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
9/30 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 34 Bath 0
Wapakoneta 42 Celina 21
Ottawa-Glandorf 41 Defiance 6
Elida 43 Van Wert 0
Kenton 62 Shawnee 28
2016 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 5
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 376.8
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 27
Team Passing: Kenton 336.8
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 15
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 433.0
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 45.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 77.0
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Team Passing Defense: Bath 105.8
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 2
Team Interceptions: Ottawa-Glandorf 9
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 200.4
Scoring Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 8.0
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys & Wapakoneta +8
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 139.0
Rushing TD’s: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 8
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 304.4
Passing TD’s: Trent Hites, Kenton 14
Passing Efficiency: Jay Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf 236.9
Receiving Yards: Chris Deardorff, Kenton 142.6
Receptions: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 8.0
Receiving TD’s: Chris Deardorff, Kenton 7
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 347.6
All-Purpose Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 207.6
Scoring: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 68 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Austin Buroker, Kenton 15.4/game
Interceptions: Trent Basinger, Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Fumble Recoveries: 5 players tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 35 points
Field Goals: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 6
Punting: Matt Patten, St. Marys 43.6
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 341 yards
Punt Returns: De’Angelo Woods, Elida 189 yards
9/29 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Country Acres
Top 3 teams and 4 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
2. Shawnee 335, 3. St. Marys 350, 4. Bath 352, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 364, 10. Van Wert 388, 11. Kenton 390
Individual District Qualifiers: Jared Hernandez, Van Wert 81; Isiaih Bolon, Bath 82
Team District Qualifiers: Shawnee (Sam Reed 83, Keaton McKinley 76, Andrew Boone 88, Drew Ambroza 88, Drew Bullock 99); St. Marys (Jacob Hollman 76, Austin Cook 84, Josh Wingett 94, Nathan Kuffner 101, Austin Boley 96)
Team Results | Individual Results
9/29 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 4 Shawnee 4
Celina 9 Van Wert 0
Elida 10 Kenton 0
Wapakoneta 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Non-League:
Anna 2 St. Marys 1
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament – Day 1
2016 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament – Day 1 Results
1st Singles
2nd Singles
3rd Singles
1st Doubles
2nd Doubles
9/29 WBL Volleyball Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Wapakoneta 0
Van Wert 3 Elida 0
Shawnee 3 Kenton 0
Non-League:
Fort Loramie 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-23)
2016 OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 5
The second weekly OHSAA Football Computer Rankings were released and multiple WBL schools are ranked high in their regions.
Division III Region 10
17. Elida, 24. Defiance, 26. Shawnee
Division III Region 12
3. St. Marys, 5. Wapakoneta, 14. Celina
Division IV Region 14
3. Ottawa-Glandorf, 16. Kenton, 21. Bath, 24. Van Wert
9/27 OHSAA Girls Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Fox’s Den
Top 3 teams and 3 individuals not on a qualifying team qualify to District from each Sectional.
St. Marys NTS, Van Wert NTS
Individual District Qualifiers: Jill Schmitmeyer, St. Marys 75
Team District Qualifiers: none
Team Results | Individual Results
9/27 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 1
Celina 2 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 3 Defiance 1
Shawnee 1 Elida 0
Kenton 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
9/26 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 3 Van Wert 0
Celina 0 St. Marys 0
Elida 4 Shawnee 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Kenton 0
9/26 Girls Tennis Scores
Bath at Ada (ppd)
Sidney at Elida
Greenville 5 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 5 Lehman Catholic 0
9/26 Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Sidney 1
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Ada 3 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ottoville 1
St. Marys 3 Greenville 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 3 Indian Lake 0
9/24 Cross Country Results
Van Wert County Hospital Invitational
Boys (20 teams)
4. Van Wert 92, 5. Shawnee 207, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 208, 12. Elida 345, 15. Kenton 412
Complete Results
Girls (15 teams)
2. Shawnee 70, 4. Van Wert 132, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 232, 11. Kenton 258, Elida NTSComplete Results
9/23 WBL Football Scores
Wapakoneta 41 Bath 13
Celina 28 Defiance 20
St. Marys 35 Elida 7
Kenton 48 Van Wert 12
Ottawa-Glandorf 42 Shawnee 0
2016 WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 4
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 382.3
Team Rushing TD’s: St. Marys 23
Team Passing: Kenton 307.0
Team Passing TD’s: Kenton 10
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 434.8
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 47.5
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Defiance 66.0
Team Rushing TD’s Allowed: Ottawa-Glandorf & Wapakoneta 3
Team Passing Defense: Bath 101.0
Team Passing TD’s Allowed: Wapakoneta 2
Team Interceptions: Defiance & Ottawa-Glandorf 6
Total Team Defense: Ottawa-Glandorf 213.0
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 9.5
Turnover Ratio: St. Marys +6
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 140.0
Rushing TD’s: Kaden Sullivan, Bath & Eric Spicer, St. Marys 6
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 282.5
Passing TD’s: Trent Hites, Kenton 10
Passing Efficiency: Dustin Howell, St. Marys 224.6
Receiving Yards: Chris Deardorff, Kenton 137.3
Receptions: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 8.3
Receiving TD’s: Chris Deardorff, Kenton, Blake Swearengin, Kenton & Cole Harmon, Elida 4
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 315.5
All-Purpose Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 197.3
Scoring: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 50 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Jake Cowan, Shawnee 15.3/game
Interceptions: 5 players tied with 2
Fumble Recoveries: 5 players tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 24 points
Field Goals: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 4
Punting: Matt Patten, St. Marys 44.3
Kickoff Returns: Jacoby Kelly, Van Wert 295 yards
Punt Returns: De’Angelo Woods, Elida 129 yards