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
8/16 Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 2 Ontario 0
Benjamin Logan 6 Kenton 1
Lake 2 Shawnee 1
Wapakoneta 6 Ottoville 1
St. Marys at Marysville
8/15 Boys Golf Scores
Celina Boys Golf Invitational (20 teams)
2. Bath 322, 3. Kenton 332, 4. St. Marys 333, 7. Wapakoneta 339, 8. Shawnee 341, 10. Defiance 344, 12. Celina 349, 14. Elida 380, 18. Ottawa-Glandorf 402
8/14 Girls Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Kenton 2
Wapakoneta 5 Marysville 0
Wauseon 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Defiance 3 Napoleon 2
Shawnee 3 Findlay 2
8/14 Boys Golf Scores
Greenville Invitational (13 teams)
11. Van Wert 400
Ryan Reynolds Memorial Tournament (10 teams)
4. Shawnee 323, 6. Kenton 329
8/13 Girls Tennis Scores
Defiance 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
1st Singles: Kacey Bradshaw LCC def Kristine Shannon D 6-2, 6-3
2nd Singles: Emily Janowski LCC def Laura Castillo D 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
3rd Singles: Raquel Gomez D def Meredith Bruno LCC 7-5, 6-0
1st Doubles: Courtney Polce & Danielle Vance D def Natalie Patricio-Agosto & Sophia Venturella 6-2, 6-3
2nd Doubles: Alyssa Cruz & Katie Hancock D def Samantha Stallkamp & Shelby Young 6-0, 6-1
Marysville 4 Kenton 1
1st Singles: Claire Oates, Kenton def Megan Marsh, Marysville 6-3, 6-0
2nd Singles: Katie Martin, Marysville def Breanna Alexander, Kenton 6-0, 6-3
3rd Singles: Megan Yoakum, Marysville def Brittany Shepherd, Kenton 6-0, 6-1
1st Doubles: Sammie Hunt/Kristin Langlois, Marysville def Calynn Morris/Kirsten Osborn, Kenton 6-2, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Sarah Kreuz/Rachel Kusma, Marysville def Aila Baizhomartova/Beth Oldham, Kenton 6-0, 6-1
Greenville 4 Celina 1
Wapakoneta 5 Bowling Green 0
8/6 Boys Golf Scores
Liberty-Benton Invitational (12 teams)
6. Bath 346, 8. Kenton 351, 11. Van Wert 390
Allen East Invitational
1. Kalida 303, 2. Anthony Wayne 317, 3. Shawnee 327, 4. Defiance 337, 5. Clyde 337, 6. Van Buren 349, 7. Allen East 352, 8. Miami Valley 361, 9. Patrick Henry 365, 10. Elida 373, 11. Findlay 382, 12. Waynesfield-Goshen 383, 13. Parkway 390, 14. Ridgemont 403
| Defiance | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Ricky Bolman | 45 | 41 | 86 | |||
| Drake Moening | 46 | 41 | 87 | |||
| Matt Belland | 45 | 40 | 85 | |||
| Connor Stykemain | 42 | 38 | 80 | |||
| D.J. Gustwiller | 44 | 42 | 86 | |||
| Isaac Thomas | 45 | 46 | 91 | |||
| Team Score: | 337 | |||||
| Elida | OUT | IN | TOT | |
| Jimmie Ebling | 40 | 37 | 77 | |
| Brett Shook | 41 | 49 | 90 | |
| Drew Sarno | 49 | 46 | 95 | |
| Patrick Brockert | 53 | 58 | 111 | |
| Kayler Yexheimer | 57 | 60 | 117 | |
| Daniel Unruh | 66 | 59 | 125 | |
| Team Score: | 373 | |||
| Shawnee | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Ian Hasting | 40 | 39 | 79 | |||
| Jake Shivley | 40 | 42 | 82 | |||
| Jacob Good | 39 | 43 | 82 | |||
| Ty Reynolds | 42 | 42 | 84 | |||
| Andrew Boone | 43 | 48 | 91 | |||
| Nick Guerrero | 46 | 46 | 92 | |||
| Team Score: | 327 | |||||
6/7 OHSAA State Track & Field Championships
Division I
Boys
Celina 0
State Qualifiers:
Sam Phares, Celina – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
Girls
50. Celina 3
State Qualifiers:
Bekah Carr, Celina – 15th in 100 Meter Hurdles 33″; 6th in Long Jump
Complete State Event Results
Division II
Boys
Elida, Kenton, 25. Ottawa-Glandorf 9, St. Marys, 61. Van Wert 2
State Qualifiers:
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×800 Meter Relay (Brad Recker/Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Matias Trampe-Kindt) – 6th
St. Marys 4×200 Meter Relay (Eric Spicer/Will Walter/Austin Tester/Cam Swanson) – 15th
Matias Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 1600 Meter Run
Elida 4×100 Meter Relay (Desmend White/Clark Etzler/Corbin Stratton/Avery Sumpter) – 10th
Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert – 7th in 200 Meter Dash
Van Wert 4×400 Meter Relay (Tymon Moore/Nicholas Krugh/Quincey Salcido/Hunter Perl) – 12th
Dylan Abrams, Kenton – 15th in Shot Put
Colin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
Girls
12. Defiance 15, 21. Ottawa-Glandorf 12, 44. Van Wert 5, Bath 0, Elida 0
State Qualifiers:
Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf – 9th in 100 Meter Dash; 9th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×200 Meter Relay (Megan Siefker/Michelle Maag/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte) – 6th
