South Charleston has many athletic programs available to students. The football program won the State Championship in school years 1945-1946, 1994–1995, 2008–09 and 2009-10 for Class AAA. The school was also named State Runner-Up in the 2014-15 school year, after a loss to Capital High School in the AAA State Championship. In 2008, the Black Eagles capped a 14-0 season with a 39-8 rout of George Washington to win the Class AAA Football State Championship. After a 13-1 season, it also won the 2009-10 AAA State Championships against Brooke 28-7. The basketball team won the State Championship in the 1958-1959 school year, and has made numerous state tournament appearances. The baseball team won the state championship in 1976-1977, 1977–1978 and 2005-2006. The cheerleaders, tennis team, track team, swim team, softball team, and soccer team have all made their mark on West Virginia State high school athletics as well.