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
3/31 Boys Tennis Scores
Celina at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Wauseon at Defiance (ppd)
Elida at Bluffton
Upper Sandusky at Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan (ppd)
3/30 Baseball Scores
Bath 9 Indian Lake 0
Fort Recovery 4 Celina 2
Elida 12 Fort Jennings 0, 5 inn.
Kenton 4 Upper Sandusky 0
Bryan 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 5
St. Henry 7 Shawnee 2
St. Marys 11 Parkway 7
Van Wert 7 Spencerville 0
Delphos St. John’s at Wapakoneta (ppd)
3/30 Softball Scores
Bath 9 Liberty-Benton 6
Celina 16 St. Henry 0, 5 inn.
Upper Sandusky 20 Kenton 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 10 Leipsic 9, 8 inn.
Shawnee 9 Botkins 0
St. Marys 12 Spencerville 0, 6 inn.
Parkway 11 Van Wert 1, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta 11 Bellefontaine 1, 6 inn.
3/30 Boys Tennis Scores
Bluffton 5 Bath 0
Marion Harding 4 Kenton 1
Sidney 4 Wapakoneta 1
3/28 Baseball Scores
Bath at Upper Sandusky (ppd)
Elida 12 Leipsic 2
Kenton at Allen East (ppd)
Archbold 7 Ottawa-Glandorf 4
Parkway 5 Shawnee 2
St. Marys 9 Indian Lake 1
Van Wert 2 Delphos Jefferson 0
3/28 Softball Scores
Upper Sandusky at Bath (ppd)
Benjamin Logan at Celina (ppd)
Elmwood at Defiance (ppd)
Wauseon at Defiance (ppd)
Edgerton at Elida (ppd)
Waynesfield-Goshen at Kenton (ppd)
Liberty-Benton 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 5 inn.
Findlay 16 Shawnee 9
Van Wert 6 Delphos Jefferson 4
Lincolnview 6 Wapakoneta 0
3/27 Softball Scores
Kenton at Spencerville (ppd)
Arlington at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Shawnee at Bryan (ppd)
St. Marys 4 New Bremen 2
Wapakoneta at Bellefontaine (ppd)
3/27 Boys Tennis Scores
Celina at Greenville
Kenton at Marion Pleasant
Shawnee 4 Findlay 1
Wapakoneta 3 Piqua 2
3/25 Softball Scores
Elida 9 Crestview 3
Kenton 17 Cory-Rawson 9
3/15 OHSAA Boys Wrestling State Tournament
Division II State Tournament at Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
6. Wapakoneta 44.5, 36. Celina 19, 40. Kenton 17, 57. Defiance 8, 82. St. Marys 0, 82. Van Wert 0
106: 2. Zane Russell, Wapakoneta (State Runner-Up)
106: Cayden McCullough, St. Marys lost in 1st Round and 1st Consolation
113: Westen Mast, Defiance lost in 1st Round and 1st Consolation
132: Payten Staugler, Celina lost in 1st Round, won 1st Consolation, lost in 2nd Consolation
165: 5. Keyno Mendez, Wapakoneta (5th Place in State)
175: 5. Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta (5th Place in State)
190: 3. Isaac Blevins, Kenton (3rd Place in State)
190: Channing Miller, Wapakoneta lost in 1st Round and 1st Consolation
215: 7. Tyler Doeden Kiessling, Defiance (7th Place in State)
285: 3. Cash Patrick, Celina (3rd Place in State)
285: Breese Bollenbacher, Van Wert lost in 1st Round and 1st Consolation
285: Alex Hinojosa, Defiance lost in 1st Round and 1st Consolation
Pairings | Participants | Brackets | Results
3/7 OHSAA Boys Wrestling Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Four from each weight class at Norwalk will advance to State.
5. Wapakoneta 99.5, 7. Celina 83.5, 9. Defiance 76, 19. Kenton 34.5, 19. Van Wert 34.5, 22. St. Marys 28.5, 29. Shawnee 16.5, 38. Elida 3.5, 43. Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 43. Bath 0
State Qualifiers:
106: 1. Zane Russell, Wapakoneta; 4. Cayden McCullough, St. Marys
113: 4. Westen Mast, Defiance
120: Alternate – 5. Darrian Steinbrunner, Wapakoneta
132: 4. Payten Staugler, Celina; Alternate – 5. Romeo Simmons, Defiance
165: 3. Keyno Mendez, Wapakoneta
175: 2. Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta; Alternate – 5. Wes Greber, Celina
190: 1. Isaac Blevins, Kenton; 4. Channing Miller, Wapakoneta; Alternate – 5. Zach Kreider, Shawnee
215: 2. Tyler Doeden Kiessling, Defiance
285: 1. Cash Patrick, Celina; 3. Breese Bollenbacher, Van Wert; 4. Alex Hinojosa, Defiance
2/28 OHSAA Boys Wrestling Sectionals
Division II Sectional Tournament at Defiance
Four from each weight class at Defiance will advance to the District at Norwalk.
