Address: 200 Harding Ave, Kenton, OH 43326
Principal: Jason Jones | Office Phone: 419-673-1286
Athletic Director: Brett Purcell | Office Phone: 419-673-1286 | Email
Kenton WBL Championships
Boys Basketball (4): 81, 67, 63, 57
Football (11): 19, 13, 11, 10, 09, 08, 02, 01, 98, 87, 48
Golf (6): 15, 93, 83, 71, 66, 62
Softball (1): 24
Boys Soccer (1): 18
Boys Tennis (1): 73
Girls Tennis (4): 80, 79, 78, 77
Boys Track (7): 68, 62, 61, 60, 59, 57, 55
Volleyball (1): 83
Kenton State Appearances
State Championships
2002 Football Division IV State Champions
2001 Football Division IV State Champions
State Runner-Up
2011 Football Division IV State Runner-Up
2003 Football Division III State Runner-Up
State Semifinalist
2014 Football Division IV State Semifinalist
2013 Football Division IV State Semifinalist
1998 Baseball State Semifinalist
1930 Baseball State Semifinalist
1924 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
Kenton News & Scores
3/28 Softball Scores
Parkway 12 Celina 8
Archbold 4 Defiance 1
Elida 10 Lima Central Catholic 3
Marion Harding 11 Kenton 10
Bluffton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Shawnee 7 St. Henry 6
Crestview 9 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 12 Marion Local 6
12/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Van Wert 4 Bath 0
St. Marys 5 Celina 0
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 2
Elida at Shawnee (ppd to 4/4)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton
3/27 Softball Scores
Bath 25 Miller City 5
Elida 7 Crestview 0
Indian Lake 17 Kenton 2, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 9 Van Wert 5
3/26 Baseball Scores
Celina 11 Marion Local 2
Defiance 12 Olentangy Berlin 2
Elida 1 Columbus Grove 0
Kenton 8 Indian Lake 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ottoville 0
Shawnee at Bellefontaine (ppd)
Lima Central Catholic 10 St. Marys 5
Benjamin Logan 2 Wapakoneta 1
3/25 Baseball Scores
Bath 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
Fort Recovery 8 Celina 5
Elida 12 Fort Jennings 0, 5 inn.
Upper Sandusky 7 Kenton 0
Bryan 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 10 Paulding 0, 6 inn.
St. Marys 15 Parkway 4
Van Wert 7 Spencerville 1
Wapakoneta 12 Delphos St. John’s 4
3/25 Softball Scores
Celina 12 St. Henry 2, 5 inn.
Upper Sandusky 12 Kenton 1
Pandora-Gilboa at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Marion Local 9 St. Marys 7, 10 inn.
Wapakoneta 17 Spencerville 0, 5 inn.
3/25 Boys Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Bath 2
Sidney 5 Celina 0
Elida 5 Lima Central Catholic 0
Upper Sandusky 4 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lima Senior 0
Shawnee at Beavercreek
Greenville 3 Wapakoneta 2
2018-19 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams
2018-19 OPSWA Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams
Division II
Special Mention
George Mangas, Lima Shawnee
Honorable Mention
Adam Scott, Wapakoneta
Jaron Sharp, Kenton
Division III
1st Team
Owen Hiegel, Ottawa-Glandorf, 5-11, sr., 19.7
2019 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bowling Green Regional
Shawnee
Ohio Northern University District
Lima Senior Sectional: Celina, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys
Findlay Sectional: Bath, Defiance, Kenton, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Lima District
Miller City Sectional: Ottawa-Glandorf
2019 OHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships
Division II Individual State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
106: Colin Mellott, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
138: Gabe Steyer, Van Wert won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, lost in 2nd round consolation
138: Luke Beach, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
195: Trevor Plaugher, Wapakoneta won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, lost in 3rd round consolation, won 7th/8th Place Match – 7th Place in the State
195: Fielden Deeds, Bath lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
220: Noah Eikenbary, Kenton won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, lost in 2nd round consolation
220: Adalberto Vega, Defiance lost in 1st round, won 1st round consolation, won 2nd round consolation, lost in 3rd round consolation, lost in 7th/8th Place Match – 8th Place in the State
