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
8/30 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Elida 1
Celina 3 Kenton 0
Defiance 3 Shawnee 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 3 Wapakoneta 0
2018 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 1
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: Celina 421.0
Team Rushing TD’s: Shawnee 7
Team Passing: Kenton 236.0
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 4
Team Total Offense: Celina 467.0
Scoring Offense: Shawnee 49.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Shawnee 13.0
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Shawnee 0
Team Passing Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 62.0
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: 4 tied with 0
Team Interceptions: St. Marys 3
Team Fumble Recoveries: Defiance & St. Marys 3
Total Team Defense: Shawnee 86.0
Scoring Defense: Shawnee 0.0
Penalty Yards: Shawnee 15
Turnover Ratio: Defiance & St. Marys +4
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Kyle Zizelman, Celina 166 yards (166.0/game)
Rushing Yards/Attempt (min 10 attempts): Kyle Zizelman, Celina 9.2
Rushing TD’s: Johnny Caprella, Shawnee 4
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 236 yards (236.0/game)
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 4
Passing Efficiency (min 10 attempts): Jeremy Leopold, Ottawa-Glandorf 189.8
Receiving Yards: Landon Rush, Kenton 109 yards (109.0/game)
Receptions: Drew Bagley, Van Wert 10 rec. (10.0/game)
Receiving Yards/Reception (min 5 receptions): Jayden Cornell, Kenton 17.3
Receiving TD’s: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 3
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 355 yards (355.0/game)
All-Purpose Yards: Kyle Zizelman, Celina 166 yards (166.0/game)
Scoring: Johnny Caprella, Shawnee 24
Individual Defense
Tackles: Trent Lawrence, Kenton & Jake Eversole, Kenton 13 (13.0/game)
Sacks: –
Tackles for Loss: –
Interceptions: many tied with 1
Fumble Recoveries: many tied with 1
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: 4 tied with 5 points
Field Goals Made: Noah Adcock, Elida 1
Extra Points Made: 4 tied with 5
Punting: John Weisgerber, Defiance 44.7
Kickoff Returns: Arzaiah Little, Elida 77 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 78 yards
8/28 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Northmoor GC
St. Marys 159, Wapakoneta 168
Non-League:
Tri-Match at Pike Run GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 179, Wayne Trace 190, Miller City 193
Dual at Hickory Sticks GC
Bryan, Van Wert
Dual at Eagle Rock GC
Defiance, Otsego
8/28 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Elida 1 Bath 0
Kenton 5 Celina 3
Shawnee 2 Defiance 0
St. Marys 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Wapakoneta 9 Van Wert 0
8/28 Girls Tennis Scores
Bath 4 Bluffton 1
Defiance 3 Archbold 2
Kenton 5 Lima Senior 0
Ottawa-Glandorf at Lima Central Catholic
Bryan 5 Van Wert 0
8/28 Volleyball Scores
St. Henry 3 Celina 0
Elida 3 Hardin Northern 1
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Lima Central Catholic 0
Shawnee 3 Bluffton 0
Van Wert 3 Kalida 0
8/27 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Hidden Creek GC
Defiance 176, Bath 197
WBL Dual at Pike Run GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 159, Celina 222
WBL Dual at Northmoor GC
St. Marys 164, Kenton 178
WBL Dual at Willow Bend GC
Shawnee 174, Van Wert 199
8/27 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Defiance 4 Elida 1
Wapakoneta 4 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert
Shawnee 4 St. Marys 1
8/27 Volleyball Scores
Van Wert 3 Delphos St. John’s 1
8/25 Cross Country Results
Blue Jay Invitational Girls (9 teams)
6. Van Wert 140, 9. Bath 238
Complete Results
Bob Schul Invitational
Boys Large School (13 teams)
6. Shawnee 176, 10. Wapakoneta 237
Girls Large School (17 teams)
3. Shawnee 141, 12. Wapakoneta 261
8/24 Football Scores
Allen East 21 Bath 14 Video Highlights
Celina 41 Versailles 12 Video Highlights
Defiance 35 Napoleon 21 Video Highlights
Columbian 35 Elida 3
Coldwater 52 Kenton 27 Video Highlights
Ottawa-Glandorf 21 Eastwood 19 Video Highlights
St. Marys 35 Sidney 7 Video Highlights
Van Wert 34 Bryan 7 Video Highlights
Wapakoneta 28 Bellefontaine 14 Video Highlights
8/23 WBL Boys Golf Scores
WBL Dual at Lynx GC
Celina defeated Bath
WBL Dual at Memorial Park GC
Wapakoneta 178, Kenton 182
WBL Dual at Pike Run GC
Ottawa-Glandorf 166, Van Wert 193
WBL Dual at Shawnee CC
St. Marys 182, Shawnee 188
8/23 Boys Soccer Scores
Defiance 1 Kalida 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Fort Jennings 1
Van Wert 1 Bryan 0
Bellefontaine 2 Wapakoneta 1
Bath Kickoff Classic – Championship
Bath 1 Continental 0
Elida Kickoff Classic
Elida 1 Bluffton 1
8/23 Girls Soccer Scores
Celina 8 Jay County 1
Kenton 4 Columbus Grove 0
Shawnee 2 Napoleon 0
Liberty-Benton at St. Marys
Crestview at Van Wert
Wapakoneta 9 Lima Senior 0
8/23 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Bath 5 Elida 0
Kenton 3 Celina 2
Shawnee at Defiance
St. Marys 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Wapakoneta 5 Van Wert 0