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
10/4 WBL Volleyball Scores
Van Wert 3 Bath 2
Celina 3 St. Marys 1
Defiance 3 Wapakoneta 0
Shawnee 3 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Kenton 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 6
The 2nd weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 5 WBL schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
5. Defiance
Division III, Region 12
4. Wapakoneta, 11. Celina, 14. Elida, 19. Shawnee
Division IV, Region 14
1. St. Marys, 4. Kenton, 5. Van Wert, 26. Bath
Division V, Region 18
17. Ottawa-Glandorf
10/2 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Shawnee 1
Celina 7 Van Wert 1
St. Marys 2 Defiance 0
Elida 4 Kenton 1
Wapakoneta 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
10/2 Girls Tennis Scores
Bryan 5 Elida 0
Lima Central Catholic 3 Van Wert 2
10/2 WBL Volleyball Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Wapakoneta 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Defiance 0
Van Wert 3 Elida 0
Shawnee 3 Kenton 1
2018 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Golfer of the Year: Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
1st Team
Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
Britton Hall, Bath
Austin Boley, St. Marys
Will Lammers, Defiance
Austin Radcliff, Ottawa-Glandorf
Rocco Longbrake, Kenton
Lance Mawer, Celina
Jake Hutchins, Shawnee
Reese Sweigart, St. Marys
Clay Quellhorst, St. Marys
Justin Altenbach, Shawnee
Anthony Keehn, Defiance
Alex Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
Honorable Mention
John Barker, Shawnee
Carter Schimmoeller, Ottawa-Glandorf
Peyton Roby, Kenton
Clay Wilsey, Wapakoneta
Nathan Kuffner, St. Marys
Jack Vander Horst, Defiance
Dylan Buetner, Elida
Cole Parlapiano, Bath
Gavin Flickinger, Van Wert
David Kramer, Celina
10/1 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 2 Van Wert 1
St. Marys 5 Celina 2
Wapakoneta 2 Defiance 1
Shawnee 2 Elida 0
Kenton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
9/29 Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 1 Temple Christian 0
Celina 0 Kalida 0
Van Wert 1 Cory-Rawson 1
9/29 Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 3 Central Catholic 1
Defiance 7 Paulding 0
Elida 5 Fort Jennings 0
Liberty-Benton 2 Shawnee 0
Anna 7 St. Marys 1
Van Wert 0 Crestview 0
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
1. Shawnee 60 (10), 2. Wapakoneta 38 (9), 3. St. Marys 30 (8), 4. Bath 26 (7), 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 24 (6), 6. Defiance 17 (5), 7. Kenton 15 (3.5), 7. Van Wert 15 (3.5), 9. Celina 5 (2), 10. Elida 0 (1)
2018 WBL Tournament Individual Champions
1st Singles
Champion- Aria Patel, Shawnee; 2nd place- Esther Bolon, Bath; 3rd place- Clare Caywood, St. Marys; 4th place- Mykaela Schriber, Kenton
2nd Singles
Champion- Kunmi Ojo, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ruby Bolon, Bath; 3rd place- Allie Vanderhorst, St. Marys; 4th place- Madison Snider, Wapakoneta
3rd Singles
Champion- Alotus Wei, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ellie Schroer, Wapakoneta; 3rd place- Brianna Shank, Defiance; 4th place- Emma Schmiedebusch, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Doubles
Champion- Rajasekaran/Clark, Shawnee; 2nd place- Minnig/Good, Wapakoneta; 3rd place- Danaher/Dabis, St. Marys; 4th place- Kline/Moonshower, Van Wert
2nd Doubles
Champion- Atkinson/Onamusi, Shawnee; 2nd place- Ellerbrock/Verhoff, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3rd place- Schroeder/Stiles, Wapakoneta; 4th place- Buckner/Rutkowski, Van Wert
WBL Team Champion: Shawnee
WBL Team Champion Coach: Nate Higgins
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Annie Sayoto – Elida
2018 WBL Girls Tennis Final Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Wapakoneta 17, 2. St. Marys 17, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 13, 5. Bath 10.5, 6. Kenton 9, 6. Van Wert 9, 8. Defiance 8.5, 9. Celina 4, 10. Elida 2
9/29 Volleyball Scores
Van Wert Invitational
1st Round
New Knoxville 2 Elida 0
Shawnee 2 Kalida 1
New Bremen 2 St. Marys 0
Versailles 2 Van Wert 0
Consolation
Elida 2 St. Marys 1
Van Wert 2 Kalida 1
Semifinal
Versailles 2 Shawnee 0
7th Place: St. Marys 2 Kalida 1
5th Place: Van Wert 2 Elida 0
3rd Place: New Bremen 2 Shawnee 0
Crestview Knight Invitational
1st Round
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 South Adams 0
Marion Local 2 Celina 0
Consolation
Celina 2 Edison 0
Semifinal
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Crestview 0
5th Place: South Adams 2 Celina 0
Championship: Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Marion Local 0
Ontario 3 Kenton 0
9/28 WBL Football Scores
Wapakoneta 49 Bath 7
Defiance 28 Celina 14
St. Marys 63 Elida 13
Van Wert 60 Kenton 33
Shawnee 21 Ottawa-Glandorf 7
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 349.2
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 21
Team Passing: Kenton 319.2
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 17
Team Total Offense: Celina 478.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 43.8
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 76.8
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 4
Team Passing Defense: Shawnee 76.8
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 2
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 10
Team Fumble Recoveries: Kenton 6
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 233.8
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 11.8
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 125
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +12
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 584 yards (116.8/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 50 attempts): Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 10.3
Rushing TD’s: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 8
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1470 yards (294.0/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 17
Passing Efficiency (min 50 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 167.3
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 582 yards (116.4/game)
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 38 rec. (7.6/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 20 receptions): Landon Rush, Kenton 21.5
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 12
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1814 yards (362.8/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 885 yards (177.0/game)
Scoring: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 72
Individual Defense
Tackles: Eddie Fowler, St. Marys 67 (13.4/game)
Sacks: Nick Herzog, Defiance 4
Tackles for Loss: Nick Herzog, Defiance 6
Interceptions: Zach Parrish, Defiance & Carter Ballweg, St. Marys 3
Fumble Recoveries: 4 tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 30 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 5
Extra Points Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 27
Punting (min 10 punts): Jon Weisgerber, Defiance 39.8
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 310 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 240 yards
9/27 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Country Acres
(District Qualifiers: Top 3 teams and 4 individuals not on a qualifying team)
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 341 (Austin Radcliff 78, Alex Ellerbrock 88, Carter Schimmoeller DQ, Collin Hempfling 93, Evan Ellerbrock 82); 4. St. Marys 344; 5. Kenton 356; 7. Van Wert 363; 8. Bath 384
Individual District Qualifiers: 2. Rocco Longbrake, Kenton 76; 3. Britton Hall, Bath 77, 10. Austin Boley, St. Marys 84; 11. Austin Bissonette, Van Wert 85
Complete Individual Results | Complete Team Results | Results
9/27 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 0
St. Marys 5 Celina 1
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 1
Shawnee 1 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Kenton 2