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
2016 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships
Wapakoneta’s boys team and Ottawa-Glandorf’s girls team both won WBL Championships at the 2016 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships.
Boys
1. Wapakoneta 322, 2. Shawnee 295.5, 3. Celina 239.5, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 158, 5. Van Wert 79, 6. Bath 78, 7. Defiance 65, 8. Kenton 50, 9. St. Marys 43, 10. Elida 41
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 269, 2. Shawnee 246, 3. Wapakoneta 210, 4. Celina 174, 5. Kenton 169, 6. St. Marys 100, 7. Van Wert 69, 8. Defiance 60, 9. Bath 33, 10. Elida 31
Complete 2016 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships Results
WBL Swimming Champions
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay: Shawnee (Jacob Magula/Noah Curl/Cobie Mikesell/Chris Soules)
200 Yard Freestyle: Charlie Sutton, Wapakoneta
200 Yard IM: Michael Johnston, Wapakoneta
50 Yard Freestyle: Cobie Mikesell, Shawnee & Mason Baker, Celina
1 mtr Diving: Brock Fletcher, Shawnee
100 Yard Butterfly: Ryan Schneider, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Freestyle: Jacob Magula, Shawnee
500 Yard Freestyle: Ben Sealts, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Celina (Wesley Ruedebusch/Austin Haines/Garrett Weininger/Mason Baker)
100 Yard Backstroke: Michael Johnston, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Breaststroke: Noah Curl, Shawnee
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee (Chris Soules/Jacob Magula/Noah Curl/Cobie Mikesell)
Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Kathryn Samuelson/Brooke Kleman/Amber Ellerbrock/Briana Fenbert)
200 Yard Freestyle: Ashton Cole, Kenton
200 Yard IM: Aleah Hixenbaugh, Shawnee
50 Yard Freestyle: Briana Fenbert, Ottawa-Glandorf
1 mtr Diving: Sawyer Weitzel, Celina
100 Yard Butterfly: Sierra Sammons, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Freestyle: Kathryn Samuelson, Ottawa-Glandorf
500 Yard Freestyle: Aleah Hixenbaugh, Shawnee
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee (Kayana Cook/Madison Behnke/Rachel Russ/Ali Albano-Sellati)
100 Yard Backstroke: Kathryn Samuelson, Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Yard Breaststroke: Mo Gray, Kenton
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Shawnee (Madison Gendreau/Emma Rao/Ali Albano-Sellati/Aleah Hixenbaugh)
1/30 Wrestling Results
Wapakoneta Lions Club Invitational (11 teams)
2. Wapakoneta 233, 6. Van Wert 120.5, 8. Celina 87.5
Sally George Invite (20 teams)
12. Kenton 61.5
Thunderbird Wrestling Invitational (41 teams)
12. Ottawa-Glandorf 79.5
Joe Z Duals
St. Marys
1/29 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 72 Van Wert 56
Celina 60 St. Marys 26
Defiance 47 Wapakoneta 35
Elida 62 Shawnee 49
Ottawa-Glandorf 89 Kenton 58
1/28 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 53 Van Wert 32
Celina 53 St. Marys 49
Wapakoneta 64 Defiance 39
Shawnee 55 Elida 43
Ottawa-Glandorf 45 Kenton 33
2016 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships – Day 1
Day 1 WBL Diving Championships
Boys
1. Brock Fletcher, Shawnee 392.20
2. CJ Kimmel, Celina 378.35
3. Jake Browder, Celina 375.25
4. Shannon Donaghey, Wapakoneta 336.55
5. TJ Mele, St. Marys 301.10
6. Sam Easley, Van Wert 278.65
7. Chase Stephens, Celina 266.70
8. Lucas Shade, Wapakoneta 254.65
