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
5/31 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division II Regional at Lexington
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to State
Boys
3. Ottawa-Glandorf 51, 7. Van Wert 28, 13. Bath 18, 22. Kenton 9, 24. Elida 8, 36. St. Marys 2
State Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Van Wert, 3. Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 meter Run: 1. Owen Scott, Van Wert; 2. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Jacob Wireman, Bath
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 meter Run: 1. Owen Scott, Van Wert; 2. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay: 3. Bath
Long Jump: 3. Gavin Morman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Shot Put: 4. Bill Wilkinson, Kenton
Pole Vault: 2. Alex Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 3. Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 57, 14. Bath 17, 40. Van Wert 1
State Qualifiers:
100 meter Dash: 4. Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 meter Run: 2. Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf
200 meter Dash: 3. Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 meter Run: Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay: 4. Bath
Discus Throw: 2. Vanessa Ruble, Bath
4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf
5/28 OHSAA Baseball Districts
Division IV District Semifinal at Archbold
Millbury Lake 8 Ottawa-Glandorf 2 (susp. in 6th inn, will be resumed 5/29 at 4 PM)
Division IV District Semifinals at Fort Jennings
Galion 1 Bath 0
Upper Sandusky 5 Van Wert 4
5/27 Baseball Scores
Lincolnview 5 Bath 1
Delphos St. John’s 7 Elida 6, 9 inn.
Van Wert 6 Liberty-Benton 0
Perrysburg 11 Wapakoneta 4
2025 WBL Baseball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Grant Jolly – Senior – Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Rick Weaver – Defiance
1st Team
Grant Jolly – Senior – Wapakoneta
Nick Steinbrunner – Senior – Celina
Ryan McGue – Senior – Elida
Brezlen Zipfel – Senior – Defiance
Logan Markley – Junior – Bath
Brady Borton – Senior – Defiance
Briston Wise – Senior – Van Wert
Grant Leopold – Junior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Cody Shaw – Senior – Defiance
Noah Gomez – Senior – Defiance
2nd Team
Grady Kleman-Beazley – Senior – Kenton
Drew Bailey – Junior – Wapakoneta
Peyton Liles – Junior – Bath
Tate Bender – Senior – Shawnee
Brodee Schulte-Arnold – Sophomore – Celina
Jacob Kaiser – Senior – St. Marys
Austin Koch – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Griffin Mericle – Junior – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Cohen Stockman – Senior – Defiance
Brady Steinbrunner – Senior – Celina
Hayden Dowler – Senior – Van Wert
Preston Rupert – Junior – St. Marys
Colton Graham – Freshman – Elida
Joel Kogge – Senior – St. Marys
Jayden Stechschulte – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jaden Miller – Junior – Bath
Jarrett Mullen – Junior – Wapakoneta
Daron Houser – Sophomore – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Dawson Miller – Senior – Kenton
Kahil Ligon – Senior – Defiance
Joel Moore – Junior – Wapakoneta
Jacob Lepley – Junior – Bath
Chance Miller – Sophomore – Celina
Cam Werts – Junior – Van Wert
Mitchell Schroeder – Senior – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kaden Fritchie – Junior – Shawnee
Gabe Miley – Junior – Elida
Luke Rammel – Junior – St. Marys
5/23 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals
Division IV Sectional Championship
Van Wert 4 St. Marys 3
Division IV Sectional Championship
Ottawa-Glandorf 11 Bryan 1
5/23 OHSAA Track & Field Districts
Division I District at Findlay
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Port Clinton
Boys
3. Defiance 69, 8. Celina 41, 10. Shawnee 39.5, 12. Wapakoneta 16
Regional Qualifiers:
110 meter Hurdles: 1. Jon Lutz, Celina
4×100 Meter Relay: 3. Defiance
400 meter Dash: 2. Luke Westfall, Defiance
3200 meter Run: 1. Colin Buening, Celina
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Defiance
Discus Throw: 2. Akyus Richardson, Shawnee
High Jump: 1. Heaven Dalton, Defiance
Long Jump: 1. Luke Westfall, Defiance; 4. Joel Stirn, Shawnee
Shot Put: 1. Akyus Richardson, Shawnee
Pole Vault: 1. Colben Bachman, Defiance; 1. Griffin Block, Wapakoneta; 1. Zaden Rolfes, Celina
Girls
7. Wapakoneta 51, 9. Celina 29, 10. Elida 25, 11. Defiance 20.5
Regional Qualifiers:
