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
4/2 Boys Tennis Scores
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bath 2
Celina 3 Lehman Catholic 2
Defiance 4 Bluffton 1
Elida 4 Van Wert 1 (non-league)
Wauseon 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Shawnee 5 Toledo Central Catholic 0
Sidney 3 Wapakoneta 2
3/31 Baseball Scores
Lexington 3 Bath 2
Lexington 3 Bath 2
Greenville at Celina
Defiance 14 Napoleon 4
Elida 4 Kalida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Paulding 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Paulding 2
Shawnee 8 Lima Senior 3
Shawnee 7 Lima Senior 3
Minster 13 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
Minster 8 St. Marys 2
Van Wert at Bryan (DH) (ppd)
Triad at Wapakoneta (ppd)
3/31 Softball Scores
Springfield Shawnee 17 Bath 3
Springfield Shawnee 16 Bath 5
Bellefontaine at Celina
Bowling Green at Elida (DH)
Paulding at Ottawa-Glandorf (DH) (ppd)
Shawnee 3 Spencerville 2
Shawnee vs. Crestview (ppd)
Bluffton at St. Marys (DH) (ppd)
Bryan at Van Wert (DH) (ppd)
Parkway 11 Wapakoneta 10, 8 inn.
3/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Van Wert at Bath (ppd to TBA)
Celina at St. Marys (ppd to TBA)
Defiance at Wapakoneta (ppd to TBA)
Shawnee at Elida (ppd to 4/5)
Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to TBA)
3/26 Baseball Scores
Lima Central Catholic 10 Bath 0
Fort Recovery 10 Celina 1
Defiance 5 Wauseon 4, 9 inn.
Fort Jennings 3 Elida 1
Kenton 6 Upper Sandusky 3
Bryan 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Paulding 10 Shawnee 7
Parkway 5 St. Marys 4
Van Wert 14 Spencerville 0
Wapakoneta 10 Delphos St. John’s 0, 5 inn.
3/24 Baseball Scores
Findlay at Bath (ppd)
Ayersville at Celina (ppd)
Elida 10 Leipsic 0, 5 inn.
Archbold at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Shawnee 8 Columbus Grove 7, 8 inn.
Van Wert at Delphos Jefferson – DH (ppd)
Pleasant at Wapakoneta – DH (ppd)
2017-18 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) Boys Basketball All-Ohio Teams
Division II
3rd Team: Daniel Unruh, Elida
Honorable Mention: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert; Jaron Sharp, Kenton
Division III
1st Team: Jay Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Honorable Mention: Owen Hiegel, Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Ada District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Bowling Green Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Paulding District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
State Final 4
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada/Lexington Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2018 OHSAA Wrestling Individual State Tournament
2018 OHSAA Individual State Tournament at the Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Division II
47. Shawnee 7, 51. Wapakoneta 6, 68. Van Wert 2, 68. Bath 2
132: Gabe Steyer, Van Wert won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, lost in Consolation 2nd round
138: Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
145: Collin Mell, Bath won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, lost in Consolation 2nd round
195: Zac Miller, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
220: Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, won in Consolation 2nd round, won in Consolation 3rd round, lost in Consolation 4th round, lost in 4/5 place match – 5th place in State
220: Jackson Meter, Defiance lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
285: Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
285: Bobby Grothjan, Shawnee lost in 1st round, won in Consolation 1st round, won in Consolation 2nd round, lost in Consolation 3rd round, lost in 7/8 place match – 8th place in State
Division III
17. Ottawa-Glandorf 30.5
160: Grant Goecke, Ottawa-Glandorf lost in 1st round, lost in Consolation 1st round
170: Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf won in 1st round, lost in 2nd round, won in Consolation 2nd round, lost in Consolation 3rd round, won 7/8 place match – 7th place in State
182: Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf won in 1st round, won in 2nd round, won in Semifinal, won in 1/2 place match – State Champion
Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf – Division III 182 pound State Champion
3/7 OHSAA Boys Basketball Districts
Division II District Semifinals at Ohio Northern
Wauseon 51 Van Wert 41
Shawnee 58 Defiance 45
2018 OHSAA Bowling State Tournament
2018 OHSAA Division II Bowling State Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Boys
Qualifying Round (Top 8 advance): 9. St. Marys 3135
Individuals: 38. Gunner Kruse, St. Marys 543; 45. Kelsey Shannon, St. Marys 526; 64. Cam Dingledine, St. Marys 483
Team Finals |Team Qualifying | Individual Results
Girls
5. St. Marys
Qualifying Round (Top 8 advance): 3. St. Marys 3143
State Quarterfinal: Fairport Harding 3 St. Marys 1 (188-190, 171-159, 177-172, 197-179)
Individuals: 1. Bryana Twining, Bath 684 (Individual State Champion); 9. Brittany Freytag, St. Marys 562; 10. Dorian Regedanz, St. Marys 562; 13. Jaden Gibson, St. Marys 553; 14. Lorrie Decker, Van Wert 549; 50. Jami Dunlap, St. Marys 476
Team Finals | Team Qualifying | Individual Results
Bryana Twining – Bath Girls Bowling – Division II Individual State Champion
2018 OHSAA Wrestling Individual Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Four from each weight class at Norwalk will advance to State
6. Wapakoneta 74, 17. Defiance 45, 18. Van Wert 37.5, 20. Shawnee 32, 28. Bath 20, 30. Elida 16; 35. St. Marys 13, 36. Celina 10, 39. Kenton 3
State Qualifiers:
106: none
113: none
120: none
126: none
132: 3. Gabe Steyer, Van Wert
138: 2. Isaiah Bretz, Van Wert
145: 2. Collin Mell, Bath
152: none
160: none
170: none
182: none
195: 4. Zac Miller, Wapakoneta
220: 1. Evan Kaeck, Wapakoneta; 4. Jackson Meter, Defiance
285: 1. Brenan Knueve, Wapakoneta; 4. Bobby Grothjan, Shawnee
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
Division III District Tournament at Troy
Four from each weight class at Troy will advance to State
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 99.5
State Qualifiers:
126: none
132: none
145: none
152: none
160: 2. Grant Goecke, Ottawa-Glandorf
170: 2. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 1. Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: none
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
3/2 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
Defiance 43 Elida 40
Shawnee 48 Wapakoneta 46, OT
Division II Sectional Championships at Findlay
Wauseon 51 Celina 19
Van Wert 72 Bath 61
Division III Sectional Championship at Miller City
Ottawa-Glandorf 89 Spencerville 42
2/28 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Findlay
Bath 64 Kenton 58
Van Wert 58 Maumee 40
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Lima Senior
Wapakoneta 66 Napoleon 34
Shawnee 60 Scott 43