Defiance 4×100 Meter Relay (Gabi Lamb/Samantha Murray/Neve Detmer/Ma’kayla Allen) – 15th
Whitney Meyers, Van Wert – 13th in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Samantha Murray, Defiance – 1st in 800 Meter Run (State Champion)
Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf – 8th in 800 Meter Run
Jocelyn Ayers, Bath – 7th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×400 Meter Relay (Michelle Maag/Anna Bellman/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock) – 4th
Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Discus Throw
Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance – 4th in Long Jump
Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert – 4th in Shot Put
Tori Bowen, Elida – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
15th Annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game
The 15th annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game hosted by the Van Wert Booster Club will be held Friday, June 13th at Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert, Ohio. The gates will open at 6:30 with player introductions taking place at 7:20 and kickoff at 7:30.
33 players from the Western Buckeye League will compete against a combined squad of 33 players from the Lima area and the Northwest Conference.
All tickets are $5 at the gate and there will be no pre-sale.
Complete Game Information and Rosters
2014 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Semifinal
Bath
Bucyrus Regional
Bath
Miller City District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima District
Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf
5/31 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Amherst Regional
(top 4 finishers qualify for State)
Boys
26. Celina 4.5, 27. Defiance 4, Wapakoneta 0
State Qualifiers:
Sam Phares, Celina – 4th in Pole Vault
Girls
17. Celina 14, 27. Wapakoneta 7, 32. Shawnee 4
State Qualifiers:
Bekah Carr, Celina – 3rd in 100 Meter Hurdles 33″; 3rd in Long Jump
Complete Regional Meet Results
Division II Dayton Regional
(top 4 finishers qualify for State)
Boys
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 31, 8. Van Wert 26, 20. Elida 11, 24. St. Marys 9, 25. Kenton 8, Shawnee 0
State Qualifiers:
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×800 Meter Relay (Brad Recker/Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Matias Trampe-Kindt) – 3rd
St. Marys 4×200 Meter Relay (Eric Spicer/Will Walter/Austin Tester/Cam Swanson) – 4th
Matias Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 1600 Meter Run
Elida 4×100 Meter Relay (Desmend White/Clark Etzler/Corbin Stratton/Avery Sumpter) – 4th
Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert – 3rd in 200 Meter Dash
Van Wert 4×400 Meter Relay (Tymon Moore/Nicholas Krugh/Quincey Salcido/Hunter Perl) – 1st
Dylan Abrams, Kenton – 2nd in Shot Put
Colin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Pole Vault
Girls
4. Ottawa-Glandorf 42, 8. Defiance 32.5, 11. Van Wert 24, 20. Elida 12, 20. Bath 12, St. Marys 0
State Qualifiers:
Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 100 Meter Dash; 4th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×200 Meter Relay (Megan Siefker/Michelle Maag/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte) – 4th
Defiance 4×100 Meter Relay (Gabi Lamb/Samantha Murray/Neve Detmer/Ma’kayla Allen) – 3rd
Whitney Meyers, Van Wert – 2nd in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Samantha Murray, Defiance – 1st in 800 Meter Run
Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf – 2nd in 800 Meter Run
Jocelyn Ayers, Bath – 2nd in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×400 Meter Relay (Michelle Maag/Anna Bellman/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock) – 4th
Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Discus Throw
Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance – 2nd in Long Jump
Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert – 2nd in Shot Put
Tori Bowen, Elida – 2nd in Pole Vault
2013-14 Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy
The Western Buckeye League is pleased to announce that the Celina High School Bulldogs have won the 2013-14 Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy. The trophy is awarded to the league school that earns the most points in sports that are currently recognized in the WBL. Point totals are determined by the position a school finishes in the league standings. The WBL currently recognizes 18 champions in 11 different sports.
