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
11/28 Girls Basketball Scores
Shawnee 61 Waynesfield-Goshen 34
Napoleon 40 Defiance 37, OT
St. Marys 56 Fort Jennings 48
Celina OVISCO Classic
Celina 55 St. Henry 44
Kewpee Tip-Off Classic
Findlay 49 Elida 39
Bath 35 New Knoxville 29
Van Wert Tournament
Crestview 45 Van Wert 19
2014 Final WBL Football Leaders & Stats
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 303.1
Team Passing: Kenton 272.1
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 366.2
Scoring Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf & St. Marys 30.3
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 66.3
Team Passing Defense: Wapakoneta 75.3
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 141.6
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 5.9
Turnover Ratio: Ottawa-Glandorf & Wapakoneta +12
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 159.0
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 264.7
Passing Efficiency: Kodi Morgan, Wapakoneta 151.2
Receiving Yards: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 111.7
Receptions: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 9.3
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 296.7
All-Purpose Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 188.9
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 138 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 16.3/game
Interceptions: Ty Castillo, Defiance & Sean Kirk, Celina 6
Fumble Recoveries: Spencer Chilcoat, Celina 4
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 59 points
Punting: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 38.8
Kickoff Returns: Damian Elford, Defiance 638 yards
Punt Returns: Tre Wheeler, Bath 259 yards
11/22 Bowling Scores
Boys
Ottawa-Glandorf 2800, Versailles 2667
Van Wert 2664, Ansonia 1873
Celina 2344, New Bremen 1779
St. Marys 2494, Marion Local 984
Girls
Mississinawa Valley 2175, Van Wert 1670
Wapakoneta 2629, Minster 2018
Versailles 2281, Celina 2043
Van Wert’s Erin Morrow signed to play basketball at Urbana University.
Van Wert lady cougar senior basketball star, Erin Morrow signed to become a Blue Knight to coach Haley Ducey at Urbana University. Urbana University is an NCAA Division II school in the Mountain East Conference, which posted an 18-10 record last season (14-8 in the MEC).
Last season, the 5’ 9” Morrow, led the lady cougars in scoring (12.9 ppg) rebounding (6.7 rpg) and assists (3.5 apg) while the team posted an 18-5 record. She was a second team all northwest district honoree, a first team all WBL performer and also named honorable mention All Ohio.
Morrow picked Urbana due to a small campus environment and its proximity to home. “Urbana offers me the opportunity to pursue an undergraduate degree, that can prepare me for graduate school in 4 years, and be close enough to home for friends and family to be able to see us play on a regular basis. I also really felt comfortable with the coaching staff and the team, so Urbana became the choice I felt suited me best in the end.”
Erin is the daughter of Diana and Mike Morrow of Van Wert, and the granddaughter of legendary Kalida head coach Dick Kortokrax. Erin plans to sign her national letter of intent during the early signing period in November.
Van Wert’s Alexis Dowdy signed to participate in Track & Field at The Ohio State University.
Van Wert’s Alexis Dowdy signed to participate in Track & Field at The Ohio State University.
2014 WBL Football All-League Teams
WBL Offensive Lineman of the Year: Blake Pfenning – Wapakoneta
WBL Offensive Back of the Year: Logan Alexander – Elida
WBL Defensive Lineman of the Year: Thomas Schoenlein – Wapakoneta
WBL Co-Defensive Back of the Year: Trevor Downing – Kenton
WBL Co-Defensive Back of the Year: Adam Henderson – Wapakoneta
WBL Kicking Specialist: Tristan Meyer – Wapakoneta
1st Team Offense
Center
Ethan Sanders – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’0 – 240
Guard
Will Rankin – Wapakoneta – Senior – 5’11 – 260
Tristen Becker – St. Marys – Senior – 5’10 – 175
Tackle
Blake Pfenning – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’5 – 285
Ben Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior – 6’3 – 245
Tight End
Jared Smith – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’0 – 185
Quarterback
Logan Alexander – Elida – Junior – 6’0 – 195
Running Back
Keaton Metz – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’0 – 160
Isaac Fitzgerald – St. Marys – Senior – 6’0 – 220
Wide Receiver
Clark Etzler – Elida – Senior – 6’0 – 175
Colyn Blackford – Kenton – Senior – 6’0 – 175
Flex Player
Kodi Morgan – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’0 – 170
1st Team Defense
Defensive Back
