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 (15): 26, 24, 20, 14, 11, 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
10/8 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Kenton 1 Wapakoneta 0
Non-League:
Celina 3 Liberty-Benton 1
Paulding at Defiance
Sidney at St. Marys
New Knoxville 5 Van Wert 1
10/8 Volleyball Scores
Celina 3 Piqua 0
St. Marys 3 Spencerville 0
Van Wert 3 Antwerp 0
Sidney at Wapakoneta
10/6 Cross Country Results
Coldwater Lion’s Invitational
Boys (18 teams)
4. Shawnee 102, 16. Van Wert 481
Complete Results
Girls (15 teams)
10. Shawnee 210
Complete Results
Eisenhart Invitational
Boys (21 teams)
14. Van Wert 403
Complete Results
Anna Rocket Invitational
Boys (18 teams)
10. Wapakoneta 273
Complete Results
Girls (16 teams)
9. Wapakoneta 216
Complete Results
10/6 OHSAA Girls Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional 1
District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 2. Aria Patel, Shawnee; 3. Kunmi Ojo, Shawnee
Doubles: 3. Sanjana Rajasekaran/Katie Clark, Shawnee
Division II UNOH Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys, Van Wert
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 2. Clare Caywood, St. Marys; 3. Allison Vanderhorst, St. Marys
Doubles: 1. Esther Bolon/Ruby Bolon, Bath; 3. Paige Moonshower/Olivia Kline, Van Wert; 4. Mariah Schroeder/Addy Schmiedebusch, Ottawa-Glandorf
10/5 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 60 Bath 14
Wapakoneta 35 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 9 Defiance 7
Van Wert 52 Elida 14
Kenton 38 Shawnee 35
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 6
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 321.5
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 26
Team Passing: Kenton 335.8
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 22
Team Total Offense: Celina 458.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 47.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 93.2
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 5
Team Passing Defense: Shawnee 81.3
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 2
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 15
Team Fumble Recoveries: Defiance 7
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 216.7
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 11.0
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 191
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +17
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Nate Place, Van Wert 791 yards (131.8/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 80 attempts): Nate Place, Van Wert 8.1
Rushing TD’s: Nate Place, Van Wert 11
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 1852 yards (308.7/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 22
Passing Efficiency (min 70 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 165.6
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 831 yards (138.5/game)
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 50 rec. (8.3/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 20 receptions): Landon Rush, Kenton 20.3
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 14
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 2144 yards (357.3/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 1125 yards (187.5/game)
Scoring: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 84
Individual Defense
Tackles: Eddie Fowler, St. Marys 82 (13.7/game)
Sacks: Nick Herzog, Defiance 5
Tackles for Loss: Nick Herzog, Defiance 7
Interceptions: Carter Ballweg, St. Marys 6
Fumble Recoveries: Nick Herzog, Defiance 3
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 39 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 5
Extra Points Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 36
Punting (min 15 punts): Jon Weisgerber, Defiance 40.0
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 370 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 265 yards
10/4 OHSAA Boys Golf Districts
Division II District at Red Hawk
(State Qualifiers: Top 2 teams and 2 individuals not on a qualifying team)
6. Ottawa-Glandorf 360 (5. Austin Radcliff 83, 14. Collin Hempfling 86, 28. Alex Ellerbrock 93, 39. Evan Ellerbrock 98, 45. Carter Schimmoeller 102); Kenton NTS (41. Rocco Longbrake 99); Bath NTS (2. Britton Hall 79); St. Marys NTS (9. Austin Boley 84); Van Wert NTS (55. Austin Bissonette 118)
Individual State Qualifiers: 2. Britton Hall, Bath 79
Individual Results | Team Results | Complete Results
10/4 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 8 Bath 0
Celina 4 Van Wert 0
Defiance 1 St. Marys 0
Kenton 3 Elida 0
Wapakoneta 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
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