Celina won championships in Girls Soccer, Boys Swimming, Girls Track and Boys Tennis. This makes two straight all sports championships for Celina and gives them a league leading 16 wins in the 43 years the trophy has been awarded.
Wapakoneta finished second, followed closely by Ottawa Glandorf in third place.
2014 OHSAA Baseball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Tiffin University Regional
Wapakoneta
Bluffton District
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Archbold District
Defiance
Division III
Ada District
Ottawa-Glandorf. Van Wert
5/24 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division I Columbian District
Boys
(First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional in Amherst)
8. Celina 36, 10. Wapakoneta 28
Regional Qualifiers:
800 Meter Run: 4. Sam Harrod, Wapakoneta
1600 Meter Run: 4. Cole Mertz, Celina
High Jump: Will Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: Sam Phares, Celina; 4. Sam Hinegardner, Wapakoneta
Long Jump: 3. Jack Hinders, Celina
Girls
(First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Amherst)
3. Celina 67.5, 7. Wapakoneta 43, 11. Shawnee 28
Regional Qualifiers:
1600 Meter Run: 4. Maddy Cohorn, Shawnee
3200 Meter Run: 2. Allie Zofkie, Wapakoneta
100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Bekah Carr, Celina; 2. Jaden Marlowe, Shawnee; 4. Emily Jackson, Celina
300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Julia Hardy, Shawnee; 4. Emily Jackson, Celina
Pole Vault: 1. Bekah Carr, Celina; 3. Emily Jackson, Celina
Long Jump: 1. Bekah Carr, Celina
Shot Put: 1. Hilary Bourne, Wapakoneta
Discus Throw: 3. Hilary Bourne, Wapakoneta; 4. Megan Watt, Wapakoneta
Complete Meet Results
Division I St. Francis District
Boys
(First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional in Amherst)
7. Defiance 35
Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 4. Defiance (Nathaniel Wichman/Jonathan Crowell/Richard Sheffel/Garrett Wiles)
1600 Meter Run: 2. Garrett Wiles, Defiance
High Jump: 3. Yzeric Barnhart, Defiance
Complete Meet Results
Division II Defiance District
Boys
(First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional in Dayton)
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 84, 4. Van Wert 67, 9. Elida 28, 12. Kenton 25, 13. Shawnee 17, 14. St. Marys 16, 18. Bath 4
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 3. Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: 2. Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert
400 Meter Dash: 1. Clark Etzler, Elida; 2. Quincey Salcido, Van Wert; 3. Zack Virdin, Shawnee
800 Meter Run: 1. Brad Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 Meter Run: 4. Mati Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 Meter Run: 2. Connor Holliday, Van Wert; 4. Mati Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf
110 Meter Hurdles: 2. Logan McDermit, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Luke Lemmerman, St. Marys
300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Sid Moening, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Elida; 4. St. Marys
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Van Wert; 4. St. Marys
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Van Wert; 2. Elida; 3. Ottawa-Glandorf
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Van Wert
High Jump: 2. Sid Moening, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: 4. Colin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf
Shot Put: 2. Dylan Abrams, Kenton; 3. Ben Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
(First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional in Dayton)
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 100.5, 3. Van Wert 83.5, 4. Defiance 81.5, 7. St. Marys 29, 8. Bath 23.5, 11. Elida 21
Regional Qualifiers:
100 Meter Dash: 1. Madi Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Jocelyn Ayers, Bath; 4. Amanda Clay, Van Wert
200 Meter Dash: 1. Madi Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Jocelyn Ayers, Bath
400 Meter Dash: 3. Amanda Clay, Van Wert
800 Meter Run: 2. Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Samantha Murray, Defiance
