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
9/27 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Wapakoneta 0
Defiance 3 Celina 2
St. Marys 3 Elida 1
Van Wert 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Shawnee 0
2018 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5
The 1st weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 4 WBL schools are in the top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
9. Defiance
Division III, Region 12
3. Wapakoneta, 6. Celina, 14. Elida, 21. Shawnee
Division IV, Region 14
1. St. Marys, 3. Kenton, 9. Van Wert, 25. Bath
Division V, Region 18
16. Ottawa-Glandorf
9/25 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Wapakoneta 5 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Defiance 1
Elida 4 Van Wert 0
Kenton 2 Shawnee 1
9/25 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Shawnee 5 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Lima Senior at Bath (ppd)
Lima Central Catholic at Celina (ppd)
Findlay at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to 10/3)
Bluffton at Van Wert (ppd)
9/24 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
St. Marys 5 Bath 1
Celina 4 Wapakoneta 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Defiance 1
Elida 8 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 3 Kenton 0
9/24 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Van Wert 4 Defiance 1
Shawnee at Kenton (ppd to 9/25)
Non-League:
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bryan (ppd)
St. Marys at Bluffton
9/24 Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Marion Harding 1
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Ada 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ottoville 0
Columbus Grove 3 Shawnee 1
Crestview 3 Van Wert 1
9/22 Boys Soccer Scores
Defiance 2 Bryan 0
Elida 7 Lima Senior 0
Bowling Green at Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bluffton 1
Van Wert 2 Lincolnview 1
Wapakoneta 8 Greenville 1
9/22 Volleyball Scores
Bowsher Rebel Spiketacular
Defiance 2 Arbor Prep, MI 0
Defiance 2 Bowsher 0
Defiance 2 Columbian 1
Hardin Northern at Kenton
Shawnee 3 Graham Local 1
Van Wert 3 Bryan 2
9/21 WBL Football Scores
Defiance 28 Bath 7
Celina 42 Ottawa-Glandorf 24
Wapakoneta 56 Elida 12
St. Marys 70 Kenton 29
Van Wert 39 Shawnee 6
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 4
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 336.0
Team Rushing TD’s: Celina 16
Team Passing: Kenton 301.5
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 14
Team Total Offense: Celina 462.5
Scoring Offense: Celina 40.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 95.3
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 4
Team Passing Defense: Shawnee 68.3
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 1
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 8
Team Fumble Recoveries: St. Marys, Kenton & Defiance 5
Total Team Defense: St. Marys 212.0
Scoring Defense: St. Marys 11.3
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 70
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +11
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 458 yards (114.5/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 40 attempts): Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 8.6
Rushing TD’s: Johnny Caprella, Shawnee & Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta 6
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1206 yards (301.5/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 14
Passing Efficiency (min 40 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 172.3
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 475 yards (118.8/game)
Receptions: Drew Bagley, Van Wert 30 rec. (7.5/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 10 receptions): Landon Rush, Kenton 23.2
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 9
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1550 yards (387.5/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Riley Gibson, Wapakoneta 690 yards (172.5/game)
Scoring: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 54
Individual Defense
Tackles: Sean Perry, St. Marys 59 (14.8/game)
Sacks: Nick Herzog, Defiance 2
Tackles for Loss: Nick Herzog, Defiance 3
Interceptions: many tied with 2
Fumble Recoveries: Collin Williams, Celina; Nick Herzog, Defiance & Braeden Wietholter, St. Marys 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Noah Adcock, Elida 27 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 5
Extra Points Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys & Austin Cotterman, Celina 20
Punting (min 5 punts): Billy Jahnz, Elida 41.3
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 265 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 236 yards
2018 WBL Boys Golf Tournament
2018 WBL Boys Golf Tournament at Eagle Rock Golf Club
1. St. Marys 343, 2. Shawnee 347, 3. Defiance 354, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 356, 5. Wapakoneta 363, 6. Kenton 366, 7. Van Wert 378, 8. Elida 380, 9. Celina 392, 10. Bath 396
WBL Tournament Medalist: Austin Boley, St. Marys 79*
*defeated Bath’s Britton Hall in a three-hole playoff
Team Scores:
Bath 396
Britton Hall 79, Cole Parlapiano 99, Charlie Schneider 106, Anabelle Burkholder 112, Riley Goff 124, Devan Grigsby 131
Celina 392
Lance Mawer 86, Tyler Johnson 99, David Kramer 102, Brecken Adams 105, Nate Boley 121, Hunter Walters 125
Defiance 354
Will Lammers 84, Anthony Keehn 88, Drew Mendizabal 90, Jack Vander Horst 92, Hunter Perry 97, Jack Lehner 99
Elida 380
Hunter Jolliff 93, Dylan Buetner 94, Jacob Ramirez 94, Riley Creps 99, Cameron Collins 99, Noah Adcock 99
Kenton 366
Rocco Longbrake 82, Peyton Roby 91, Ethan Wirbel 91, Taj Chahal 102, Trey Jeffries 107, Chase Fleece 115
Ottawa-Glandorf 356
Austin Radcliff 85, Carter Schimmoeller 88, Alex Ellerbrock 91, Collin Hempfling 92, Evan Ellerbrock 95, Zach Stechschulte 98
St. Marys 343
Austin Boley 79, Reese Sweigart 85, Clay Quellhorst 89, Nathan Kuffner 90, Michael Baldwin 97, Calvin Caywood 101
Shawnee 347
Jake Hutchins 84, John Barker 84, Justin Altenbach 87, Solomon Smith 92, Isaiah Johns 93, Jack Shivley 95
Van Wert 378
Gavin Flickinger 90, Austin Bissonette 92, Jace Fast 94, Evan Knittle 102, Cameron Terhark 102, Zane Fast 129
Wapakoneta 363
Drew Zwiebel 83, Clay Wilsey 89, Tim Bruns 95, Dylan Timmerman 96, Jon Hefner 98, Gabe Bogan 101
2018 WBL Boys Golf Final Standings
1. St. Marys 20, 2. Shawnee 17, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 15, 4. Wapakoneta 14, 4. Defiance 14, 6. Kenton 10, 7. Elida 7, 7. Van Wert 7, 9. Celina 4, 10. Bath 2
St. Marys Boys Golf – 2018 WBL Tournament & Overall Champions
9/20 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Wapakoneta 2 Bath 0
Defiance 1 Celina 0
St. Marys 1 Elida 0
Kenton 7 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
9/20 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 0 Celina 0
Non-League:
Shawnee 5 Upper Sandusky 0
Van Wert 4 Delphos St. John’s 1
Lehman Catholic 5 Wapakoneta 0
9/20 WBL Volleyball Scores
Defiance 3 Bath 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Celina 0
Elida 3 Wapakoneta 1
St. Marys 3 Kenton 1
Shawnee 3 Van Wert 1