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 (12): 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
9/26 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 5 Bath 1
Elida 1 Defiance 0
Kenton 2 Wapakoneta 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 17 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 0
9/26 Volleyball Scores
Coldwater 3 Celina 0
Kenton 3 Riverdale 0
Marion Local 3 St. Marys 0
Parkway 3 Van Wert 0
9/25 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 3 Celina 1
Elida 3 Defiance 1
Wapakoneta 5 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 14 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 2 Shawnee 2
9/25 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Shawnee 5 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Bath 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
Van Wert 3 Lehman Catholic 2
9/25 Volleyball Scores
Delphos St. John’s 3 Bath 0
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Elida 3 Hardin Northern 0
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
9/23 Cross Country Results
Van Wert Health Invitational
Boys (17 teams): 3. Van Wert 85, 4. Shawnee 124, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 138, 9. Wapakoneta 260, 16. Elida 466
Girls (14 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 41, 4. Van Wert 175, 6. Shawnee 195, 7. Wapakoneta 203, 13. Elida 303
Versailles Tour de Sewer
Boys (13 teams): 10. St. Marys 222
Girls (10 teams): 7. St. Marys 170
9/23 Boys Soccer Scores
Celina 7 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Bryan 6 Defiance 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Shawnee 2 Mariemont 2
Lincolnview 15 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 6 Springfield 1
9/22 WBL Football Scores
Bath 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 21
Celina 24 Elida 12
Defiance 46 Kenton 18
Wapakoneta 42 Shawnee 6
St. Marys 21 Van Wert 19
2023 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Andrew McGreevy, Shawnee
1st Team
Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta
Nick Steinbrunner, Celina
Keaton Foster, Van Wert
Brennan Steger, St. Marys
Lennon Cisco, Celina
Grant Leopold, Ottawa-Glandorf
Connor Raines, Bath
Braden Binkley, Bath
Matthew Stiles, Shawnee
Logan Lee, Wapakoneta
Matthew Owen, Shawnee
Honorable Mention
Ethan Clayton, Bath
Cayden Hirsch, Celina
Luke Webb, Defiance
Keegon Bullock, Elida
Landon Plaugher, Kenton
Justin Yaeger, Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Lampert, St. Marys
Evan Jackson, Shawnee
Sam Houg, Van Wert
Peyton Young, Wapakoneta
2023 WBL Boys Golf Tournament
2023 WBL Golf Tournament at Oaks GC
1. Shawnee 316, 2. Bath 328, 3. Van Wert 331, 4. Wapakoneta 333, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 337, 6. St. Marys 338, 7. Defiance 343, 8. Celina 357, 9. Elida 359, 10. Kenton 375
Medalist: Zac Niekamp, Wapakoneta – 71
2nd Medalist: Seth Grieshop, Shawnee – 76
3rd Medalist: Braden Binkley, Bath – 77
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Bath 15.5, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 15, 4. Van Wert 14.5, 5. Wapakoneta 13.5, 6. Celina 9.5, 7. St. Marys 9, 8. Defiance 7, 9. Kenton 3, 9. Elida 3
WBL Tournament Individual Results
Bath (328)
Braden Binkley 77, Connor Raines 82, Daniel Bolon 91, Ethan Clayton 83, Ezra Bolon 86
Celina (357)
Nick Steinbrunner 79, Lennon Cisco 84, Cayden Hirsch 95, Gavin Pearson 99, Jackson Ly 101, Carter Shannon 114
Defiance (343)
Luke Webb 82, Jaren Honsberger 86, Brayden Weaver 93, Jackson Honsberger 92, Drew Hoeffel 85, Casen Linebrink 90
Elida (359)
Keegon Bullock 90, Aiden Musil 89, Griffin Burton 89, Ayden Bailey 91, Ryan Sheidler 103, Doug Noble 98
Kenton (375)
Landon Plaugher 90, Dawson Miller 88, Jack Whitmer 103, Ben Sams 101, Luke Hensel 114, Ethan McNamara 96
Ottawa-Glandorf (337)
Jace Van Oss 92, Ty Verhoff 89, Grant Leopold 83, Tyler Heckman 87, Justin Yaeger 82, Davis Maag 85
St. Marys (338)
Brennan Steger 78, Braylon Lampert 88, Kadin Behr 90, Joel Kogge 85, Blake Dingledine 87, Brayden Hoehn 96
Shawnee (316)
Seth Grieshop 76, Matthew Stiles 82, Matthew Owen 79, Evan Jackson 79, Gino Cumella 88, Ashton Wright 88
Van Wert (331)
Keaton Foster 78, Sam Houg 85, Griff McCracken 82, Brock Stoller 86, Zach Stoller 92, Carter Wright 94
Wapakoneta (333)
Zac Niekamp 71, Logan Lee 84, Peyton Young 89, Preston Hinkle 89, Holden Bowersock 107, Kayden Cottrell 91
9/21 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bath 1
Celina 4 Elida 0
Kenton 7 Defiance 0
Shawnee 5 Wapakoneta 1
St. Marys 11 Van Wert 0
9/21 WBL Volleyball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Elida 3 Celina 1
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Van Wert 0
9/19 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Elida 4 Celina 3
Defiance 2 Kenton 0
Wapakoneta 1 Shawnee 0
St. Marys 14 Van Wert 0
9/19 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 2
Non-League:
Bryan 5 Bath 0
Lima Central Catholic at Celina
Ottawa Hills at Defiance
Bellefontaine 4 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Archbold 2
Bluffton 3 Van Wert 2