
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
5/11 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Elida
Elida 7 St. Marys 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Bath 15 Ottawa-Glandorf 5, 6 inn.
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Van Wert
Napoleon 7 Van Wert 5
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Kenton
Kenton 6 Bryan 2
5/9 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 7 Wapakoneta 3
Shawnee 11 Elida 10
Non-League:
Versailles 1 Celina 0 (suspended after 1 inn.)
Defiance 15 Patrick Henry 3
Arlington 4 Kenton 2
St. Marys 3 Marion Local 2
Coldwater 3 Van Wert 1
2016 WBL Boys Tennis Tournament
WBL Team Champion: Van Wert
WBL Team Champion Coach: Mitch Price, Van Wert
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Jordan Verhoff (Ottawa-Glandorf)
WBL Overall Results
1. Van Wert 19.5, 2. Wapakoneta 17, 3. Shawnee 16.5, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 15, 5. St. Marys 12, 6. Celina 10, 7. Defiance 7, 8. Elida 5, 9. Bath 4, 9. Kenton 4

WBL Tournament Results
1. Van Wert 50, 2. Shawnee 44, 3. Wapakoneta 33, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 33, 5. St. Marys 22, 6. Celina 21, 7. Elida 10, 8. Defiance 8, 9. Bath 5, 10. Kenton 4
Complete 2016 WBL Tournament Brackets
1st Singles
Champion- Emerson Hager (Wapakoneta)
2nd place- Jordan Verhoff (Ottawa-Glandorf)
3rd place- Brandon Amstutz (Van Wert)
4th place- Michael Rutter (Shawnee)
2nd Singles
Champion- Nick Etter (Van Wert)
2nd place- Jake Liddle (Shawnee)
3rd place- Riley Niekamp (St. Marys)
4th place- Alex Stinebaugh (Wapakoneta)
3rd Singles
Champion- Isaac Hanover (Shawnee)
2nd place- Jeff Kaufman (Ottawa-Glandorf)
3rd place- Ryan Keber (Van Wert)
4th place- Jian Feng Zhao (Wapakoneta)
1st Doubles
Champion- Davis Munroe/Gabe Rollins (Van Wert)
2nd place- Danny Kesner/Max Jones (Shawnee)
3rd place- Riley Werling/Bryce Schlenker (Wapakoneta)
4th place- Jacob Grannan/Josh Wingett (St. Marys)
2nd Doubles
Champion- Kyle Lochtefeld/Bryce Langenkamp (Celina)
2nd place- Michael Etter/Spencer Teman (Van Wert)
3rd place – Zach Balbaugh/Nick Weihrauch (Ottawa-Glandorf)
4th place- Harsha Battula/Jackson Schaaf (Shawnee)
5/7 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Celina
Celina 3 Toledo Rogers 0
Division II Sectional at Bath
Bath 4 St. Marys 3
Division II Sectional at Van Wert
Van Wert 9 Elida 3
Division II Sectional at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 2 Maumee 1
Division II Sectional at Wauseon
Shawnee 4 Wauseon 2
Division II Sectional at Ontario
Ontario 10 Kenton 2
Division III Sectional at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Spencerville 4
5/7 WBL Softball Scores
Wapakoneta 15 Van Wert 6
Non-League:
Covington 11 Celina 3
Fairview 15 Ottawa-Glandorf 5
Fairview 7 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Shawnee 9 Coldwater 0
5/7 Track & Field Results
Ada Invitational
Boys (13 teams): 1. Van Wert 134, 8. Kenton 48
Girls (13 teams): 1. Van Wert 97.5, 11. Kenton 36
Complete Results
5/6 WBL Softball Scores
Kenton 5 Van Wert 3
Non-League:
Bath 4 Bluffton 2
Celina 4 Coldwater 3
Miller City 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 6
Shawnee 10 Crestview 0, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta 11 Minster 0, 5 inn.
4 WBL schools are ranked in the 3rd weekly Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Poll.
Defiance is ranked 1st, Wapakoneta is ranked 4th, Van Wert is ranked 13th and Bath is ranked 19th in Division II in the 3rd weekly Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Poll.
5/4 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee at Elida (ppd)
Non-League:
Kenton 7 Marion Harding 4
Bluffton 11 Ottawa-Glandorf 4
Crestview 5 Van Wert 4
5/3 WBL Baseball Scores
Bath 7 Shawnee 1
Van Wert 8 Celina 0
Defiance 3 St. Marys 2
Kenton 3 Elida 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Wapakoneta 4
5/3 WBL Softball Scores
Shawnee 2 Bath 0
Celina 15 Van Wert 2, 5 inn.
Defiance 7 St. Marys 1
Kenton 5 Elida 0
Wapakoneta 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 6 inn.
5/3 Track & Field Results
Columbus Grove Quad
Boys: Columbus Grove 125, Bath 51.5, Bluffton 46.5, Cory-Rawson 33
Girls: Columbus Grove 90, Bluffton 57, Bath 55, Cory-Rawson 41
Complete Results
Ottawa-Glandorf Dual Meet
Boys: Celina 98, Ottawa-Glandorf 38
Girls: Celina 90, Ottawa-Glandorf 47
Complete Results
Hardin County Track Meet
Boys: Upper Scioto Valley 137, Riverdale 124.5, Kenton 101, Hardin Northern 96, Ridgemont 37.5, Ada 25
Girls: Riverdale 135.5, Kenton 104.5, Ada 97.5, Ridgemont 88, Hardin Northern 49, Upper Scioto Valley 48.5
Complete Boys Results | Complete Girls Results
New Bremen Tri-Meet
Boys: Versailles 74, St. Marys 70.5, New Bremen 30.5
Girls: Versailles 85, New Bremen 66, St. Marys 24
Complete Results
Ottoville Quad Meet
Boys: Van Wert, Delphos Jefferson, Ottoville
Girls: Van Wert, Delphos Jefferson, Ottoville
5/2 WBL Softball Scores
Celina at Defiance (ppd to 5/10)
Non-League:
Wayne Trace at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 19 Ottoville 4, 5 inn.
St. Marys at Versailles
Van Wert at South Adams (ppd)
West Liberty-Salem 4 Wapakoneta 1
5/2 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Shawnee 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Non-League:
Bath 5 Lima Senior 0
Archbold 4 Defiance 1
Elida at Bryan
Piqua at St. Marys
Lima Central Catholic at Van Wert
Findlay 3 Wapakoneta 2
4/29 WBL Baseball Scores
Van Wert 3 Bath 0
Defiance 4 Wapakoneta 1
Elida at Shawnee (ppd to 5/9)
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Kenton 3
Non-League:
Versailles 3 St. Marys 0