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
2026 OHSAA Swimming Districts
2026 Northwest District Swimming & Diving at Bowling Green State University
Division I Girls
Wapakoneta
State Qualifiers: None
Division II Boys
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys
State Qualifiers:
Diving: Caleb McAfee, Celina; Nickales Dieringer, St. Marys
200 Yard Medley Relay: St. Marys, Shawnee, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina; Gavin Luebke, St. Marys
200 Yard IM: Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf; Bradey Triplett, St. Marys; Mason Latham, Shawnee
50 Yard Freestyle: Kaleb Kleinschmit, St. Marys
100 Yard Butterfly: Aidan Minnick, Shawnee; Caiden McClain, St. Marys; Parker McGraw, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina; Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf; Kaleb Kleinschmit, St. Marys
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: St. Marys, Shawnee
100 Yard Backstroke: Caiden McClain, St. Marys; Mason Latham, Shawnee; Parker McGraw, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Breaststroke: Bradey Triplett, St. Marys; Gavin Luebke, St. Marys
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee
Division II Girls
Celina, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert
State Qualifiers:
Diving: Spencer Murlin, Celina; Caitlyn Maas, Ottawa-Glandorf; Kelsey Schmitz, Ottawa-Glandorf; Braelyn Baker, St. Marys; Layla Irmscher, St. Marys
200 Yard Medley Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys, Shawnee
200 Yard IM: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
50 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
100 Yard Butterfly: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys
100 Yard Backstroke: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
100 Yard Breaststroke: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf; Piper Triplett, St. Marys
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf
2026 WBL Wrestling Tournament
2026 WBL Wrestling Tournament at St. Marys
1. Wapakoneta 204.5, 2. Defiance 196.5, 3. Celina 159, 4. Van Wert 94.5, 5. St. Marys 93.5, 6. Elida 82.5, 7. Shawnee 54, 8. Kenton 42.5, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 34.5, 10. Bath 16
Complete WBL Tournament Results
WBL Tournament Brackets
Final WBL Standings
1. Wapakoneta 20, 2. Celina 17, 2. Defiance 17, 4. Van Wert 13.5, 5. Elida 11.5, 6. St. Marys 10.5, 7. Shawnee 8.5, 8. Kenton 5, 9. Bath 4, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 3
WBL Tournament Individual Champions
106: Zane Russell, Wapakoneta
113: Owen Bates, Van Wert
120: Darrian Steinbrunner, Wapakoneta
126: Urijah Cordray, Wapakoneta
132: Romeo Simons, Defiance
138: Nathaniel Marchant, Defiance
144: Dyllan Fink, St. Marys
150: Isaiah Mundy, Kenton
157: Briggs Wallace, Van Wert
165: Keyno Mendez, Wapakoneta
175: Channing Miller, Wapakoneta
190: Wyatt Buell, Wapakoneta
215: Tyler Doden, Defiance
285: Cash Patrick, Celina
2/20 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 48 Wapakoneta 46
Defiance 48 Celina 20
St. Marys 52 Elida 50, 2OT
Van Wert 63 Kenton 21
Shawnee 50 Ottawa-Glandorf 47
2/19 OHSAA Girls Bowling Sectionals
Division I Sectional Tournament at Community Lanes
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
1. Celina 3738, 2. Van Wert 3656, 5. Shawnee 2910, 6. Wapakoneta 2871, 8. Elida 2776, 9. Defiance 2727
Individual District Qualifiers: 7. Mabel Adams, Defiance; 13. Kaydence Frueh, Shawnee; 15. Grace Tester, Wapakoneta
2/19 OHSAA Boys Bowling Districts
Division II District Tournament at Interstate Lanes
Three (3) teams and three (3) individuals not advancing on a team will participate at State.
