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
2017 WBL Girls Soccer All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Katie Manger – Wapakoneta
First Team
Chandler Clark – Bath
Reilly Cox – Celina
Britney Steyer – Defiance
Jaydon Hollstein – Elida
Jency Jenkins – Elida
Hannah Holland – Kenton
Kadie Hempfling – Ottawa-Glandorf
Alaina Behnke – Shawnee
Bella Fusillo – Shawnee
Josie Bowman – St. Marys
Katie Manger – Wapakoneta
Torie Carter – Wapakoneta
Second Team
Jaidyn Hale – Bath
Kennedy Fagan – Bath
Bailey Laux – Celina
Teya Castillo – Defiance
Baylie Moening – Elida
Cienna Kuhn – Elida
Kelsey Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Madi Mason – Shawnee
Sydney Cisco – St. Marys
Cassidy Meyers – Van Wert
Emma Kentner – Wapakoneta
Emily Ruppert – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Ainsley Miller – Bath
Tori Dackin – Bath
Carley Eichler – Celina
Tammy Aguilera – Defiance
Jacqueling Nichols – Elida
Aubrey Etzler – Elida
Keelee Barrett – Kenton
Caitlin Bockrath – Ottawa-Glandorf
Rachel Russ – Shawnee
Ally Will – St. Marys
Abbi Ruppert – Wapakoneta
Nicole Richard – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Savannah Nygren – Van Wert
Morgan Wityk – Defiance
Lauren Kesler – Elida
Madi Lause – Wapakoneta
Kori Barrett – Kenton
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Mya Lockwood – Celina
Lexi Foley – Bath
Emily Hoffman – Shawnee
Meredith McMurray – St. Marys
2017 WBL Volleyball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Carly Alt – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Ann Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Hannah Rasawehr – Celina
Carly Alt – Ottawa-Glandorf
Brooke Kleman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Madie Howell – St. Marys
Emily Allen – Shawnee
Norah Painter – Shawnee
Sarah Pothast – Wapakoneta
Second Team
Kendra Kahle – Ottawa-Glandorf
Danielle Bertke – St. Marys
Alexis Kiessling – Defiance
Hailey Manuel – Shawnee
McKenna Black – Celina
Haylee Bushong – Kenton
Third Team
Caitlyn Renner – Bath
Paige Duncan – Celina
Janella Bryant – Defiance
Taylor Alt – Ottawa-Glandorf
Makenna Mele – St. Marys
Mackenzie Lange – Wapakoneta
Adrianna Grothause – Van Wert
Honorable Mention
Kali Armstrong – Bath
Hope Ebbling – Celina
Kaylee Brashear – Defiance
Madison Allemeier – Elida
Lauren Johnson – Kenton
Erika Annesser – Ottawa-Glandorf
Aaleyiah Williams – St. Marys
Kelsey Fischbach – Shawnee
Megan Braun – Van Wert
Kayla Crawford – Wapakoneta
10/16 OHSAA Boys Soccer Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at St. Marys
St. Marys 6 Van Wert 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Defiance
Defiance 2 Bath 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Celina
Celina 5 Napoleon 2
2017 WBL Cross Country Championships
Boys
1. Defiance 18, 2. Van Wert 56, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 115, 4. Shawnee 118, 5. St. Marys 126, 6. Celina 142, 7. Wapakoneta 194, 8. Elida 205, 9. Bath 205, 10. Kenton 277
Complete Individual Results
Top 10 Finishers: 1. Hayden Howerton, Defiance; 2. Mhalicki Bronson, Defiance; 3. Bryce Mendenall, Defiance; 4. Jacob Wasson, Van Wert; 5. Hunter Sheery, Defiance; 6. Calahan Wolfrum, Van Wert; 7. Colin Moats, Defiance; 8. Gage Chiles, Van Wert; 9. Ethan Ly, Celina; 10. Brent Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
1. Defiance 20, 2. Celina 102, 3. St. Marys 107, 4. Wapakoneta 113, 5. Shawnee 136, 6. Van Wert 145, 7. Bath 152, 8. Kenton 158, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 217, 10. Elida NTS
Complete Individual Results
Top 10 Finishers: 1. Shay Soukup, Defiance; 2. Katie Crites, Defiance; 3. Ashley Weidenhamer, Defiance; 4. Paige Schneider, Wapakoneta; 5. Caylee Phillips, Van Wert; 6. Emily Poling, Defiance; 7. Charis Barnes, Bath; 8. London Moening, Defiance; 9. Lexie Marshall, Shawnee; 10. Abby Horvath, Defiance
Defiance Boys Cross Country – 2017 WBL Champions
Defiance Girls Cross Country – 2017 WBL Champions
Junior High
Boys
1. Defiance 46, 2. Shawnee 49, 3. St. Marys 83, 4. Van Wert 98, 5. Celina 138, 6. Kenton 150, 7. Bath 155, 8. Ottawa 178, 9. Wapakoneta 238, 10. Elida NTS
Complete Individual Results
Girls
1. Shawnee 26, 2. St. Marys 72, 3. Celina 88, 4. Defiance 97, 5. Bath 105, 6. Van Wert 142, 7. Wapakoneta 154, Kenton NTS
Complete Individual Results
10/14 Girls Soccer Scores
Ontario 5 Celina 1
Shawnee 8 Coldwater 1
Van Wert 3 Lima Senior 1
10/13 WBL Football Scores
Van Wert 38 Bath 6
St. Marys 35 Celina 14
Wapakoneta 48 Defiance 7
Elida 56 Shawnee 16
Kenton 35 Ottawa-Glandorf 30
2017 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Brown, Wapakoneta & Aaron Patterson, Shawnee
