Van Wert Cougars

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

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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

2/10 WBL Wrestling Scores

Wapakoneta 60 Elida 18
Van Wert 41 Shawnee 39

February 10th, 2026|Categories: Elida Bulldogs, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL, Wrestling|Tags: 2025-26 Wrestling|

2/9 Girls Basketball Scores

Defiance 56 Swanton 8
Kenton 44 Waynesfield-Goshen 39, OT
Shawnee 48 Bellefontaine 20
Van Wert 58 Lima Central Catholic 50, 2OT

February 9th, 2026|Categories: Basketball Girls, Defiance Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Van Wert Cougars|Tags: 2025-26 Girls Basketball|

2026 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets

Division III
Northwest 1 District at Columbus Grove
4. Elida, 5. Defiance, 6. Wapakoneta

Northwest District 2 at Northwood
1. Celina, 7. Shawnee

Division IV
Northwest District 1 at Miller City
9. Van Wert

Northwest District 2 at Fostoria
3. Bath, 4. St. Marys, 7. Kenton

Division V
State Final 4
Ottawa-Glandorf

Regional at Mansfield
Ottawa-Glandorf

Northwest District 1 at Defiance
1. Ottawa-Glandorf

February 9th, 2026|Categories: Basketball Girls, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: 2025-26 Girls Basketball|

2/7 Boys Basketball Scores

Delphos St. John’s 88 Bath 65
Celina 53 Bryan 43
Findlay 47 Elida 33
Kenton 54 Perry 48
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 Bellevue 49
Shawnee 64 Indian Lake 40
St. Henry 57 Van Wert 48
Wapakoneta 53 Kalida 47

February 7th, 2026|Categories: Basketball Boys, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: 2025-26 Boys Basketball|

2/6 WBL Boys Basketball Scores

Bath 56 Celina 47
Defiance 53 Elida 35
Wapakoneta 53 Kenton 17
Van Wert 61 Ottawa-Glandorf 51
Shawnee 61 St. Marys 34

February 6th, 2026|Categories: Basketball Boys, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2025-26 Boys Basketball|

2/5 WBL Girls Basketball Scores

Celina 46 Bath 34
Elida 51 Defiance 41
Wapakoneta 63 Kenton 27
Ottawa-Glandorf 61 Van Wert 24
St. Marys 44 Shawnee 35

February 5th, 2026|Categories: Basketball Girls, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2025-26 Girls Basketball|

2026 WBL Boys Bowling Tournament

2026 WBL Boys Bowling Tournament at Westgate Lanes
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 4181, 2. St. Marys 4010, 3. Celina 3939, 4. Kenton 3900, 5. Shawnee 3745, 6. Wapakoneta 3738, 7. Van Wert 3675, 8. Defiance 3603, 9. Elida 3468, 10. Bath 3424

Tournament Medalist
1. Aiden Ruhe – Ottawa-Glandorf 692
2. Dawson Boninsegna – Ottawa-Glandorf 629
3. Eban Albert – Kenton 627

Final Overall WBL Standings
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 19, 1. St. Marys 19, 3. Celina 15.5, 4. Kenton 14.5, 5. Wapakoneta 10, 6. Shawnee 9, 6. Van Wert 9, 8. Bath 6, 9. Defiance 5, 10. Elida 3

February 5th, 2026|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Bowling, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2025-26 Boys Bowling|

2026 WBL Girls Bowling Tournament

2026 WBL Girls Bowling Tournament at Westgate Lanes
1. Celina 3760, 2. St. Marys 3719, 3. Van Wert 3597, 4. Bath 3553, 5. Shawnee 3378, 6. Wapakoneta 3277, 7. Defiance 3276, 8. Kenton 3251, 9. Elida 2928, 10. Ottawa-Glandorf 2695

Tournament Medalist
1. Mabel Adams – Defiance 682
2. Reagan Horine – Van Wert 597
3. Ali Kable – St. Marys 575

