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
3/28 Track & Field Results
Dual-Meet at Napoleon
Boys: Van Wert 85, Napoleon 52
Girls: Napoleon 73, Van Wert 64
3/27 Baseball Scores
Shawnee 11 Lima Senior 8
Van Wert 11 Lincolnview 1, 5 inn.
3/27 Softball Scores
Bath 25 Miller City 5
Elida 7 Crestview 0
Indian Lake 17 Kenton 2, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 9 Van Wert 5
3/26 Softball Scores
Bath 6 Lima Central Catholic 0
Minster 8 Celina 2
Napoleon 10 Defiance 1
Shawnee 14 Bellefontaine 7
Parkway 17 St. Marys 4, 5 inn.
Van Wert 15 Delphos Jefferson 5, 6 inn.
West Liberty-Salem 11 Wapakoneta 0
3/25 Baseball Scores
Bath 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
Fort Recovery 8 Celina 5
Elida 12 Fort Jennings 0, 5 inn.
Upper Sandusky 7 Kenton 0
Bryan 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 10 Paulding 0, 6 inn.
St. Marys 15 Parkway 4
Van Wert 7 Spencerville 1
Wapakoneta 12 Delphos St. John’s 4
3/23 Baseball Scores
Findlay 9 Bath 8
Findlay 12 Bath 3
Celina 5 Ayersville 0
Defiance 6 Wauseon 1
Elida 3 Leipsic 0
Van Wert 11 Delphos Jefferson 0, 5 inn.
Van Wert 10 Delphos Jefferson 0, 6 inn.
Wapakoneta 4 Pleasant 2
2019 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Bowling Green Regional
Shawnee
Ohio Northern University District
Lima Senior Sectional: Celina, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys
Findlay Sectional: Bath, Defiance, Kenton, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Lima District
Miller City Sectional: Ottawa-Glandorf
2019 OHSAA Individual State Wrestling Championships
Division II Individual State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
106: Colin Mellott, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
138: Gabe Steyer, Van Wert won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, lost in 2nd round consolation
138: Luke Beach, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
195: Trevor Plaugher, Wapakoneta won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, lost in 3rd round consolation, won 7th/8th Place Match – 7th Place in the State
195: Fielden Deeds, Bath lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
220: Noah Eikenbary, Kenton won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, lost in 2nd round consolation
220: Adalberto Vega, Defiance lost in 1st round, won 1st round consolation, won 2nd round consolation, lost in 3rd round consolation, lost in 7th/8th Place Match – 8th Place in the State
285: Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, won 3rd round consolation, lost in 4th round consolation, won 5th/6th Place Match – 5th Place in the State
Brackets | Results
Division III Individual State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
132: Isaac Hernandez, Ottawa-Glandorf won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, lost 3rd round consolation, lost in 7th/8th Place Match – 8th Place in the State
182: Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf won 1st round, lost quarterfinal, won 2nd round consolation, won 3rd round consolation, lost 4th round consolation, lost in 5th/6th Place Match – 6th Place in the State
195: Matt Schmersal, Ottawa-Glandorf lost in 1st round, lost in 1st round consolation
Brackets | Results
3/6 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at ONU
Shawnee 55 Elida 40
Van Wert 27 Defiance 25, OT
3/2 OHSAA Boys Bowling State Tournament
Division II State Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Qualifying Rounds: 4. St. Marys 3627
State Quarterfinal: St. Marys 3 Cadiz Harrison Central 2 (172-181, 153-184, 239-183, 243-156, 226-211)
State Semifinal: St. Marys 3 Woodridge 2 (188-236, 215-206, 236-155, 194-212, 203-179)
State Championship: St. Marys 3 Plain City Jonathan Alder 0 (258-201, 194-180, 219-192)
Individuals: 17. Junior Hurley, St. Marys 655; 25. Nathan Bidlack, Van Wert 632; 27. Gunner Kruse, St. Marys 627; 28. Evan Tennant, St. Marys 626; 69. Nathan Kuffner, St. Marys 545
Individual Results | Team Qualifying | Team Finals
St. Marys Boys Bowling – 2019 Division II State Champions
3/2 OHSAA Wrestling Individual Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University
8. Wapakoneta 85, 14. Van Wert 45.5, 15. St. Marys 40, 19. Defiance 31, 20. Bath 29.5, 29. Kenton 15, 39. Celina 4, 39. Elida 4, 39. Shawnee 4
State Qualifiers:
106: 4. Colin Mellott, Wapakoneta
138: 1. Gabe Steyer, Van Wert; 3. Luke Beach, Wapakoneta
145: 2. Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert
170: 4. Noah Vogel, St. Marys
195: 2. Trevor Plaugher, Wapakoneta; 3. Fielden Deeds, Bath
220: 3. Noah Eikenbary, Kenton; 4. Adalberto Vega, Defiance
285: 1. Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta
Brackets | Placers | Complete Results
Division III District Tournament at Troy
Four from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University
11. Ottawa-Glandorf 58
State Qualifiers:
132: 2. Isaac Hernandez, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 2. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: 4. Matt Schmersal, Ottawa-Glandorf
3/1 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
Shawnee 61 Napoleon 38
Elida 62 Bryan 44
Division II Sectional Championships at Findlay
Van Wert 57 Wauseon 53
Defiance 42 Wapakoneta 35
Division III Sectional Championship at Miller City
Ottawa-Glandorf 80 Spencerville 20
3/1 OHSAA Girls Bowling State Tournament
Division II State Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Qualifying Rounds: 1. St. Marys 3236
State Quarterfinal: St. Marys 3 Minerva 1 (181-131, 170-196, 177-169, 186-155)
State Semifinal: St. Marys 3 Springfield Greenon 0 (188-148, 172-141, 170-158)
State Championship: St. Marys 3 Bryan 1 (177-178, 182-179, 171-169, 194-188)
Individuals: 7. Jaden Gibson, St. Marys 577; 8. Dorian Regedanz, St. Marys 573; 10. Sara Hardin, St. Marys 561; 19. Alayna Thornsberry, St. Marys 536; 20. Debbie Swisher, St. Marys 531; 35. Lorrie Decker, Van Wert 511
Individual Results | Team Qualifying | Team Finals
St. Marys Girls Bowling – 2019 Division II State Champions
2/26 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Lima Senior
Napoleon 61 Celina 57
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Findlay
Van Wert 66 Bath 47
2018-19 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Owen Hiegel – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Tyson McGlaughlin – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Jaron Sharp – Kenton
Owen Heigel – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ethan White – Ottawa-Glandorf
George Mangas – Shawnee
Drew Bagley – Van Wert
Adam Scott – Wapakoneta
Second Team
Tyrel Goings – Defiance
Ben Westrick – Ottawa-Glandorf
Tyson Elwer – Shawnee
Nate Place – Van Wert
Aaron Good – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Will Lammers – Defiance
Dante Wheeler – Elida
Carter Heringhaus – Ottawa-Glandorf
Johnny Caprella – Shawnee
Ethan Steger – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Derrick Grisby – Bath
Brett Schwieterman – Celina
D.J. Dobson – Defiance
Matt Fish – Elida
Jayden Cornell – Kenton
Aaron Rieman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sheridan O’Neal – Shawnee
Carter Ballweg – St. Marys
Owen Treece – Van Wert
Reed Mericle – Wapakoneta