Cameron Lauck – Wapakoneta – Junior – 5’9 – 165
Sean Kirk – Celina – Senior – 5’9 – 160
Ryan Stoller – Van Wert – Junior – 6’1 – 170
Trevor Downing – Kenton – Senior – 6’0 – 175
Defensive End
Thomas Schoenlein – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’3 – 240
Corey Crawford – Wapakoneta – Junior – 6’4 – 240
Interior Line
Jacob Hartman – Wapakoneta – Senior – 5’8 – 175
Jake Hale – Kenton – Senior – 6’2 – 265
Austin Phillips – Kenton – Senior – 6’5 – 225
Linebacker
Adam Henderson – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’1 – 190
Dan Godsil – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior – 6’4 – 190
Tristan Reichelderfer – Kenton – Senior – 6’3 – 205
Flex Player
Ryan Stoller – Van Wert
2nd Team Offense
Center
Ryan Berry – Celina – Senior – 6’0 – 190
Guard
Mason Treen – Kenton – Senior – 6’1 – 205
Tackle
Sean Bowen – St. Marys – Senior – 6’0 – 290
Larry Wells – Kenton – Senior – 6’8 – 305
Tight End
Quinn Zaerr – St. Marys – Senior – 6’5 – 260
Quarterback
Zac Unterbrink – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior – 6’0 – 175
Running Back
Dylan Hefner – Shawnee – Junior – 6’0 – 200
Justice Tussing – Van Wert – Junior – 5’9 – 175
Wide Receiver
Damian Elford – Defiance – Senior – 5’9 – 155
Zach Kuhlman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior – 6’2 – 180
2nd Team Defense
Defensive Back
Kodi Morgan – Wapakoneta – Senior – 6’0 – 170
Clark Etzler – Elida – Senior – 6’0 – 175
Travis Downing – Kenton – Senior – 6’1 – 175
Defensive End
Frank Townsend – Celina – Senior – 5’10 – 185
Ben Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior – 6’3 – 245
Interior Line
Kyle Lhamon – Bath – Junior – 5’8 – 223
Michael Teeters – Celina – Senior – 6’0 – 220
Kyle Niese – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior – 5’11 – 205
Linebacker
Jared Cockerell – Wapakoneta – Junior – 6’1 – 195
Desmend White – Elida – Senior – 5’7 – 185
Brandon Hoffman – Celina – Senior – 5’8 – 185
Honorable Mention
Bath: Dylon Burkholder, Blake McGue, Tre Wheeler, Cam Jenkins
Celina: Logan Delong, Jacob Stolly, Garret Winget, Zach Marks
Defiance: Alex Gonzalez, Braden Frederick, Ty Castillo, Jake Meyer
Elida: Tristan Edwards, Will Legge, Maurice Rose, Christian Moran
Kenton: Kollin Stollar, Seth Kuhlman, Deric Legge, Conner Jones
Ottawa-Glandorf: Cole Osting, Sid Moening, Brad Recker, Noah Recker
Shawnee: Janson McCormick, Zach Kaplan, Richie Deubler, Griffin Hites
St. Marys: Spencer Krous, Eric Spicer, Austin Tester, Dane Chisholm
Van Wert: Colin Smith, Ethan Williams, Nolan Smith, Evan Williams
Wapakoneta: Quinn Lotridge, Jon Eaton, Landon Hall
2014-15 WBL All Sports Trophy Standings after Fall Season
Wapakoneta holds a narrow lead over Celina and St. Marys in the 2014-15 WBL All Sports Trophy Standings after the fall season.
2014 OHSAA Girls Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Final 4
Bath
Division II State Semifinal at Ashland
Akron Archbishop Hoban 3 Bath 1
Findlay Regional
Bath
Division II Regional Championship at Findlay
Bath 1 Bellville Clear Fork 0
Division II Regional Semifinal at Findlay
Bath 3 Millbury Lake 0
Elida District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division II District Championship at Elida
Bath 3 Celina 2
Division II District Semifinals at Elida
Celina 2 Wapakoneta 1, OT
Bath 3 Shawnee 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Celina
Celina 4 St. Marys 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Bath
Bath 9 Kenton 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 2 Napoleon 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Elida
Shawnee 2 Elida 1
Division II Sectional at Celina
Celina 10 Van Wert 0
Division II Sectional at Kenton
Kenton 3 Defiance 0
Division III
State Final 4
Ottawa-Glandorf
Division III State Championship at Columbus Crew Stadium
Hamilton Badin 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Division III State Semifinal at Clyde
Ottawa-Glandorf 1 Elyria Catholic 0
Region 10 Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Division III Regional Championship at Lexington
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Akron Manchester 0
Division III Regional Semifinal at Ottawa Hills
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Archbold 1
Celina District
Ottawa-Glandorf
Division III District Championship at Celina
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Kalida 1, OT
Division III District Semifinal at Celina
Ottawa-Glandorf 6 Continental 2
Division III Sectional Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 10 Lincolnview 0
OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 10
The WBL will have Wapakoneta and Kenton moving on to the playoffs in the final OHSAA Football Computer Rankings.