Final Overall WBL Standings
1. Celina 20, 2. St. Marys 18, 3. Van Wert 16, 4. Bath 14, 5. Shawnee 11, 6. Wapakoneta 10, 7. Kenton 8, 8. Defiance 7, 9. Elida 3, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 3

2/5 WBL Wrestling Scores

Celina 81 Bath 0
Defiance 69 Elida 9
Wapakoneta 64 Kenton 17
Shawnee 47 St. Marys 30
Van Wert 60 Ottawa-Glandorf 17

February 5th, 2026|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL, Wrestling|Tags: 2025-26 Wrestling|

2025-26 WBL Bowling Leaderboards through 2/3

Boys
High Average: Eban Albert, Kenton 204.6
Top 10 Games: Brodie Pedrosa, Ottawa-Glandorf 279
Top 10 Series: Brodie Pedrosa, Ottawa-Glandorf 532
WBL Points Leader: Aiden Ruhe, Ottawa-Glandorf 81

Girls
High Average: Kaleigh Caywood, St. Marys 201.7
Top 10 Games: Marissa Hole, Celina 277
Top 10 Series: Marissa Hole, Celina 489
WBL Points Leader: Kaleigh Caywood, St. Marys 85

February 4th, 2026|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Bowling, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2025-26 Boys Bowling, 2025-26 Girls Bowling|

2/2 Girls Basketball Scores

Celina 47 Fort Recovery 27
Riverdale 51 Kenton 23
Parkway 56 Van Wert 23

February 2nd, 2026|Categories: Basketball Girls, Celina Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Scores, Van Wert Cougars|Tags: 2025-26 Girls Basketball|

1/31 WBL Boys & Girls Bowling Scores

Ottawa-Glandorf 2975 Celina 2545
Shawnee 2773 Defiance 2314
St. Marys 2867 Van Wert 2652

Celina 2454 Ottawa-Glandorf 1904
Shawnee 2199 Defiance 2144
St. Marys 2624 Van Wert 2488

January 31st, 2026|Categories: Bowling, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, WBL|Tags: 2025-26 Boys Bowling, 2025-26 Girls Bowling|

2026 WBL Swimming Championships

2026 WBL Swimming Championships at Lima YMCA
Boys
1. Shawnee 264, 2. St. Marys 244, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 222, 4. Kenton 156, 5. Defiance 75, 6. Celina 74, 7. Elida 65, 8. Bath 59, 9. Wapakoneta 53, 10. Van Wert 34

Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 368, 2. Shawnee 227, 3. St. Marys 212, 4. Wapakoneta 129, 5. Elida 121, 6. Van Wert 93, 7. Kenton 89, 8. Celina 54, 9. Bath 22, 10. Defiance 11

Complete Results

WBL Individual Event Champions
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay: St. Marys (Caiden McClain/Bradey Triplett/Gavin Luebke/Kaleb Kleinschmit)
200 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
200 Yard IM: Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
50 Yard Freestyle: Kaleb Kleinschmit, St. Marys
1 mtr Diving: Nickales Dieringer, St. Marys
100 Yard Butterfly: Caiden McClain, St. Marys
100 Yard Freestyle: Colin Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
500 Yard Freestyle: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: St. Marys (Gavin Luebke/Bradey Triplett/Caiden McClain/Kaleb Kleinschmit)
100 Yard Backstroke: Parker McGraw, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Breaststroke: Bradey Triplett, St. Marys
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Sam Warnecke/Parker McGraw/Mason Trombley/Colin Steffen)

Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Kelsey Schmitz/Autumn Steffen/Karlee Maag/Alaina Klass)
200 Yard Freestyle: Karlee Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard IM: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
50 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
1 mtr Diving: Kelsey Schmitz, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Butterfly: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Freestyle: Cece Schaaf, Shawnee
500 Yard Freestyle: Alaina Klass, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Abigail Nelson/Alaina Klass/Karlee Maag/Autumn Steffen)
100 Yard Backstroke: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
100 Yard Breaststroke: Autumn Steffen, Ottawa-Glandorf
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller/Hannah Gideon/Lila Brennan/Cece Schaaf)