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
5/12 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Non-League:
Defiance 4 Lincolnview 0
5/12 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional 1
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Defiance, Wapakoneta
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Reece Cape, Defiance; 4. Jordan Moening, Wapakoneta
Doubles District Qualifiers: 3. Defiance (Klausing/Tettenhorst); 4. Wapakoneta (Hughes/Doll)
Division II UNOH Sectional
Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, Van Wert
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Jackson Schaaf, Shawnee; 4. Michael Etter, Van Wert
Doubles District Qualifiers: 1. Shawnee (Michael Rutter/Isaac Hanover); 2. Celina (Bryce Langenkamp/Kyle Lochtefeld); 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Craig Recker/Kevin Recker); 4. Ottawa-Glandorf (Zach Balbaugh/Drew Kuhlman)
5/11 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Maumee 8 Defiance 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Bryan 4 Shawnee 1
Division II Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 3 St. Marys 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Bowling Green 2 Van Wert 1
Division III Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Lakota 0
5/11 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championship
Napoleon 3 Bath 2
Division II Sectional Championship
Bryan 8 Van Wert 5
Division II Sectional Championship
Defiance 6 Celina 5
Division II Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 9 Shawnee 4
2018 WBL Track & Field Championships
Boys
1. Celina 112, 2. Elida 103, 3. Defiance 77, 4. Wapakoneta 61, 5. Van Wert 57, 6. Shawnee 39, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 25, 7. Bath 25, 9. Kenton 21, 10. St. Marys 6
Girls
1. Van Wert 99, 2. Elida 88, 3. Celina 68, 4. Bath 63, 5. Defiance 50, 6. Kenton 41, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 41, 8. Shawnee 34, 9. Wapakoneta 23, 10. St. Marys 20
Individual WBL Champions
Boys
4×800 Meter Relay: Defiance
110 Meter Hurdles: Xavier Gilkey, Elida
100 Meter Dash: Christian Ford, Shawnee
4×200 Meter Relay: Celina
1600 Meter Run: Bryce Mendenhall, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: Wapakoneta
400 Meter Dash: Christian Ford, Shawnee
300 Meter Hurdles: Xavier Gilkey, Elida
800 Meter Run: Adrian Hurley, Celina
200 Meter Dash: Riley Worthen, Wapakoneta
3200 Meter Run: Mhalicki Bronson, Defiance
4×400 Meter Relay: Celina
High Jump: Blake Henry, Van Wert
Pole Vault: Chris Reichenbach, Wapakoneta
Long Jump: Eli Rager, Van Wert
Discus: Tyler Ross, Celina
Shot Put: Austin Clay, Van Wert
Girls
4×800 Meter Relay: Celina
100 Meter Hurdles: Caitlyn Renner, Bath
100 Meter Dash: Kylie Lewis, Elida
4×200 Meter Relay: Bath
1600 Meter Run: Shay Soukup, Defiance
4×100 Meter Relay: Elida
400 Meter Dash: Megan Braun, Van Wert
300 Meter Hurdles: Caitlyn Renner, Bath
800 Meter Run: Lauren Jackson, Celina
200 Meter Dash: Kelsey Wallace, Bath
3200 Meter Run: Shay Soukup, Defiance
4×400 Meter Relay: Van Wert
High Jump: Jessica Siefker, Elida
Pole Vault: Cienna Kuhn, Elida
Long Jump: Megan Braun, Van Wert
Discus: Kirsten Clay, Van Wert
Shot Put: Abby Jackson, Van Wert
Celina Boys Track & Field – 2018 WBL Champions
Van Wert Girls Track & Field – 2018 WBL Champions
5/9 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 3 Napoleon 2
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Bryan 10 Celina 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Defiance 32 Woodward 0, 5 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Maumee 1 Bath 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Van Wert 10 Wauseon 0, 6 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Columbian 5 Kenton 4
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Shawnee 9 Elida 6
5/7 WBL Baseball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Shawnee 7
Non-League:
Minster 6 Celina 2
Findlay 11 Defiance 1
Elida 8 Lima Central Catholic 6
Kenton 11 Arlington 3
Marion Local 4 St. Marys 3, 8 inn.
Van Wert 5 Paulding 2
Wapakoneta 10 Coldwater 4
5/5 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 2 Van Wert 1, 8 inn.
Shawnee 12 St. Marys 3
Non-League:
Delphos St. John’s 13 Elida 2, 6 inn.
