorski – politician, former U.S. Representative in Indiana's 2nd congressional district Daniel Waters – screenwriter Mark Waters – screenwriter Doug Wead – political commentator and writer Blake Wesley – professional basketball player Marcus Wilson – professional basketball player Tom Wukovits – professional basketball player

See also List of high schools in Indiana

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