Van Wert Cougars

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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

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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

2025 1st OHSAA Football Computer Ratings

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Sept. 23, 2025 (Entering Week 6)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the first official football computer ratings on Tuesday. The weekly ratings report will be released each Tuesday for the remainder of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, October 26.
The top 12 in each region will qualify for the playoffs, with the top four seeds getting a first-round bye.
The 72 largest schools are in Division I, while the remaining schools are divided equally in Divisions II through VII (approximately 106 schools in each division). This week’s full report showing all 708 schools that play 11-man football this season is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/2025/20250923Harbin.pdf

Division III, Region 10
2. Wapakoneta (5-0) 9.855. Lima Shawnee (4-1) 8.65, 15. Defiance (2-3) 3.75, 16. St. Marys Memorial (2-3) 3.7, 22. Celina (1-4) 2.55

Division IV, Region 14
2. Lima Bath (4-1) 8.58. Van Wert (3-2) 6.2, 14. Elida (3-2) 3.6, 22. Kenton (1-4) 1, 23. (tied) Ottawa-Glandorf (0-5) 0

9/20 Cross Country Results

Ohio Health Invitational at Van Wert
Boys (15 teams): 2. Van Wert 100, 5. Shawnee 144, 7. Wapakoneta 163, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 243, 12. Elida 371
Girls (11 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 36, 2. Van Wert 52, 4. Wapakoneta 145, 7. Elida 199

Versailles Tour De Sewer
Boys (12 teams): 11. St. Marys 296

Ohio Caverns Invitational
Boys (21 teams): 4. Celina 120, 13. Kenton 337
Girls (14 teams): 2. Celina 63, 3. Kenton 138

2025 WBL Boys Golf Tournament

2025 WBL Boys Golf Tournament at Wapakoneta Country Club, Wapakoneta
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 314, 2. Shawnee 328, 3. Wapakoneta 330, 4. St. Marys 332, 5. Van Wert 338, 6. Kenton 352, 7. Elida 359, 8. Defiance 359, 9. Bath 367, 10. Celina 417

Gold Medalist: Ashton Wright, Shawne 76 (5 hole playoff)
Silver Medalist: Davis Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf 76
Bronze Medalist: Tyler Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf 79 (beat Hayden Roby, St. Marys and Collin Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf in a three-way playoff)

Overall WBL Final Standings
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 20, 2. St. Marys 15.5, 2. Shawnee 15.5, 4. Van Wert 14.5, 4. Wapakoneta 14.5, 6. Elida 8.5. 7. Defiance 7.5, 7. Kenton 7.5, 9. Bath 4.5, 10. Celina 2

WBL Tournament Team/Individual Results
Bath – 367
Kadyn Hall 89, Jacob Lee 96, Rickey Phillips 85, Eli Steed 107, Owen Schwarm 97, Easton Benjamin 99

Celina – 417
Carter Shannon 95, Ethan Winner 100, Aden Wiessinger 104, Nick Johnson 127, Dane Stucke 121, Matt Browder 118

Defiance – 359
Jaren Honsberger 87, Brayden Weaver 88, Drew Hoeffel 88, Johnny Kissner 96, Nate Hayman 113, Dallas Mendez 111

Elida – 359
Tobin Amspoker 85, Ayden Bailey 88, Colton Graham 92, Brody Altenbach 103, Doug Noble 94, Gavin Tickle 96

Kenton – 352
Oliver Sneary 88, Landon Plaugher 89, Austin Root 81, Jack Whitmer 94, Cale Harshfield 98, Parker Benson 96

Ottawa-Glandorf – 314
Davis Maag 76, Tyler Heckman 79, Alex Bellman 84, Grant Leopold 80, Collin Ellerbrock 79, Logan Birkimeier 89

Shawnee – 328
Ashton Wright 76, Bronson Metzger 82, Sullivan Hasting 83, Brandt McGreevy 87, Dominic Martino 94, Everett Pasion 110

St. Marys – 332
Blake Dingledine 83, Braylon Lampert 80, Hayden Roby 79, Caleb Rohbach 90, Gaige Newbauer 93, Chace Luedeke 91

Van Wert – 338
Griff McCracken 80, Carter Wright 86, Brock Stoller 92, Zach Stoller 82, Noah Krites 90, Cal Byrum 95

Wapakoneta – 330
Henry Eley 82, Anderson Hamel 84, Ethan Frost 82, Graham Minnig 82, Kaleb Engle 89, Cooper Cecil 92

 

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