Division III Region 8
13. Elida, 18. Shawnee, 23. Defiance
Division III Region 10
1. Wapakoneta, 16. St. Marys, 17. Celina
Division IV Region 12
4. Kenton, 18. Bath
Division V Region 16
9. Ottawa-Glandorf, 19. Van Wert
2014 OHSAA Cross Country State Championships
Division II State Cross Country Championships
Boys
11. Van Wert 233
Individuals: 54. Cade Fleming, Van Wert; 65. Jon Crowell, Defiance; 67. Connor Holliday, Van Wert; 72. Daniel Perry, Van Wert; 83. Connor Shaffer, Van Wert; 99. Ryan Rice, Van Wert; 131. Jorden Butler, Van Wert; 132. Nick Keber, Van Wert
Complete Division II Boys Results
Girls
15. Defiance 378
Individuals: 75. Emily Poling, Defiance; 89. Olivia Fett, Defiance; 104. Rachel Jones, Defiance; 107. Ashley Weidenhamer, Defiance; 115. Lindsey Wiles, Defiance; 131. Natalie Wichman, Defiance; 132. Ellie Roehrig, Defiance
10/31 WBL Football Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 18 Bath 7 Video Highlights
Elida 15 Celina 6 Video Highlights
Kenton 34 Defiance 0 Video Highlights
Wapakoneta 31 Shawnee 0 Video Highlights
St. Marys 39 Van Wert 14 Video Highlights
WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 9
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 289.3
Team Passing: Kenton 280.4
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 359.4
Scoring Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf 31.7
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 71.8
Team Passing Defense: Wapakoneta 82.7
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 154.4
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 6.6
Turnover Ratio: Wapakoneta +10
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 146.4
Passing Yards: Trent Hites, Kenton 272.2
Passing Efficiency: Kodi Morgan, Wapakoneta 145.5
Receiving Yards: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 122.2
Receptions: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 10.1
Total Offense: Trent Hites, Kenton 298.4
All-Purpose Yards: Damian Elford, Defiance 179.8
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 114 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 17.2/game
Interceptions: Sean Kirk, Celina 6
Fumble Recoveries: Spencer Chilcoat, Celina 4
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Tristan Meyer, Wapakoneta 52 points
Punting: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 39.5
Kickoff Returns: Damian Elford, Defiance 620 yards
Punt Returns: Tre Wheeler, Bath 212 yards
2014 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division II
Region 6 Regional
Celina
Division II Regional Championship at Lake
Bay Village Bay 3 Celina 0
Division II Regional Semifinal at Findlay
Celina 2 Napoleon 1
Elida District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division II District Championship at Elida
Celina 1 St. Marys 0
Division II District Semifinals at Elida
Celina 5 Wapakoneta 2
St. Marys 2 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 3 Elida 2, OT
Division II Sectional Championship at Celina
Celina 2 Shawnee 1
Division II Sectional Championship at Ottawa-Glandorf
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Bath 1
Division II Sectional Championship at St. Marys
St. Marys 6 Bryan 2
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Elida
Elida 3 Van Wert 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Bath
Bath 3 Defiance 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal at St. Marys
St. Marys 4 Kenton 0
OHSAA Football Computer Rankings – Week 9
Division III Region 8
15. Elida, 17. Shawnee, 23. Defiance
Division III Region 10
1. Wapakoneta, 16. Celina, 17. St. Marys
Division IV Region 12
3. Kenton, 14. Bath
Division V Region 16
10. Ottawa-Glandorf, 18. Van Wert
2014 OHSAA Volleyball Tournament Brackets
Division II
Ontario Regional
St. Marys
Leipsic District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Kalida District
Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf