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
3/31 Softball Scores
Bath 7 Lima Central Catholic 0
Celina 10 Minster 0
Napoleon 13 Defiance 1
Kenton 8 Elgin 7
Shawnee 21 Bellefontaine 11
Parkway 19 St. Marys 2
Van Wert 18 Delphos Jefferson 1
Wapakoneta 18 Sidney 3
3/30 Baseball Scores
Lima Central Catholic at Bath (ppd)
Fort Recovery 7 Celina 3
Defiance at Whitmer (ppd)
Elida 12 Fort Jennings 8
Kenton 7 Upper Sandusky 5
Shawnee 6 Paulding 5, 8 inn.
Parkway 3 St. Marys 0
Van Wert 4 Spencerville 2
Wapakoneta 5 Delphos St. John’s 1
3/30 Softball Scores
Bath 15 West Liberty-Salem 5
Celina 18 St. Henry 2
Defiance 11 Liberty Center 1
Upper Sandusky 3 Kenton 2
Shawnee 7 Paulding 2
Marion Local 15 St. Marys 1
Van Wert 13 Lima Senior 3
Wapakoneta 6 Piqua 3
2015 OHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Semifinal
Defiance
Bowling Green Regional
Celina, Defiance
Findlay District
Celina, Elida, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Lima Senior Sectional
Bath, Celina, Elida
Riverdale Sectional
Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Toledo District
Defiance
Sylvania Southview Sectional
Defiance
Division III
Bowling Green Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada District
Findlay Sectional
Van Wert
Whitehouse District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Wauseon Sectional
Ottawa-Glandorf
2015 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Ontario Regional
Bath
Paulding District
Bath, Defiance, Wapakoneta
Spencerville Sectional
Celina, Shawnee, St. Marys, Wapakoneta
Hicksville Sectional
Bath, Defiance, Elida, Van Wert
Division III
State Semifinals
Ottawa-Glandorf
Ada Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Wapakoneta Sectional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Riverdale Sectional
Kenton
3/7 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District at Mansfield Senior
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
6. Wapakoneta 94.5, 9. Defiance 62, 18. Shawnee 31, 22. Elida 25, 25. Kenton 17, 38. Bath 3, 43. Celina 0, 43. St. Marys 0
State Qualifiers:
106: 2. Danny Assaf, Defiance
113: 2. Blaine Hunter, Elida
132: 2. Tyler Copeland, Wapakoneta
152: 4. Derek Kuhlman, Shawnee
160: 1. Robbie Bowers
170: 1. Heath Newman, Wapakoneta
182: 3. Landon Hall, Wapakoneta
Complete Results | Brackets | Teams
Division III District at Troy
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
37. Van Wert 6
State Qualifiers: none
Division III District at Fostoria
(Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the State Tournament at The Ohio State University)
34. Ottawa-Glandorf 9.5
State Qualifiers: none
3/6 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
Celina 65 Otsego 35
Elida 48 Bath 38
Division II Sectional Championships at Riverdale
St. Marys 65 Shawnee 56, OT
Wapakoneta 60 Upper Sandusky 44
Division III Sectional Championship at Findlay
Liberty-Benton 61 Van Wert 36
Division III Sectional Championship at Wauseon
Ottawa-Glandorf 64 Evergreen 43
2014-15 WBL Boys Basketball All League Teams
First Team
Andrew Renner, Bath
Ryan Hoyng, Celina
Katwan Singleton, Defiance
Austin Allemeier, Elida
Noah Bramlage, Ottawa-Glandorf
Jaden O’Neal, Shawnee
Adam Henderson, Wapakoneta
WBL Player of the Year: Ryan Hoyng Celina
Second Team
Grant Laffin, Celina
Shay Smiddy, Defiance
Austin Phillips, Kenton
Derek Jay, St. Marys
Connor Holliday, Van Wert
Third Team
Logan Delong, Celina
Wes Detter, Defiance
Brad Recker, Ottawa-Glandorf
JaQuan Tucker, Shawnee
Josh Young, St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Chase Clark, Bath
Eric Moeder, Celina
Kameron Singleton, Defiance
Clark Etzler, Elida
Colyn Blackford, Kenton
Jason Schnipke, Ottawa-Glandorf
Nathan Wilker, St. Marys
Angelo Fox, Shawnee
Colin Smith, Van Wert
Corey Crawford, Wapakoneta
2014-15 WBL Girls Basketball All League Teams
First Team
Alyssa Manley – Bath – Senior
Carly Buzzard – Wapakoneta – Senior