1600 Meter Run: 2. Samantha Murray, Defiance
3200 Meter Run: 4. Andrea Foster, Van Wert
100 Meter Hurdles: 2. Melissa Knott, Ottawa-Glandorf
300 Meter Hurdles: Whitney Meyers, Van Wert
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance, 3. Van Wert, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Van Wert; 3. Defiance; 4. Bath
4×800 Meter Relay: 3. Ottawa-Glandorf
High Jump: 1. Aubrey Williams, Elida; 3. Erin Kinkley, St. Marys
Pole Vault: 1. Tori Bowen, Elida; 2. Lauren Howard, Defiance
Long Jump: 1. Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance; 2. Amanda Clay, Van Wert
Shot Put: 1. Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert; 2. Danielle Rohlf, Defiance; 3. Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Discus Throw: 1. Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Complete Meet Results
2014 WBL Baseball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys
WBL Coach of the Year: Nick Miller, Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Isaac Fitzgerald – Junior – St. Marys
Austin Hancock – Senior – Defiance
Adam Henderson – Junior – Wapakoneta
Chace Culver – Senior – Wapakoneta
Brad Croy – Junior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Tanner Schimmoeller – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Eric Heffner – Senior – Bath
William Kleffner – Junior – Shawnee
Colin Gossard – Senior – Bath
Tristan Becker – Junior – St. Marys
Second Team
Jared Knous – Senior – St. Marys
Dom Gentile – Senior – Defiance
Adam Purdy – Junior – Elida
Matt Warnecke – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kodi Morgan – Junior – Wapakoneta
Kaleb Kuhn – Senior – Celina
Trevor Anderson – Junior – Shawnee
Chandler Kaeck – Senior – Wapakoneta
Eric Jordan – Senior – Bath
Third Team
Tristan Reichelderfer – Junior – Kenton
Shay Smiddy – Sophomore – Defiance
Tyler Zender – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Zack Wilker – Senior – St. Marys
Tyler Williams – Senior – Van Wert
Tyler Weaver – Junior – Defiance
Max Stambaugh – Senior – Elida
Bronson Best – Senior – Bath
Chase Wilder – Junior – Shawnee
Honorable Mention
Derek Turner – Senior – Defiance
Seth Conover – Junior – Kenton
Jacob Homan – Sophomore – Celina
Drew Schierloh – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Brachok – Senior – Shawnee
Justin Murphy – Senior – Elida
Quinn Lotridge – Junior – Wapakoneta
Hunter Weis – Senior – Bath
Nathan Vogel – Senior – St. Marys
Ryan Stoller – Sophomore – Van Wert
2014 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Kimmy Reynolds, Bath
WBL Coach of the Year: Hannah Slavin, Bath
First Team
Kimmy Reynolds – Senior – Bath
Julia Miller – Junior – Bath
Renee Lovett – Senior – Wapakoneta
Megan Kitchen – Junior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kaity Kuhn – Senior – Celina
Sabrina Kline – Junior – Elida
Michaela Black – Sophomore – Elida
Kay Shick – Senior – Shawnee
Emily Turner – Sophomore – Defiance
Jenna Hollar – Senior – Bath
Second Team
Blashia Moyler – Freshman – Wapakoneta
Stephanie Hempfling – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Callie Vogel – Sophomore – Celina
Anna Riggenbach – Sophomore – Defiance
Alyssa Manley – Junior – Bath
Alexis Zacharias – Junior – Celina
Kierstan Courtney – Junior – Shawnee
Kateri Steinecker – Freshman – Van Wert
Sierra Sammons – Sophomore – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Michelle Sdao – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Mallory Kill – Senior – St. Marys
Kara Dienstberger – Junior – Bath
Alexis Schwartz – Senior – Wapakoneta
Kristen Miller – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Hannah Taylor – Senior – Shawnee
Brooklyn Miller – Sophomore – Defiance
Caitie Shroyer – Senior – Elida
Kaylee Burd – Junior – Kenton
Honorable Mention
Ellie Dackin – Junior – Bath
Stephanie Walter – Sophomore – Celina
Laura Schrag – Junior – Defiance
Jenna Halpern – Junior – Elida
Hanna Legge – Freshman – Kenton
Lindsey Prichard – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Mckayla Wolff – Sophomore – Shawnee
Allison Langsdon – Freshman – St. Marys
Brooke Brown – Sophomore – Van Wert
Megan Fisher – Freshman – Wapakoneta