5/5 Softball Scores
Defiance 9 Ayersville 0
Coldwater 10 Kenton 6
Fairview 19 Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 5 inn.
Shawnee 7 Crestview 6
Shawnee 9 Crestview 4
Van Wert 5 St. Henry 0
Van Wert 16 St. Henry 14
Wapakoneta 8 Madison 6
Wapakoneta 8 Triad 6
5/5 Track & Field Results
Ada Invitational
Boys (16 teams): 1. Van Wert 95.5, 4. Kenton 65, 7. Bath 50
Girls (16 teams): 1. Van Wert 115, 2. Bath 99.5, 3. Kenton 75
Complete Results
2018 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
Congrats to Shawnee and Ottawa-Glandorf on sharing the 2018 WBL Boys Tennis Championship. Shawnee won the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record and Ottawa-Glandorf won the tournament with 44 points.
Final 2018 WBL Boys Tennis Standings
1. Shawnee 19, 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 19, 3. St. Marys 15, 3. Celina 15, 5. Elida 11, 6. Van Wert 10, 7. Wapakoneta 8, 8. Defiance 7, 9. Kenton 4, 10. Bath 2
2018 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 44, 2. Shawnee 40, 3. St. Marys 38, 4. Celina 29, 5. Elida 25, 6. Van Wert 19, 7. Defiance 15, 8. Wapakoneta 13, 9. Kenton 4, 10. Bath 3
Complete 2018 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament Brackets
WBL Team Champion Coaches: Nate Higgins and Seth Justice, Shawnee & Jay Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Kevin Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Singles
Champion- Michael Rutter – Shawnee
2nd place- Michael Etter – Van Wert
3rd place- Marcel Lansing – St. Marys
4th place- Bryce Langenkamp – Celina
2nd Singles
Champion- Isaac Hanover – Shawnee
2nd place- Kyle Lochtefeld – Celina
3rd place- Howie Spencer – St. Marys
4th place- Kevin Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd Singles
Champion- Jackson Schaaf – Shawnee
2nd place- Carter Welch – Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd place- Collin Harris – Celina
4th place- Michael Hellman – Van Wert
1st Doubles
Champion- Zach Balbaugh/Drew Kuhlman – Ottawa-Glandorf
2nd place- Andrew Vogel/Mason King – St. Marys
3rd place- Drew Klausing/ Zachary Tettenhorst – Defiance
4th place- Jared Ramirez/ Nathon Smith – Elida
2nd Doubles
Champion- Colin Welch/Ben Schaub – Ottawa-Glandorf
2nd place- Jacob Ramirez/Riley Creps – Elida
3rd place – Evan Tennant/David Keller – St. Marys
4th place- Austin Hancock/Noah Kirby – Wapakoneta
5/4 Baseball Scores
Minster 7 Bath 3
Bryan 6 Defiance 1
Elida 4 Lima Senior 3
Kenton 7 Van Buren 6
Crestview 5 Shawnee 4
St. Marys 10 Spencerville 0, 5 inn.
St. Henry 8 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 13 Indian Lake 0, 5 inn.
5/4 WBL Softball Scores
St. Marys 19 Elida 4, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Bluffton 8 Bath 2
Defiance 11 Coldwater 1, 6 inn.
Van Buren at Kenton (ppd)
Shawnee 8 Lima Central Catholic 1
Crestview 11 Van Wert 0, 6 inn.
5/3 Track & Field Results
Delphos St. John’s Quad Meet
Boys: 1. Shawnee 129, 2. Spencerville 63, 3. Delphos St. John’s 30, 4. Delphos Jefferson 28
Girls: 1. Shawnee 126.5, 2. Delphos St. John’s 59, 3. Spencerville 52, 4. Delphos Jefferson 18.5
Complete Results
Ottawa-Glandorf Tri-Meet
Boys: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 70, 2. Kenton 56, 3. Van Wert 49
Girls: 1. Van Wert 64.5, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 55, 3. Kenton 54.5
Complete Results
Palmer Relays
Boys (6 teams): 3. Defiance 77
Girls (5 teams): 2. Defiance 90
Complete Results
5/3 WBL Softball Scores
Bath 12 Celina 4
Defiance 14 Van Wert 0
Non-League:
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Leipsic 2
Shawnee 6 Napoleon 4
Defiance Softball – 2018 WBL Champions