Elissa Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Emily Poling – Defiance – Freshman
Erin Morrow – Van Wert – Senior
Madison Dackin – Bath – Senior
WBL Player of the Year: Madison Dackin – Bath
WBL Coach of the Year: Greg Mauk – Bath
Second Team
Abby Waddle – Elida – Senior
Cassie Best – Bath – Senior
Heather Heiby – Celina – Junior
Kylie White – Ottawa-Glandorf – Sophomore
Maddi Stiles – Wapakoneta – Junior
Rachel Evans – Shawnee – Senior
Third Team
Bri Smith – Bath – Senior
Dani Ellerbrock – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Laura Schrag – Defiance – Senior
Megan Watt – Wapakoneta – Senior
Shania Taylor – St. Marys – Sophomore
Honorable Mention
Alexa Dunlap – Van Wert – Senior
Ashley Morris – Kenton – Sophomore
Ellie Dackin – Bath – Senior
Erika Angstmann – St. Marys – Junior
Erin Basinger – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Kelly Stahl – Celina – Junior
Maryssa Herschler – Shawnee – Senior
Morgan Porter – Defiance – Sophomore
Riley Culver – Wapakoneta – Junior
Shyah Wheeler – Elida – Freshman
3/4 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Riverdale
Shawnee 59 Kenton 54
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Findlay
Van Wert 58 Carey 48
2014-15 WBL All Sports Trophy Standings after the Winter Season
Wapakoneta leads the All Sports Trophy standings after the winter season.
1. Wapakoneta 99.5
2. Celina 90.5
3. Defiance 82
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 82
5. St. Marys 76
6. Shawnee 69.5
7. Bath 60.5
8. Kenton 53.5
9. Elida 51
10. Van Wert 50.5
Complete 2014-15 All Sports Trophy Standings through the winter season
2/28 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Spencerville
Wauseon 64 Celina 52
Wapakoneta 57 St. Marys 24
Division II Sectional Championships at Hicksville
Defiance 54 Van Wert 39
Bath 52 Bryan 22
Division III Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Ottawa-Glandorf 66 Elmwood 33
Division III Sectional Championship at Riverdale
Liberty-Benton 63 Kenton 26
2/28 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Oak Harbor
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Mansfield Senior
3. Defiance 180, 5. Wapakoneta 165, 7. Elida 107, 9. Bath 82, 11. Shawnee 60, 13. St. Marys 37.5, 14. Celina 29
Brackets | Complete Results | Team Scores
District Qualifiers:
106: 3. Danny Assaf, Defiance; 4. Austin Selvaggio, Elida
113: 2. Blaine Hunter, Elida; 4. Brad Beemer, Wapakoneta
120: 3. Ryan Lantow, Defiance
126: 2. Timothy Gage Grunden, Defiance
132: 1. Tyler Copeland, Wapakoneta
138: 3. Gabe Makin, Elida
145: 3. Dallas Ambos, Wapakoneta; 4. Nate Stonehill, Bath
152: 2. Derek Kuhlman, Shawnee; 4. Dylan Plaugher, Wapakoneta
160: 1. Robbie Bowers, Defiance; 4. Issac Ingram, Bath
170: 1. Heath Newman, Wapakoneta
182: 3. Landon Hall, Wapakoneta
220: 2. Noah Meeker, Elida; 4. Bailey Young, Shawnee
285: 2. John Seibert, Defiance; 3. Donald Hughes, Shawnee
Division II Sectional at Sandusky
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Mansfield Senior
8. Kenton 87
Brackets | Complete Results | Team Scores
District Qualifiers:
138: 4. Tobias Mendoza, Kenton
160: 1. C.J. Cook, Kenton
182: 1. Dylan Castle, Kenton
Division III Sectional at Millbury
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Fostoria
8. Ottawa-Glandorf 86
District Qualifiers:
113: 2. Le`on Palomo, Ottawa-Glandorf
120: 4. Brent Siefker, Ottawa-Glandorf
160: 3. Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf
285: 2. Shaun Gibson, Ottawa-Glandorf
Division III Sectional at Lima
Top 4 from each weight class will advance to the District at Troy
11. Van Wert 61
District Qualifiers:
152: 2. Ryan Stoller, Van Wert
285: 2. Kaleb Cantrell, Van Wert
2/27 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 87 Bath 53
Celina 62 Elida 48
Defiance 61 Kenton 39
Shawnee 67 Wapakoneta 51
St. Marys 58 Van Wert 36
2/25 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Hicksville
Van Wert 51 Elida 44