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
4/3 Boys Tennis Scores
Lima Central Catholic 3 Bath 2
Bluffton 5 Defiance 0
Elida at Van Wert (non-league) (ppd)
Kenton at Bellefontaine (ppd)
Wauseon at Ottawa-Glandorf (ssp)
Sidney 3 Wapakoneta 2
4/1 Baseball Scores
Celina at Indian Lake (ppd)
Defiance 11 Napoleon 1, 6 inn.
Elida at Kalida (ppd)
Benjamin Logan at Kenton (DH) (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Paulding (DH) (ppd)
Coldwater 9 Shawnee 8
Minster 3 St. Marys 2
St. Marys 4 Minster 1
Van Wert 2 Bryan 0
Van Wert 3 Bryan 0
Wapakoneta 3 Fort Loramie 1
4/1 Softball Scores
Springfield Shawnee at Bath (DH) (ppd)
Celina (Quad) (ppd)
Clay 11 Defiance 1
Anthony Wayne 18 Defiance 11
Bowling Green 9 Elida 5
Bowling Green 16 Elida 7
Benjamin Logan at Kenton (DH) (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Paulding (DH) (ppd)
Shawnee 10 Crestview 8
Shawnee 21 Spencerville 16
St. Marys at Bluffton (DH) (ppd)
Van Wert at Bryan (DH) (ppd)
Wapakoneta 7 Parkway 2
3/29 Baseball Scores
Defiance 8 Hamilton Badin 0
Lima Central Catholic 8 Elida 1
Indian Lake 5 Kenton 4, 8 inn.
Van Wert 6 Lincolnview 3
3/29 Softball Scores
Bath 14 Miller City 3
Crestview 13 Elida 3, 6 inn.
Indian Lake 12 Kenton 5
Van Wert 5 Lincolnview 2
3/28 Softball Scores
Bath at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Minster 14 Celina 3, 5 inn.
Napoleon at Defiance (ppd)
Kenton 10 Elgin 0
Ottawa-Glandorf at Leipsic (ppd)
Shawnee at Bellefontaine (ppd)
Parkway at St. Marys (ppd)
Delphos Jefferson at Van Wert (ppd)
Wapakoneta 6 West Liberty-Salem 1
3/27 Baseball Scores
Bath 2 Lima Central Catholic 0
Celina 8 Fort Recovery 2
Elida 6 Fort Jennings 4
Kenton 11 Upper Sandusky 0
Bryan 4 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Shawnee 2 Paulding 1
St. Marys 1 Parkway 0
Van Wert 7 Spencerville 2
Wapakoneta 11 Delphos St. John’s 1
3/25 Baseball Scores
Findlay 7 Bath 6, 9 inn.
Findlay 2 Bath 0
Celina 14 Ayersville 0
Celina 15 Ayersville 10
Leipsic 3 Elida 2
Kenton at Riverdale (DH)
Shawnee 2 Indian Lake 1
Van Wert 5 Delphos Jefferson 0
Van Wert 9 Delphos Jefferson 2
Wapakoneta 6 Pleasant 3
Pleasant 8 Wapakoneta 7
2017 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Toledo Regional
Elida
Ada District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
2017 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Final 4
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada/Mansfield Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Paulding District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
3/4 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District at Mansfield
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament)
5. Defiance 93, 11. Wapakoneta 61, 12. Elida 53.5, 14. Bath 50.5, 27. Van Wert 14.5, 30. Shawnee 7, 33. St. Marys 5, 37. Kenton 2, 37. Celina 2
State Qualifiers:
126: 3. Danny Assaf, Defiance
132: 4. Jayden Hefner, Wapakoneta
138: 1. Timothy Gage Grunden, Defiance
145: 3. Collin Mell, Bath; 4. Calvin Brown, Elida
170: 2. Tre Terry, Bath
182: 3. Robbie Bowers, Defiance
220: 1. Landon Hall, Wapakoneta
285: 4. Noah Meeker, Elida
Brackets | Team Scores
Division III District at Troy
(Four (4) from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament)
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 102
State Qualifiers:
120: 4. Le`on Palomo, Ottawa-Glandorf
152: 4. Logan Balbaugh, Ottawa-Glandorf
170: 4. Danny Rosales, Ottawa-Glandorf
182: 4. Tyler Ebbeskotte, Ottawa-Glandorf
195: 1. Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
Brackets | Final Results | Placers
3/3 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
Upper Sandusky 68 Kenton 67
Wapakoneta 44 Defiance 42, OT
Division II Sectional Championships at Paulding
Ottawa-Glandorf 72 Bryan 56
Elida 64 Van Wert 58
2016-17 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Jay Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Michael Menendez – Defiance
Daniel Unruh – Elida
Jay Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Derek Jay – St. Marys
Sean McDonald – Shawnee
Nick Schoonover – Wapakoneta
Second Team
Thomas Phillips – Kenton
Hunter Phillips – Kenton
Jake Dible – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jacoby Kelly – Van Wert
Kyle Huffman – Wapakoneta
Third Team
Kole Murlin – Celina
Baylen Stinson – Elida
Owen Hiegel – Ottawa-Glandorf
Nate Place – Van Wert
Jace Copeland – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Chad Frey – Bath
Ryan Harter – Celina
Josef Kanouh – Defiance
Drew Sarno – Elida
Jaron Sharp – Kenton
Connor Niese – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jacob Grannan – St. Marys
Ray Manley – Shawnee
Dylan Lautzenheiser – Van Wert
Aaron Good – Wapakoneta
2016-17 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Kylie White – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Kadie Hempfling – Ottawa-Glandorf
First Team
Kadie Hempfling – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kylie White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Lexi Jacobs – Wapakoneta
Ashley Morris – Kenton
Shania Taylor – St. Marys
Bailey Dackin – Bath
Second Team
Emily Poling – Defiance
Megan Fisher – Wapakoneta
Shyah Wheeler – Elida
Ellie Miller – Kenton
Lexi Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Alissa Stahler – Shawnee
Third Team
Heidi Craddock – Bath
Sarah Pothast – Wapakoneta
Sydney Cisco – St. Marys
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Morgan Porter – Defiance
Honorable Mention
Jaidyn Hale – Bath
Lauren Jackson – Celina
Cienna Kuhn – Elida
Dionna Lewis – Shawnee
Ashley Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Blasia Moyler – Wapakoneta
Sara Hoyt – Kenton
Ally Jackson – Van Wert
Zariah Scott – Defiance
Quincy Rable – St. Marys
2/28 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Lima Senior
Kenton 71 Shawnee 61
Defiance 41 Bath 40
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Paulding
Bryan 50 Celina 41
Van Wert 68 St. Marys 59