1st Team
Jared Hernandez, Van Wert
Jill Schmitmeyer, St. Marys
Tanner Sweede, Wapakoneta
Keaton McKinley, Shawnee
Isaiah Bolon, Bath
Austin Radcliff, Ottawa-Glandorf
Logan Miller, Wapakoneta
Jacob Black, Defiance
Hunter Iiames, Bath
Rocco Longbrake, Kenton
Sam Reed, Shawnee
Will Lammers, Defiance
Honorable Mention
Logan Long, Elida
Drew Zwiebel, Wapakoneta
Jeremiah Bolon, Bath
Lance Mawer, Celina
John Barker, Shawnee
Austin Boley, St. Marys
Austin Bissonette, Van Wert
Jack Vanderhorst, Defiance
Cole Dearing, Kenton
Evan Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
2017 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 7
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 331.3
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 28
Team Passing: Kenton 334.9
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 21
Team Total Offense: Elida 463.6
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 40.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 122.1
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta & St. Marys 11
Team Passing Defense: Bath 90.4
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Team Interceptions: Kenton & St. Marys 8
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 269.7
Scoring Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 18.1
Penalty Yards: Ottawa-Glandorf 226
Turnover Ratio: Elida & St. Marys +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf 138.7
Rushing TD’s: Kole Murlin, Celina 11
Passing Yards: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 324.1
Passing TD’s: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 19
Passing Efficiency (min 50 attempts): Jaron Sharp, Kenton 153.0
Receiving Yards: Jayden Cornell, Kenton 100.6
Receptions: Jayden Cornell, Kenton, Daniel Unruh, Elida & Drew Bagley, Van Wert 6.4
Receiving TD’s: Cole Harmon, Elida & Jayden Cornell, Kenton 7
Total Offense: Jaron Sharp, Kenton 431.7
All-Purpose Yards: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 186.7
Scoring: Kole Murlin, Celina 103
Individual Defense
Tackles: Peyton Wilson, Shawnee 14.6/game
Interceptions: Dillon Hoying, Celina 4
Fumble Recoveries: 7 tied with 2
Sacks: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 9.5
Tackles for Loss: Bubba Miller, Wapakoneta 13
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 46 points
Field Goals Made: Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 4
Extra Points Made: Noah Adcock, Elida & Gabe Vandever, St. Marys 34
Punting: John Weisgerber, Defiance 41.3
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 491 yards
Punt Returns: Jarrod Beach, Ottawa-Glandorf 233 yards
2017 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 7
The 4th weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and 2 WBL schools are in top 8 in their region.
Division III, Region 10
22. Defiance 1.1143
Division III, Region 12
8. Celina 9.8429, 10. Wapakoneta 9.15, 11. Elida 8.8071, 16. Shawnee 6.1714
Division IV, Region 14
3. St. Marys 13.6071, 12. Van Wert 7.2429, 17. Kenton 5.7357, 26. Bath 1.3714
Division V, Region 18
16. Ottawa-Glandorf 4.6357
10/10 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Kenton 3 Bath 2
Shawnee 1 Celina 1
Defiance 2 Van Wert 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Elida 2
Wapakoneta 1 St. Marys 0
10/10 WBL Volleyball Scores
Shawnee 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Van Wert 0
Defiance 3 St. Marys 1
Kenton 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Wapakoneta 0
10/9 Boys Soccer Scores
Liberty-Benton 4 Celina 3
Defiance 2 Paulding 1
Elida 2 Lima Central Catholic 1
Van Wert 2 Spencerville 1
10/9 Volleyball Scores
St. Marys 3 Spencerville 0
Antwerp 3 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 3 Sidney 2
10/7 OHSAA Girls Tennis Sectionals
Division I Findlay Sectional 1
Four singles and four doubles teams to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
Singles District Qualifiers: 4. Aria Patel, Shawnee
Doubles District Qualifiers: 3. Wapakoneta (Mk. Schroeder/Md. Schroeder); 4. Shawnee (Rajasekaran/Clark)
Division II UNOH Sectional
Four singles and four doubles teams to the District at Bowling Green State University.
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys, Van Wert
Singles District Qualifiers: 1. Clare Caywood, St. Marys; 3. Mykaela Schriber, Kenton; 4. Charis Barnes, Bath
Doubles District Qualifiers: 1. Bath (Ruby Bolon/Esther Bolon); 3. St. Marys (Grace Dicke/Bailey Lininger); 4. Defiance (Shaelyn Hughes/Audree Thompson)
10/6 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 49 Bath 0
Celina 34 Wapakoneta 28, OT
Ottawa-Glandorf 48 Defiance 12
Elida 35 Van Wert 27
Kenton 43 Shawnee 37