285: Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, won 3rd round consolation, lost in 4th round consolation, won 5th/6th Place Match – 5th Place in the State
Brackets | Results
Division III Individual State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
132: Isaac Hernandez, Ottawa-Glandorf won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, lost 3rd round consolation, lost in 7th/8th Place Match – 8th Place in the State
182: Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, won 3rd round consolation, lost 4th round consolation, lost in 5th/6th Place Match – 6th Place in the State
195: Matt Schmersal, Ottawa-Glandorf lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
Brackets | Results
3/2 OHSAA Wrestling Individual Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University
8. Wapakoneta 85, 14. Van Wert 45.5, 15. St. Marys 40, 19. Defiance 31, 20. Bath 29.5, 29. Kenton 15, 39. Celina 4, 39. Elida 4, 39. Shawnee 4
State Qualifiers:
106: 4. Colin Mellott, Wapakoneta
138: 1. Gabe Steyer, Van Wert; 3. Luke Beach, Wapakoneta
145: 2. Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert
170: 4. Noah Vogel, St. Marys
195: 2. Trevor Plaugher, Wapakoneta; 3. Fielden Deeds, Bath
220: 3. Noah Eikenbary, Kenton; 4. Adalberto Vega, Defiance
285: 1. Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta
Brackets | Placers | Complete Results
Division III District Tournament at Troy
Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University
11. Ottawa-Glandorf 58
State Qualifiers:
132: 2. Isaac Hernandez, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 2. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: 4. Matt Schmersal, Ottawa-Glandorf
2/27 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Lima Senior
Elida 76 Scott 55
Bryan 52 St. Marys 50
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Findlay
Defiance 56 Maumee 30
Wapakoneta 64 Kenton 29
2018-19 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Owen Hiegel – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Tyson McGlaughlin – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Jaron Sharp – Kenton
Owen Heigel – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ethan White – Ottawa-Glandorf
George Mangas – Shawnee
Drew Bagley – Van Wert
Adam Scott – Wapakoneta
Second Team
Tyrel Goings – Defiance
Ben Westrick – Ottawa-Glandorf
Tyson Elwer – Shawnee
Nate Place – Van Wert
Aaron Good – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Will Lammers – Defiance
Dante Wheeler – Elida
Carter Heringhaus – Ottawa-Glandorf
Johnny Caprella – Shawnee
Ethan Steger – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Derrick Grisby – Bath
Brett Schwieterman – Celina
D.J. Dobson – Defiance
Matt Fish – Elida
Jayden Cornell – Kenton
Aaron Rieman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sheridan O’Neal – Shawnee
Carter Ballweg – St. Marys
Owen Treece – Van Wert
Reed Mericle – Wapakoneta
2018-19 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Troy Yant – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Chandler Clark – Bath
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Mackenzie Wilson – Wapakoneta
Lauren Cisco – St.Marys
Ashley Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Trinity Gearing – Shawnee
Second Team
Madelyn Renner – Bath
Maddy Luebke – Celina
Kelsey Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Carly Caywood – St.Marys
Katie Engle – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Carlee Smiddy – Defiance
Jenna Manz – Kenton
Grace O’Connor – Shawnee
Kendall Dieringer – St.Marys
Audra Schaub – Wapakoneta
Amira Freeman – Elida
Honorable Mention
Ja’Dasia Hardison – Bath
Kenna Klingshirn – Celina
Joanna Schlatter – Defiance
Cienna Kuhn – Elida
Hannah Holland – Kenton
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Tessa Jordan – Shawnee
Elena Menker – St Marys
Sierra Shaffer – Van Wert
Addy Allen – Wapakoneta
2/23 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Spencerville
Wapakoneta 39 Celina 17
St. Marys 44 Shawnee 30
Division II Sectional Championships at Miller City
Napoleon 40 Van Wert 16
Bath 48 Kenton 13
Division III Sectional Championship at Lincolnview
Ottawa-Glandorf 78 Paulding 35