9. Kevin Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf 250.90
10. Ashton Meeks, Wapakoneta 248.25
11. Craig Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf 245.30
12. John Teffenhardt, Ottawa-Glandorf 235.50
13. Matt Rable, Celina 220.90
14. Trent Binkley, Wapakoneta 203.05
15. Josh Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf 198.45
16. Cameron Hanover, Shawnee 194.05
Girls
1. Sawyer Weitzel, Celina 400.60
2. Alison Sandberg, St. Marys 324.90
3. Brooke Steinbrunner, Celina 284.10
4. Alaina Schimmoeller, Ottawa-Glandorf 281.75
5. Nicole Teffenhardt, Ottawa-Glandorf 274.30
6. Madison Jarrett, Van Wert 273.45
7. Hope Baxter, Shawnee 207.80
8. Hannah Engle, Wapakoneta 205.75
9. Lauren Klopfenstein, Wapakoneta 158.65
10. Allison Orick, St. Marys 143.30
1/27 OHSAA Wrestling Dual Team Tournament Regionals
Division II Region 9 Regional at Napoleon
Defiance 45 Bath 32
Napoleon 65 Van Wert 12
Napoleon 51 Defiance 19
Division II Region 9 Regional at Wauseon
Elida 47 Central Catholic 30
Wauseon 56 Elida 14
Division II Region 14 Regional at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 40 St. Marys 27
Wapakoneta 37 Cal. River Valley 30
Division II Region 14 Regional at Graham
Celina 44 Ben Logan 27
Graham 84 Celina 0
Division III Region 17 Regional at Wayne Trace
Ottawa-Glandorf 33 Montpelier 31
Ottawa-Glandorf 37 Edgerton 24
2016 OHSAA State Wrestling Dual Team Tournament Brackets
Division II
Region 9
Bath, Defiance, Elida, Van Wert
Defiance 45 Bath 32
Napoleon 65 Van Wert 12
Napoleon 51 Defiance 19
Elida 47 Central Catholic 30
Wauseon 56 Elida 14
Region 14
Celina, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Graham Local 75 Wapakoneta 3
Wapakoneta 40 St. Marys 27
Wapakoneta 37 Cal. River Valley 30
Celina 44 Ben Logan 27
Graham 84 Celina 0
Division III
Region 17
Ottawa-Glandorf
Tinora 46 Ottawa-Glandorf 18
Ottawa-Glandorf 33 Montpelier 31
Ottawa-Glandorf 37 Edgerton 24
1/25 Girls Basketball Scores
Celina 44 Marion Local 43
St. Marys 67 St. Henry 56
Paulding 55 Van Wert 50
Wapakoneta 49 Bellefontaine 33
1/23 Boys Basketball Scores
Lima Central Catholic 77 Bath 58
Celina 48 Crestview 31
Defiance 57 Bowling Green 36
Toledo Central Catholic 68 Elida 56
Ada 53 Kenton 46
Ottawa-Glandorf 74 Columbus Grove 31
St. Marys 51 Upper Scioto Valley 34
Coldwater 71 Van Wert 52
St. Henry 50 Wapakoneta 39
1/22 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Bath 68 St. Marys 50
Celina 40 Wapakoneta 37
Defiance 58 Ottawa-Glandorf 45
Elida 61 Van Wert 38
Shawnee 59 Kenton 30
1/21 WBL Girls Basketball Scores
Bath 59 St. Marys 36
Wapakoneta 37 Celina 36
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 Defiance 40
Elida 54 Van Wert 37
Kenton 66 Shawnee 64, OT
1/19 Boys Basketball Scores
Defiance 63 Start 45
Crestview 59 Shawnee 55
Van Wert 55 Kalida 39
1/19 Swimming Results
Defiance Tri-Meet
Boys: Bryan/Napoleon at Defiance
Girls: Bryan/Napoleon at Defiance
Wapakoneta Tri-Meet
Boys: Elida/Shawnee at Wapakoneta
Girls: Elida/Shawnee at Wapakoneta
Van Wert Dual Meet
Boys: Ayersville at Van Wert
Girls: Ayersville at Van Wert
1/19 WBL Wrestling Scores
WBL Super-Tri Match at St. Marys
Defiance 57 Shawnee 6
Defiance 45 St. Marys 36
Elida vs. St. Marys
Elida 54 Shawnee 12
WBL Super-Tri Match at Kenton
Ottawa-Glandorf 44 Van Wert 23
Van Wert 36 Kenton 23
Wapakoneta 47 Kenton 18
Wapakoneta 42 Ottawa-Glandorf 18
1/18 Girls Basketball Scores
Defiance defeated Swanton
Crestview 54 Van Wert 26