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
2023 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Taighen Zipfel – Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Dennis Parrish – Defiance
1st Team
CLAIRE ARMENTROUT – JR – BATH
ELENA OLIVER – SR – BATH
PEYTON BERTKE – SR – CELINA
AYVAH CULLEN – SO – DEFIANCE
TAIGHEN ZIPFEL – JR – DEFIANCE
LEAH RAMIREZ – JR – ELIDA
KENTON- BRYNN BUTLER – JR – KENTON
ADYSON VAN DE KEERE – FR – ST. MARYS
HAYLEE WURM – SR – SHAWNEE
CARLIE SCHROEDER – SR – WAPAKONETA
ADDISON FISHER – SO – WAPAKONETA
2nd Team
ANNE OLIVER- JR – BATH
SAMANTHA JENKINS – SR – CELINA
LINDSAY ROTH – SR – DEFIANCE
KYLIE BIGLOW -SR – ELIDA
EMILY PEES- JR – KENTON
RENEE SWEIGART – SR – ST. MARYS
KYRA VERMILLION – SR – SHAWNEE
EMMA KENNEDY – JR – VAN WERT
EMILY VANHORN – JR – WAPAKONETA
3rd Team
AVA GIBSON – SR – BATH
LUCY PIPER – SR – CELINA
ELIZABETH HOFFMAN – SR – DEFIANCE
CARLY CHILES – SO – ELIDA
MACEE HECKATHORN – SO – KENTON
KARSYN ERFORD – FR – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
ALEXIS SHADRACH – SO – ST. MARYS
GABBY JONES – JR – SHAWNEE
JORDANNE BLYTHE – JR – VAN WERT
AMBER SCHNIPPEL – SR – WAPAKONETA
Honorable Mention
Rachel Clark – BATH
Sarah Giesege – CELINA
Tayla Escamilla – DEFIANCE
Eva Irons – ELIDA
Brayla Butler – KENTON
Addie Kitchen – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
Kelly Holsinger – ST. MARYS
Anna Menke – SHAWNEE
Breanna Bollenbacher – VAN WERT
Emma Boyer – WAPAKONETA
5/20 OHSAA Boys Tennis Districts
Division I Port Clinton District
State Qualifiers: Two singles and Two doubles team winners will advance to the State Tennis Tournament at The Ohio State University – Ty Tucker Tennis Center – Columbus, Ohio on May 25th & May 26th.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
State Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Division II Port Clinton District
State Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners will advance to the State Tennis Tournament at The Ohio State University Ty Tucker Tennis Center – Columbus, Ohio on May 25th and May 26th.
Bath, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys
State Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: 3. Bath (Daniel Bolon/Ezra Bolon)
5/20 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division I District Tournament at Findlay
Boys
First four boys in each event qualify to the Regional at Amherst
4. Shawnee 63, 6. Celina 58, 12. Wapakoneta 22
Complete Results
Girls
First four girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Amherst
1. Celina 103.5, 8. Elida 38, 9. Defiance 35, 10. Wapakoneta 34, 11. Shawnee 32
Complete Results
Division II District Tournament at Ontario
Boys
First four boys in each event will qualify to the Regional in Lexington
8. Kenton 36
Complete Results
Girls
First four girls in each event will qualify to the Regional in Lexington
6. Kenton 44
Complete Results
5/19 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 6 Galion 2
Division II Sectional Championship at St. Marys
St. Marys 4 Celina 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky 4 Elida 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Bath
Kenton 5 Bath 2
Division II Sectional Championship at Defiance
Defiance 13 Wauseon 6
Division II Sectional Championship at Rossford
Rossford 5 Van Wert 4
Division III Sectional Championship at Liberty-Benton
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Liberty-Benton 2
5/16 Baseball Scores
Defiance 8 Clay 7
Kenton 5 McComb 4
Bryan 6 Shawnee 1
Coldwater 9 St. Marys 2
5/13 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional – 2
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Gabe Burke, Shawnee; 2. Connor Coffey, Wapakoneta; 3. Aiden Bellman, Wapakoneta; 4. Shashank Chanamolu, Shawnee
Doubles: 1. Shawnee (Stahl/Davis); 3. Shawnee (Mohammed/Grieshop)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II Bryan Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II UNOH Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Wibbeler, St. Marys; 3. Birt, St. Marys; 4. Byers, Elida