1. Wapakoneta 212, 3. Defiance 192.5, 4. Celina 186, 6. St. Marys 117, 7. Van Wert 105.5, 8. Elida 64, 9. Shawnee 62, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 61.5, 12. Bath 25
Team Scores | Brackets | Results
District Qualifiers:
106: 1. Zane Russell, Wapakoneta; 2. Owen Bates, Van Wert; 3. Cayden McCullough, St. Marys; Alternate: Tristen Draper, Defiance
113: 1. Westen Mast, Defiance; 3. Isaac Helmer, Celina; 4. Crue Shaner, Wapakoneta; Alternate: Dylan Melson, Shawnee
120: 1. Darrian Steinbrunner, Wapakoneta; 3. Brody Sherrick, Elida; Alternate: Briceton Sampson, Defiance
126: 2. Urijah Cordray, Wapakoneta; 4. Ty Stockman, Defiance; Alternate: Kamar Morris, Elida
132: 2. Payten Staugler, Celina; 3. Romeo Simmons, Defiance; Alternate: Roman Martin, Van Wert
138: 1. Aaren King, Celina; 2. Carson Pummell, Wapakoneta; 4. Jax Van Gundy, St. Marys
144: 1. Sam Mast, Defiance; 2. Dyllan Fink, St. Marys; 3. Bentley Ruck, Wapakoneta; 4. Austin Owczarzak, Bath; Alternate: Grant Hadding, Shawnee
150: 2. Noah Russell, Celina; 3. Devon Burker, Van Wert; 4. Zach Myers, St. Marys; Alternate: Owen Steffel, Ottawa-Glandorf
157: 2. Briggs Wallace, Van Wert; 3. Marcello Rohda, Defiance; 4. Cole Brickner, Shawnee; Alternate: Griffin Kottenbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
165: 1. Keyno Mendez, Wapakoneta; 2. Abel Paxton, Defiance; 3. Matthias Eicher, Celina; Alternate: Carson Music, Bath
175: 2. Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta; 4. Wes Greber, Celina; Alternate: Braxton Hoover, Elida
190: 1. Channing Miller, Wapakoneta; 2. Evan Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Zach Kreider, Shawnee
215: 2. Tyler Doeden Kiessling, Defiance; 3. Isaac Posada, Celina; 4. Zaden Williams, St. Marys; Alternate: Noah Baker, Wapakoneta
285: 1. Cash Patrick, Celina; 2. Alex Hinojosa, Defiance; 3. Matthew Murray, St. Marys; 4. Breese Bollenbacher, Van Wert; Alternate: Caleb Pulfer, Ottawa-Glandorf
Division II Sectional Tournament at Galion
Four from each weight class at Galion will advance to the District at Norwalk.
9. Kenton 56.5
District Qualifiers:
126: Alternate: David Modd, Kenton
150: 2. Isaiah Mundy, Kenton
190: 1. Isaac Blevins, Kenton
2/26 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division IV Sectional Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 58 St. Marys 49
Division IV Sectional Championship at Bath
Bath 67 Bryan 41
Division IV Sectional Championship at Van Wert
Van Wert 52 Napoleon 37
Division IV Sectional Championship at Wauseon
Wauseon 48 Elida 37
Division IV Sectional Championship at Shelby
Shelby 72 Kenton 43
2025-26 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Co-Players of the Year: Beckett Bertke – Shawnee & Trevick Bertke – Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Mark Triplett – Shawnee
1st Team
Logan Markley – Bath
Josiah Schlatter – Defiance
Brody Fortman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Beckett Bertke – Shawnee
Trevick Bertke – Shawnee
Xavier Kelly – Van Wert
2nd Team
Dagan Hawkins – Bath
Gavin Wicker – Celina
Jordan Schumaker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Cohen Bragg – Van Wert
Zach Crummey – Van Wert
Ryan Richardson – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Josiah Clark – Bath
Jon Payne – Elida
Luke Marshall – Shawnee
Griff McCracken – Van Wert
Keaten Welch – Van Wert
Blake Rogers – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Zach Welsch – Bath
Caleb Schlater – Celina
Will Horvath – Defiance
Marcus Hill – Elida
Tay’Vion Glispie – Kenton
Adam Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ashton Wright – Shawnee
Blake Dingledine – St. Marys
Caden Collins – Van Wert
Caleb Adams – Wapakoneta
2025-26 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Karsyn Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Troy Yant – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Rachel Rammel – Celina
Lilly Sifrit – Elida
Karsyn Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Madison Mckee – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ava Gadson – Shawnee
Sophia Menker – St. Marys
2nd Team
Izzy McDermott – Bath
Jamie Rollins – Defiance
Emma Mitchell – Elida
Sydney Payne – Kenton
Alivia Grothouse – Ottawa-Glandorf
Cadence Wilson – Shawnee
3rd Team
Mara Davis – Bath
Brenna Korte – Celina
Lexi Good – Elida
Allison Kuhlman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Audrey Reineke – St. Marys
Audrey Welsch – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Addy Rex – Bath
Brooke Baucher – Celina
Aliana Stantz – Defiance
Shae Rager – Elida
Brylee Bostelman – Kenton
Savannnah Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Alexis Whetstone – Shawnee
Claire Turner – St. Marys
Amaya Dowdy – Van Wert
Sawyer Szelagowski – Wapakoneta