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
2/14 OHSAA Bowling Sectionals
Boys Division II Sectional Tournament at Community Lanes
Four (4) teams and four (4) individuals advance to Districts
7. Kenton 3488, 10. Van Wert 3148, 14. Bath 2569
Individual District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
Boys Division II Sectional Tournament at River City Bowl-A-Way
Four (4) teams and four (4) individuals advance to Districts
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 3807
Individual District Qualifiers: n/a
Team Results | Individual Results
2/13 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 61 Van Wert 42
St. Marys 46 Celina 21
Defiance 40 Wapakoneta 37
Elida 54 Shawnee 45
Ottawa-Glandorf 76 Kenton 34
2020 WBL Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
2020 WBL Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
School (# of points) – 1st Place Votes – 2nd Place Votes
1.Defiance (93) – 6 – 3
2.Elida (92) – 5 – 2
3.Van Wert (75) – 0 – 2
4.Shawnee (68) – 0 – 1
5.Bath (53) – 0 – 1
6.Wapak
7.St. Marys
8.Ottawa Glandorf
9.Celina
10.Kenton
*One coach submitted their picks with co-champs at the top, which is why there is 11 first place votes and only 9 second place votes.
How the scoring works:
1st place vote = 10 points, 2nd place vote = 9 points, 3rd place vote = 8 points, 4th place vote = 7 points, 5th place vote = 6 points, 6th place vote = 5 points, 7th place vote = 4 points, 8th place vote = 3 points, 9th place vote = 2 points, 10th place vote = 1 point
2/11 WBL Wrestling Scores
Bath at Van Wert
St. Marys 38 Celina 28
Wapakoneta 60 Defiance 24
Shawnee 48 Elida 28
Kenton 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
2020 WBL Girls Bowling Tournament
2020 WBL Girls Bowling Tournament at Varsity Lanes
1. St. Marys 3542, 2. Wapakoneta 3503, 3. Van Wert 3309, 4. Celina 3256, 5. Shawnee 2999, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 2886, 7. Bath 2806, 8. Elida 2572, 9. Kenton 2510, 10. Defiance 2443
2020 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bowling Green – Regional
Shawnee
Ada – Sectional/District
Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Bowling Green – Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima Sr. High School – Sectional/District
Bath, Ottawa-Glandorf
2/8 Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 46 New Knoxville 25
Troy 49 Celina 36
Defiance 51 Whitmer 42
Findlay 70 Elida 62
Ottawa-Glandorf 55 Bryan 43
Shawnee 73 Fort Recovery 43
St. Marys 47 Minster 39
Van Wert 66 St. Henry 49
2/8 Girls Basketball Scores
Bath at Bowsher (cancelled)
Findlay 54 Defiance 52
Kenton 80 Waynesfield-Goshen 41
St. Marys 51 Russia 34
Lima Central Catholic 48 Van Wert 47
2020 OHSAA Swimming & Diving Sectionals
Division II Sectional 5 at Lima
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys
Complete Results
Sectional 2 at Ayersville
Defiance, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
Complete Results
Sectional 3 at Fremont
Wapakoneta
Swimming Boys | Swimming Girls | Diving Boys | Diving Girls
District Tournament Qualifiers
Division I Boys & Girls
Division II Boys & Girls
2/7 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
St. Marys 57 Bath 37
Wapakoneta 58 Celina 34
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 Defiance 50
Van Wert 67 Elida 60
Shawnee 67 Kenton 41
2020 WBL Boys Bowling Tournament
2020 WBL Boys Bowling Tournament at Varsity Lanes
1. St. Marys 3838, 2. Wapakoneta 3757, 3. Shawnee 3605, 4. Elida 3424, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 3301, 6. Celina 3299, 7. Defiance 3226, 8. Kenton 3212, 9. Van Wert 2870, 10. Bath 2391
2/6 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 45 St. Marys 44, OT
Wapakoneta 56 Celina 16
Defiance at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to 2/7)
Van Wert 54 Elida 50
Shawnee at Kenton (ppd to 2/10)
2/6 WBL Wrestling Scores
St. Marys 60 Bath 15
Celina 48 Wapakoneta 27
Defiance 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Van Wert 42 Elida 24
Kenton at Shawnee (ppd to 2/20)
2020 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division I
Toledo – Sectional/District
Wapakoneta
Division II
Paulding – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert
Division III
Lexington / Ada – Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2/4 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 82 Bath 36
Non-League:
St. Marys at Benjamin Logan
Delphos St. John’s 61 Van Wert 34
Lima Central Catholic 55 Wapakoneta 40