Address: 10708 SR 118 S. Van Wert, OH 45891
Principal: Bob Priest | Office Phone: 419-238-3350
Athletic Director: Trent Temple | Office Phone: 419-238-9601 | Email
Van Wert WBL Championships
Baseball (5): 21, 19, 84, 69, 68
Boys Basketball (6): 07, 01, 95, 92, 87, 60
Girls Basketball (1): 06
Girls Bowling (1): 21
Boys Cross Country (13): 24, 20, 14, 05, 03, 98, 97, 96, 93, 88, 85, 82, 81
Girls Cross Country (11): 20, 13, 12, 09, 04, 03, 02, 01, 96, 95, 94
Football (19): 21, 87, 69, 67, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 52, 50, 49, 47, 43, 42, 41, 39, 38, 37
Golf (11): 22, 12, 07, 03, 02, 91, 85, 81, 80, 79, 75
Boys Tennis (5): 16, 69, 67, 66, 65
Boys Track (8): 22, 19, 12, 05, 04, 01, 98, 87
Girls Track (3): 18, 76, 75
Wrestling (4): 08, 07, 04, 71
Van Wert State Appearances
State Championships
2020 Football Division IV State Champions
1976 Girls Track Mile Relay State Champions
State Runner-Up
2000 Football Division III State Runner-Up
1988 Boys CC State Runner-up
1985 Boys Golf State Runner-Up
State Semifinalist
2019 Baseball Division II State Semifinalist
1992 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1990 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1987 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
State Qualifiers
Boys Golf State Qualifiers: 2007, 2004 (5th), 2003 (3rd)
Girls CC State Qualifiers: 2006 (12th), 2004 (14th), 2003 (5th), 2002 (4th), 2001 (8th)
Boys CC State Qualifiers: 1998 (9th), 1993, 1987 (6th)
Van Wert News & Scores
10/3 WBL Football Scores
Bath 35 Ottawa-Glandorf 17
Elida 45 Celina 21
Defiance 43 Kenton 42, OT
Wapakoneta 42 Shawnee 14
St. Marys 42 Van Wert 35
10/2 WBL Volleyball Scores
Defiance 3 Bath 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Celina 0
Elida 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Van Wert 0
9/30 OHSAA Boys Golf Districts
Division II District Tournament at Maumee Bay State Park Golf Course
2 teams and 2 individuals qualify to State Championships on Oct. 6 & 7 at NCR CC South Course
Teams: 3. St. Marys 339, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 341
Individuals: Zach Stoller (Van Wert), Ayden Bailey (Elida)
Individual State Qualifiers: none
9/30 WBL Volleyball Scores
Celina 3 Bath 0
Defiance 3 Elida 1
Wapakoneta 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 3 St. Marys 0
2025 2nd Weekly OHSAA Football Computer Ratings
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Sept. 30, 2025 (Entering Week 7)Division III, Region 10
2. Wapakoneta (6-0) 12.3167, 4. Lima Shawnee (5-1) 10.8833, 16. St. Marys Memorial (3-3) 4.6667, 19. Defiance (2-4) 4.0167, 20. Celina (2-4) 3.7167
Division IV, Region 14
2. Lima Bath (5-1) 11.1667, 10. Van Wert (3-3) 5.6833, 17. Elida (3-3) 3.0833, 22. Kenton (1-5) 0.8333, 23. (tied) Ottawa-Glandorf (0-6) 0
9/29 Volleyball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 3 Bath 0
Eastwood 3 Defiance 0
Kenton at Waynesfield-Goshen
Parkway 3 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 3 Delphos Jefferson 0
Anna 3 Wapakoneta 0
9/27 Cross Country Results
Kalida Wildcat Invitational
Boys (21 teams): 6. Van Wert 169, 7. Shawnee 201, 8. Ottawa-Glandorf 235, 18. Elida 526, 19. St. Marys 529, 21. Bath 544
Girls (17 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 76, 3. Van Wert 113, 7. Bath 230, 9. Shawnee 306, 15. St. Marys 440, 17. Elida 491
Best in the West at Botkins
Boys (11 teams): 6. Wapakoneta 118
Girls (6 teams): 4. Wapakoneta 99
2025 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2025 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
1. Wapakoneta 50, 2. Shawnee 39, 3. Celina 38, 4. Elida 31, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 31, 6. Bath 19, 7. Defiance 9, 7. St. Marys 9, 9. Van Wert 3, 10. Kenton 1
Individual WBL Champions
1st Singles: Maggie Schmiedebusch, Ottawa-Glandorf
2nd Singles: Riya Naroor, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Brooklyn Mowery, Wapakoneta
1st Doubles: Wapakoneta (Anja Walters/Ava Eley)
2nd Doubles: Wapakoneta (Mylie Moser/Nevaeh Dancer)
Sportsmanship Award: Allyson Harnishfeger, Bath
Overall WBL Standings
1. Wapakoneta 20, 2. Shawnee 17.5, 3. Elida 15, 4. Celina 14.5, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 6. Bath 10, 7. Defiance 7.5, 8. St. Marys 6.5, 9. Van Wert 4, 10. Kenton 2
9/27 Volleyball Scores
Bryan 3 Van Wert 0
Quad-Meet at New Bremen
Versailles 2 Shawnee 1
New Bremen 2 Shawnee 0
Shawnee 2 Lehman Catholic 0
Quad-Match at Russia
Kalida 2 Elida 0
Russia 2 Elida 0
Elida 2 New Knoxville 1
Crestview Knight Invitational
1st Round: Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Crestview 0
1st Round: Fairbanks 2 Celina 0
Semifinal: Ottawa-Glandorf 2 St. Henry 1
Consolation: Marion Local 2 Celina 0
7th Place: Norwalk St. Paul 2 Celina 1
Championship: Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bellmont (IN) 0
9/26 WBL Football Scores
Bath 42 Elida 17
Celina 70 Kenton 35
Shawnee 34 Defiance 14
St. Marys 17 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Wapakoneta 42 Van Wert 28
9/25 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Moose Landing Country Club
3 teams and 4 individuals qualify to District from each Sectional
Teams: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 291 (Davis Maag 71, Tyler Heckman 73, Grant Leopold 78, Alex Bellman 69, Collin Ellerbrock 85); 2. St. Marys 308 (Blake Dingledine 75, Braylon Lampert 74, Hayden Roby 76, Caleb Rohrbach 83, Gaige Newbauer 87); 4. Van Wert 326; 9. Elida 341; 10. Kenton 350; 11. Bath 359
Individual District Qualifiers: 10. Zach Stoller (Van Wert) 78; 13. Ayden Bailey (Elida) 79
9/25 WBL Volleyball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Elida 0
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Van Wert 1
9/23 Boys Golf Scores
Van Wert County Meet at Hickory Sticks GC
Van Wert 157, Lincolnview 166, Crestview 181