Ruidoso High School has had success in multiple sports over the years including volleyball, football, baseball, softball, band, wrestling, chess, cheerleading, basketball, cross country, and golf. Some of their accomplishments include being 2008 state champions in volleyball, 2002 state champions in football, placing 3rd in a 2001 baseball tournament, winning a 2009 softball invitational, taking 1st place in a 2002 band competition, winning a wrestling tournament in 2002, being 2006 state champions in chess, placing 2nd in a 2006 basketball tournament, winning a 1989 cross country meet, and both boys and girls were state track champions in 2007 and 2008.