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
5/8 Baseball Scores
Minster 2 Bath 1
Defiance 7 Archbold 2
Spencerville 11 St. Marys 3
Van Wert 2 Delphos St. John’s 1
5/6 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 1 Van Wert 0, 8 inn.
Non-League:
Shawnee 6 Russia 3
2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
Congrats to Shawnee on winning the 2017 WBL Championship after sweeping the regular season and tournament. Shawnee’s Steve Jones was WBL Coach of the Year and Kenton’s Mason Bloom won the Sportsmanship Award.
2017 WBL Tournament
1. Shawnee 60, 2. Celina 40, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 36, 4. Elida 21, 4. Kenton 21, 4. Van Wert 21, 7. St. Marys 17, 8. Wapakoneta 9, 9. Defiance 4, 10. Bath 1
Final Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Celina 18, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 16, 4. Van Wert 13, 5. St. Marys 12, 6. Elida 10, 6. Kenton 10, 8. Wapakoneta 7, 9. Defiance 4, 10. Bath 2
Final Standings | 2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament Brackets
1st Singles
Champion- Michael Rutter, Shawnee
2nd place- Drew Sarno, Elida
3rd place- Garrett Weinger, Celina
4th place- Kyle Goodin, Kenton
2nd Singles
Champion- Isaac Hanover, Shawnee
2nd place- Kenji Kobayashi, Kenton
3rd place – Heath Laux, Celina
4th place- Craig Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd Singles
Champion- Jackson Schaaf, Shawnee
2nd place- Ryan Keber, Van Wert
3rd place- Kevin Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
4th place- Drew Rosengarten, Celina
1st Doubles
Champion- Max Jones / Danny Kesner, Shawnee
2nd place- Drew Kuhlman / Zach Balbugh, Ottawa-Glandorf
3rd place- Bryce Langenkamp / Kyle Lochtefeld, Celina
4th place- C.J. Vanderhorst / Howie Spencer, St. Marys
2nd Doubles
Champion- Harsha Battula / Mitchell Shirk, Shawnee
2nd place- Sohaib Saleem / Garrett Forlow, Celina
3rd place- Ben Schaub / Anthony Baughman, Ottawa-Glandorf
4th place- Riley Creps / Jacob Ramirez, Elida
2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament – Day 1
Day 1 results are complete for the 2017 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament.
5/3 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee 15 Celina 5, 5 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 15 St. Marys 7
Non-League:
Elida 8 Lima Central Catholic 3
Crestview 14 Van Wert 4, 6 inn.
5/2 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath at Shawnee (ppd to 5/15)
Celina 4 Van Wert 0
Defiance 8 St. Marys 2
Kenton 6 Elida 2
Wapakoneta 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Wapakoneta Redskins Baseball – 2017 Outright WBL Champions
5/2 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee at Bath (ppd to 5/8)
Van Wert 11 Celina 3
Defiance 3 St. Marys 1
Kenton 7 Elida 1
Wapakoneta 28 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta Redskins Softball – 2017 Outright WBL Champions
5/1 WBL Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 9 Defiance 1
Non-League:
Wayne Trace 7 Elida 4
Upper Scioto Valley at Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 Ottoville 1, 5 inn.
Versailles 16 St. Marys 3
Van Wert at Parkway (ppd)
5/1 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Celina 5 St. Marys 0
Shawnee 4 Elida 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Kenton 1
Non-League:
Bath 5 Lima Senior 0
Defiance at Archbold
Van Wert 4 Lima Central Catholic 1
Findlay 5 Wapakoneta 0
4/28 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert at Bath
St. Marys 4 Celina 0
Defiance at Wapakoneta (ppd)
Shawnee at Elida
Kenton 7 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
4/28 WBL Softball Scores
Bath 10 Van Wert 1
Celina 8 St. Marys 3 (susp. in top of 4th inn.)
Wapakoneta at Defiance (ppd to 5/1)
Shawnee 7 Elida 3
Kenton 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 4, 5 inn.
4/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Bath at Van Wert (ppd to 5/2)
Wapakoneta at Defiance (ppd to 4/29)
Elida at Shawnee (ppd to 5/1)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Kenton (ppd)
4/27 Softball Scores
Defiance at Clyde
Ottawa-Glandorf 16 Arlington 4, 6 inn.
Shawnee 5 Findlay 3, 9 inn.
Van Wert 13 Ottoville 3, 5 inn.
4/26 Baseball Scores
Bath 6 Allen East 2
Kenton 18 Ada 0, 5 inn.
Shawnee 11 Lima Central Catholic 6
Van Wert 8 Crestview 4
4/25 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 6 St. Marys 3
Wapakoneta 4 Celina 3, 9 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Defiance 1
Van Wert 3 Elida 0
Kenton 13 Shawnee 7