100 meter Hurdles: 1. Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta; 4. Grace Burnfield, Wapakoneta
100 meter Dash: 4. Clara Grindell, Elida
1600 meter Run: 4. Brinley Korte, Celina
4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Elida
400 meter Dash: 4. Makenzie Dennie, Defiance
300 meter Hurdles: 2. Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta
800 meter Run: 2. Gaby Muller, Wapakoneta; 4. Allana Carroll, Celina
3200 meter Run: 1. Jennalee Dameron, Celina; 3. Kenzie Schneider, Wapakoneta
4×400 Meter Relay: 4. Defiance
Discus Throw: 4. Arwen Troyer, Elida
High Jump: 4. Jordan Gladen, Elida
Division II District at Defiance
First four boys & girls in each event qualify to the Regional at Lexington
Boys
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 98, 6. Elida 49, 7. Bath 48, 8. Van Wert 34, 11. Kenton 21, 17. St. Marys 3
Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf, 3. Van Wert, 4. Bath
110 Meter Hurdles 39″: 2. Ethan Cole, Bath; 3. Jalen Ridgell, Elida
4×200 Meter Relay: 2. Ottawa-Glandorf, 3. Elida
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 Meter Run: 1. Owen Scott, Van Wert; 2. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Jacob Wireman, Bath
400 Meter Dash: 2. Levi Luke, Bath; 4. Elisha Reddick, Elida
300 Meter Hurdles 36″: 1. Jalen Ridgell, Elida; 2. Ethan Cole, Bath; 4. Dane Duling, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: 1. Deegan Miller, Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 Meter Run: 1. Owen Scott, Van Wert; 2. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Bath, 3. Elida
Shot Put: 4. Bill Wilkinson, Kenton
Discus Throw: 3. Luke Hensel, Kenton; 4. Bill Wilkinson, Kenton
Long Jump: 4. Gavin Morman, Ottawa-Glandorf
High Jump: 4. Wyatt Croy, Ottawa-Glandorf
Pole Vault: 2. Alex Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 99.75, 5. Bath 56.75, 12. Van Wert 21, 14. Kenton 8, 15. St. Marys 7, 16. Shawnee 2.75
Regional Qualifiers:
4×800 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf
100 Meter Dash: 2. Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Kendra Deehring, Van Wert
4×200 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf, 3. Bath
4×100 Meter Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf
1600 Meter Run: 1. Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Penny Francis, Bath
300 Meter Hurdles 30″: 2. Gwyneth Foust, Bath
800 Meter Run: 4. Liana Fortman, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: 2. Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Kendra Deehring, Van Wert
3200 Meter Run: 1. Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Meter Relay: 1. Bath, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf
Discus Throw: Vanessa Ruble, Bath
Long Jump: 2. Gracie Lammers, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. McKenna O’Kief, Bath
2025 WBL Softball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Addison Fisher – Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Renee Williams – Celina
1st Team
Alycen Stumbaugh – Bath
Campbelle Gass – Celina
Colbie Kinney – Celina
Ayvah Cullen – Defiance
Lilly Sifrit – Elida
Riley Rhodes – Shawnee
Adyson Vandekeere – St. Marys
Aubrey Wollet – Van Wert
Addison Fisher – Wapakoneta
Aubryn Schnarre – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Aaliyah Young – Bath
Lilly Gonzalez – Celina
Addison Miller – Defiance
Carly Chiles – Elida
Macee Heckathorn – Kenton
Haley Meyer – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kacie Carroll – Shawnee
Cadence Hirschfeld – St. Marys
Sophia Knife – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Paiton Rhodes – Celina
Bella Gutierrez – Defiance
Delaney Miller – Elida
Riley Totten – Kenton
Maci Hovest – Ottawa-Glandorf
Taylor Lichty – Shawnee
Kelly Holsinger – St. Marys
Emma West – Van Wert
Alexis Schneider – Wapakoneta
Kortney Fullenkamp – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Madison Edelbrock – Bath
Maddie Allen – Celina
Elley Ward – Defiance
Ava Jackson – Elida
Brayla Butler – Kenton
Addie Kitchen – Ottawa-Glandorf
Anna Menke – Shawnee
Alexis Shadrach – St. Marys
Lauren Gearhart – Van Wert
Avery Sheipline – Wapakoneta
5/20 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance at Bath (ppd to 5/23)
Non-League:
Van Wert at Coldwater (ppd)
5/17 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals
Division I Sectional – 2 at Findlay
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Celina, Shawnee, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Jack Zhang, Celina; 4. Brayden Hooker, Wapakoneta