Doubles: 1. Bath (Bolon/Bolon), 2. Elida (Neuman/Osmon), 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Unterbrink/Maag), 4. Kenton (Manns/Stephens)
Brackets: Singles & Doubles
2023 WBL Track & Field Championships
2023 WBL Track & Field Championships
Boys
1. Shawnee 92, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 81, 3. Bath 62, 4. Celina 54, 5. Wapakoneta 53, 6. Kenton 48, 7. Van Wert 40, 8. Defiance 35, 9. St. Marys 33, 10. Elida 28
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 127, 2. Celina 89, 3. St. Marys 67, 4. Van Wert 55, 5. Kenton 47, 6. Bath 42, 7. Defiance 38, 8. Elida 30, 9. Wapakoneta 23, 10. Shawnee 9
WBL Individual Champions:
Boys
Shot Put: KADEN MURLIN, Celina
Discus: PARKER RAREY, Kenton
Long Jump: COLBY QUAY, Kenton
High Jump: JACKSON COURTER, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: ISAAC TORSELL, St. Marys
4×800 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (ISAAC MACKE/MASEN VOGT/ETHAN METZGER/TY ROSENGARTEN)
110m Hurdles: CARSON ENGEL, St. Marys
100m Dash: KYRAN JOHNSON, Bath
4×200 Relay: Bath (BRADY HALE/KYRAN JOHNSON/DALTON WOODRUFF/ETHAN COLE)
1600m Run: NOAH WILLIAMS, Shawnee
4×100 Relay: Bath (BRADY HALE/ETHAN COLE/DALTON WOODRUFF/KYRAN JOHNSON)
400m Dash: ELISHA REDDICK, Elida
300m Hurdles: ETHAN COLE, Bath
800m Run: NOAH WILLIAMS, Shawnee
200m Dash: DALTON HOPSON, Shawnee
3200m Run: TY ROSENGARTEN, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Relay: Shawnee (SCOTTIE BURDEN/DALTON HOPSON/CARTER OWENS/NOAH WILLIAMS)
Girls
Shot Put: TATUM MILLER, Kenton
Discus: TATUM MILLER, Kenton
Long Jump: KALI KOHLER, Wapakoneta
High Jump: JORDAN GLADEN, Elida
Pole Vault: NEVAEH HUSER, Celina
4×800 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (OLIVIA FENBERT/MADELYN HOVEST/ROSE TURNWALD/CORINNE CLOSSON)
100m Hurdles: MADELINE LIEBRECHT, Ottawa-Glandorf
100m Dash: KENDRA DEERHING, Van Wert
4×200 Relay: Van Wert (OLIVIA VAAS/SOFI HOUG/DANESHA BRANSON/KENDRA DEERHING)
1600m Run: KAYLIE DAMERON, Celina
4×100 Relay: Van Wert (DANESHA BRANSON/OLIVIA VAAS/PAYTON NAGEL/KENDRA DEERHING)
400m Dash: ALEXA FORTMAN, Ottawa-Glandorf
300m Hurdles: PAIGE OLBERDING, Wapakoneta
800m Run: ALEXA FORTMAN, Ottawa-Glandorf
200m Dash: SYERRA GREBER, St. Marys
3200m Run: KAYLIE DAMERON, Celina
4×400 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (OLIVIA FENBERT/CORINNE CLOSSON/AVERIE FOX/ALEXA FORTMAN)
5/12 WBL Baseball Scores
Kenton 4 Van Wert 3, 10 inn.
Non-League:
Anna 3 Bath 0 (susp. in 5th)
Marion Local 13 Celina 2
Defiance 7 Whitmer 1
Coldwater 8 Wapakoneta 1
5/11 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 3 Defiance 2
St. Marys 7 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 8 Shawnee 1
Non-League:
Kenton 12 Arlington 2, 5 inn.
Kalida 5 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 6 Fort Recovery 4
5/10 Baseball Scores
Bath 10 Ottoville 0
Ada 5 Kenton 4
Van Wert 5 Lincolnview 2
5/9 WBL Baseball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Bath 3
Non-League:
Minster 6 Celina 1
Defiance 8 Archbold 1
Lima Central Catholic 5 Elida 0
Kenton 9 North Union 7
St. Marys 4 Fort Recovery 1
Wayne Trace 3 Van Wert 2
Wapakoneta 14 Delphos Jefferson 3
5/9 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Celina
Celina 10 Shawnee 0, 5 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Liberty-Benton
Liberty-Benton 8 Van Wert 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Bath 14 Kenton 4, 5 inn.
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Fairview
Fairview 22 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
5/9 Boys Tennis Scores
Sidney 3 Celina 2
Bluffton 3 Kenton 2
Ada at Van Wert
OTCA Team Tournament
Shawnee 3 Anthony Wayne 2
5/8 WBL Softball Scores
Bath 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
Defiance 11 Celina 0
St. Marys 8 Kenton 5
Non-League:
Findlay 5 Elida 0
Division I Sectional Semifinal
Wapakoneta 6 Sylvania Southview 0
5/8 Boys Tennis Scores
Elida at Bryan
Kenton 3 Bucyrus 2