8. Van Wert 3775, 16. Bath 3372
Individuals: Eban Albert, Kenton; Brenden Slaughter, Elida
Individual State Qualifiers: none
2/17 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division IV Sectional Semifinal at Rossford
Van Wert 60 Rossford 23
2026 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division III
Northwest 1 District
3. Wapakoneta, 5. Defiance, 8. Celina
Northwest 2 District
1. Shawnee
Division IV
Bowling Green Regional
Bath, Van Wert
Northwest 1 District
2. Ottawa-Glandorf, 3. Bath, 8. St. Marys
Northwest 2 District
7. Kenton
Northwest 3 District
1. Van Wert, 5. Elida
2/14 Boys Basketball Scores
St. Henry 55 Bath 45
Celina 47 Coldwater 39
Elida 53 Delphos Jefferson 43
Ottawa-Glandorf 55 Archbold 48
St. Marys 62 Woodward 43
Spencerville 50 Van Wert 49
2/14 Girls Basketball Scores
Shawnee 62 Lima Senior 50
Coldwater 64 Van Wert 41
2/14 OHSAA Swimming Sectionals
NW District Section 2 Sectional at Ayersville
Boys: Celina, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Girls: Celina, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Complete Results
NW District Section 3 Sectional at Fremont
Flight #2
Boys: Defiance, Wapakoneta
Girls: Defiance, Wapakoneta
Complete Results
NW District Section 5 Sectional at Lima
Boys: Bath, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Girls: Bath, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Complete Results
2/13 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 44 Defiance 36
Ottawa-Glandorf 58 Celina 53
Elida 35 Wapakoneta 31, OT
St. Marys 64 Kenton 21
Shawnee 60 Van Wert 53
2/12 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 39 Defiance 30
Ottawa-Glandorf 70 Celina 38
Elida 45 Wapakoneta 41
St. Marys 50 Kenton 16
Shawnee 62 Van Wert 43
2025-26 WBL Boys Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Bowler of the Year: Aiden Ruhe – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Scott Ross – St. Marys
1st Team
Aiden Ruhe – Ottawa-Glandorf
Brendan Slaughter – Elida
Tristan Blackmore – Van Wert
Eban Albert – Kenton
Will Ross – St. Marys
Ethan Tellez – Bath
2nd Team
Rickey Phillips – Bath
Bryson Compher – Ottawa-Glandorf
Aidan Thieman – St. Marys
Hudson Latimore – Kenton
Mason Dailey – Shawnee
3rd Team
Dawson Boninsegna – Ottawa-Glandorf
Trevor Roesner – Kenton
Brodie Pedrosa – Ottawa-Glandorf
Joel Foster – Defiance
Cadyn Neargarder – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
George Rope – Bath
Lucas Gray – Celina
Davis McGhee – Defiance
Kaleb Wheeler – Elida
Cale Harshfield – Kenton
Wyatt Seyer – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kyle Rhodes – Shawnee
Jake Ackroyd – St. Marys
Maverik Bigham – Van Wert
Eli Mosler – Wapakoneta
2025-26 WBL Girls Bowling All-League Teams
WBL Bowler of the Year: Mabel Adams – Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Josh Goff – Celina
1st Team
Mabel Adams – Defiance
Reagan Horine – Van Wert
Kaleigh Caywood – St. Marys
Chloe Bruce – Celina
Karyn Hopkins – Kenton
Elena Meeker – Shawnee
2nd Team
Jazalyn Worthington – Kenton
Mackenzie Lenhart – Bath
Aydreigh Hanicq – Van Wert
Ryann Eckhardt – Celina
Brynly Huber – Celina
3rd Team
Lindsey Say – Van Wert
Kaylee Dickman – Wapakoneta
Corinne Westgerdes – Celina
Marissa Hole – Celina
Ali Kable – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Aniyah Howery – Bath
Mallory Fortman – Celina
Kalynn Michael – Defiance
Taylor Fisher – Elida
Brayla Butler – Kenton
Lani Lammers – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kaydence Frueh – Shawnee
Braylee Mullins – St. Marys
Makayla Wannamacher – Van Wert
Delani Wireman – Wapakoneta
2/10 OHSAA Boys Bowling Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Community Lanes
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
4. Van Wert 3017, 9. Elida 2732
Individual District Qualifiers: 10. Brenden Slaughter, Elida
Team Results | Individual Results
Division II Sectional at River City Bowl-A-Way
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 3760
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
Division II Sectional at Bowlero Lanes
Four (4) teams and Four (4) individuals advance to Districts
3. Bath 3854, 5. Kenton 3748
Individual District Qualifiers: 5. Eban Albert, Kenton