Doubles: 4. Shawnee (Aiden Latham/Brandt McGreevy)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II Sectional at UNOH
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Bath, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Eben Jackson, Elida; 2. Jake Ackroyd, St. Marys
Doubles: 1. Elida (Ben Osmon/Jaden Neuman); 2. Ottawa-Glandorf (Sam Schomaeker/Brandon Gerding); 3. Elida (Leyton Staley/Baylor Altenbach)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II Sectional at Bryan
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Schools: Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
2025 WBL Track & Field Championships
2025 WBL Track & Field Championships at Defiance
Boys
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 95.8333, 2. Defiance 80, 3. Bath 72, 4. Shawnee 61.3333, 5. Elida 54, 6. Celina 44, 7. Van Wert 43, 8. Kenton 37, 9. Wapakoneta 29.8333, 10. St. Marys 10
WBL Boys Track & Field Championships Event Champions:
4×800 Meter Relay: Van Wert (Andrew Laudick/Noah Spath/Evan Keuneke/Owen Scott) WBL Record
110 Meter Hurdles: Jon Lutz, Celina
100 Meter Dash: Anthony Wilder, Defiance
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gavin Morman/Jayden Kuhlman/Dane Duling/Deegan Miller)
1600 Meter Run: Owen Scott, Van Wert WBL Record
4×100 Meter Relay: Defiance (Eli Howerton/Anthony Wilder/Luke Westfall/Joe Robinson)
400 Meter Run: Levi Luke, Bath
300 Meter Hurdles: Jalen Ridgell, Elida
800 Meter Run: Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf
200 Meter Dash: Ethan Cole, Bath
3200 Meter Run: Owen Scott, Van Wert
4×400 Meter Relay: Bath (Levi Luke/Foster Deters/Jacob Wireman/Ethan Cole)
High Jump: Heaven Dalton, Defiance
Pole Vault: Alex Schroeder, Ottawa-Glandorf
Long Jump: Joel Stirn, Shawnee
Discus Throw: Bill Wilkinson, Kenton
Shot Put: Akyus Richardson, Shawnee WBL Record
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 137, 2. Bath 83, 3. Wapakoneta 69, 4. Van Wert 50, 4. Defiance 50, 6. Elida 38.5, 7. St. Marys 33, 8. Celina 31.5, 9. Kenton 18, 10. Shawnee 17
WBL Girls Track & Field Championships Event Champions:
4×800 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Liana Fortman/Brea Recker/Rose Turnwald/Anna Buddelmeyer)
100 Meter Hurdles: Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta
100 Meter Dash: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×200 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gracie Lammers/Emma Heringhaus/Alivia Grothause/Averie Fox)
1600 Meter Run: Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×100 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Gracie Lammers/Alivia Grothause/Emma Heringhaus/Averie Fox)
400 Meter Run: Makenzie Dennie, Defiance
300 Meter Hurdles: Paige Olberding, Wapakoneta
800 Meter Run: Gaby Muller, Wapakoneta
200 Meter Dash: Alivia Grothause, Ottawa-Glandorf
3200 Meter Run: Penny Francis, Bath
4×400 Meter Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Liana Fortman/Brea Recker/Averie Fox/Emma Heringhaus)
High Jump: Jordan Gladen, Elida
Pole Vault: Elizabeth Thompson, Defiance
Long Jump: McKenna O’Kief, Bath
Discus Throw: Vanessa Ruble, Bath
Shot Put: Claire Benner, Van Wert
5/15 WBL Baseball Scores
Defiance 12 Shawnee 1, 5 inn.
Elida 10 St. Marys 0, 5 inn.
Non-League:
Bath 3 Perry 2
Celina 2 Ansonia 0
Kenton 14 Arlington 3, 5 inn.
Fairview 13 Ottawa-Glandorf 1, 5 inn.
Van Wert 10 Kalida 4
Wapakoneta 10 Fort Recovery 9, 10 inn.
5/15 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division III Sectional Championship
Defiance 11 Lima Senior 1, 5 inn.
Division III Sectional Championship
Elida 2 Shawnee 1
Division III Sectional Championship
Wapakoneta 3 Bowling Green 2
Division IV Sectional Championship
Bath 10 Van Wert 4
5/14 OHSAA Softball Sectionals
Division IV Sectional Championship
Van Wert at Bath (ppd to 5/15)
Division IV Sectional Championship
St. Marys 12 Kenton 3
Division IV Sectional Championship
Bluffton 6 Ottawa-Glandorf 4 (susp, in bottom of 6th)
5/12 Baseball Scores
Celina 14 Lima Central Catholic 4, 6 inn.
Defiance 7 Wauseon 2
Elida 8 McComb 6
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Patrick Henry 3, 8 inn.
Shawnee 14 Piqua 7
St. Marys 6 Marion Local 5
Van Wert 9 Lincolnview 2
Wapakoneta 12 Coldwater 9
5/12 WBL Softball Scores
St. Marys 11 Kenton 1
Shawnee 9 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Non-League:
Celina 7 Wayne Trace 0
Defiance 26 Tinora 3, 5 inn.
Elida 6 Lima Central Catholic 2
Coldwater 11 Van Wert 4