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
9/18 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
Bath 5 Van Wert 1
Celina 1 St. Marys 1
Wapakoneta 7 Defiance 1
Shawnee 0 Elida 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 7 Kenton 1
9/18 Girls Soccer Scores
Kalida 5 Kenton 0
Shawnee 1 Miller City 0
St. Marys at Delphos Jefferson
Lima Senior 3 Van Wert 0
9/18 WBL Volleyball Scores
St. Marys 3 Bath 0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-17)
Celina 3 Wapakoneta 0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-16)
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Defiance 0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-15)
Van Wert 3 Elida 0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-20)
Shawnee 3 Kenton 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-21)
WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 3
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 328.7
Team Passing: Defiance 269.7
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 434.7
Scoring Offense: Ottawa-Glandorf 35.0
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 50.7
Team Passing Defense: Wapakoneta 101.7
Total Team Defense: Wapakoneta 152.3
Scoring Defense: Wapakoneta 6.7
Turnover Ratio: Ottawa-Glandorf +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 133.3
Passing Yards: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 269.7
Passing Efficiency: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 149.1
Receiving Yards: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 137.0
Receptions: Colyn Blackford, Kenton 9.7
Total Offense: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 360.3
All-Purpose Yards: Damian Elford, Defiance 200.3
Scoring: Damian Elford, Defiance 42 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 18.0/game
Interceptions: Jake Kahle, Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Fumble Recoveries: 4 tied with 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Clayton Trogdlon, St. Marys 14 points
Punting: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 42.0
Kickoff Returns: Kollin Stollar, Kenton 165 yards
Punt Returns: Zach Buhrer, Defiance 90 yards
9/16 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 20 Van Wert 0
St. Marys at Celina (ppd)
Wapakoneta 9 Defiance 0
Elida 2 Shawnee 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Kenton 0
9/15 WBL Boys Golf Scores
Kenton 159, Celina 182
Celina (Jimmy Luebke 44, Steven Fleck 44, David Jenkins 46, Jake Smalley 48)
Kenton (Britton Hensel 35 (Medalist), Anthony McKee 37, Luke Nichols 41, Nate Osborn 46)
Defiance at Shawnee (ppd to 9/16)
Ottawa-Glandorf at St. Marys
Wapakoneta 169, Van Wert 177
Van Wert (Brandon Hernandez 39, Jared Hernandez 41, Gabe Rollins 44, Jacob Covey 53, Colton Deschner 58, Daniel Magowan 60)
Wapakoneta (Drew Wayman 37, Nick Bruns 43, Jared Miller 44, Lucas Lightle 45, Wesley Ruedebusch 51, Kyle Huffman 51)
9/15 WBL Boys Soccer Scores
St. Marys 4 Bath 2
Wapakoneta at Celina
Ottawa-Glandorf 5 Defiance 1
Elida 3 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 4 Kenton 0
9/15 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Elida at Bath (ppd to 9/18)
Shawnee at Defiance (ppd to 9/16)
St. Marys at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd to TBA)
Wapakoneta at Van Wert (ppd to 9/19)
Celina at Kenton
9/13 Cross Country Results
O-G Blue/Gold Invitational
Boys Blue (18 teams)
1. Van Wert 45, 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 220, 8. St. Marys 243, 10. Bath 275, 14. Kenton 324, 17. Elida 391
Complete Results
Girls Blue (13 teams)
1. Van Wert 69, 4. St. Marys 116, 8. Kenton 224, 12. Ottawa-Glandorf 292, 13. Bath 339, Elida (no team score)
Complete Results
Galion CC Festival
Division I Boys (30 teams)
22. Wapakoneta 603
Complete Results
Division I Girls (28 teams)
23. Wapakoneta 551
Complete Results
Division II Boys (26 teams)
7. Celina 249, 16. Shawnee 427
Complete Results
Division II Girls (24 teams)
9. Celina 303, 22. Shawnee 541
Complete Results
9/13 Boys Golf Scores
Tom Pickerel Invitational
2. Bath 330, 9. Elida 393
RHS Golf Invitational (12 teams)
2. Kenton 334
Delphos Jefferson Invitational
13. Ottawa-Glandorf 390
Jordan Moeller Classic (17 teams)
1. Celina 337, 6. Shawnee 367, 8. Van Wert 381, 9. St. Marys 386
9/12 WBL Football Scores
Bath 42 Defiance 33 Video Highlights
Ottawa-Glandorf 25 Celina 7 Video Highlights
Wapakoneta 17 Elida 0 Video Highlights
Kenton 26 St. Marys 7 Video Highlights
Van Wert 23 Shawnee 7 Video Highlights
WBL Football Leaders & Stats – Week 2
Team Leaders
Team Offense
Team Rushing: St. Marys 424.0
Team Passing: Defiance 287.0
Team Total Offense: St. Marys 530.5
Scoring Offense: St. Marys 45.5
Team Defense
Team Rushing Defense: Wapakoneta 63.0
Team Passing Defense: Celina 57.5
Total Team Defense: Celina 148.5
Scoring Defense: Celina 1.5
Turnover Ratio: Ottawa-Glandorf +5
Individual Leaders
Individual Offense per Game
Rushing Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 173.5
Passing Yards: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 287.0
Passing Efficiency: Dustin Howell, St. Marys 182.1
Receiving Yards: Clark Etzler, Elida 129.0
Receptions: Jake Meyer, Defiance & Colyn Blackford, Kenton 7.5
Total Offense: Alex Gonzalez, Defiance 392.5
All-Purpose Yards: Eric Spicer, St. Marys 198.0
Scoring: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys & Logan Alexander, Elida 36 points
Individual Defense
Tackles: Tristan Reichelderfer, Kenton 19.0/game
Interceptions: Jake Kahle, Ottawa-Glandorf 3
Fumble Recoveries: Seth Kuhlman, Kenton & Spencer Chilcoat, Celina 2
Individual Special Teams
Kick Scoring: Clayton Trogdlon, St. Marys 13 points
Punting: Isaac Fitzgerald, St. Marys 44.0
Kickoff Returns: Kollin Stollar, Kenton 161 yards
Punt Returns: Zach Buhrer, Defiance 90 yards
9/11 WBL Boys Golf Scores
Bath 150, Kenton 166
Shawnee 168, Celina 171
Defiance 166, Van Wert 186
Ottawa-Glandorf 177, Elida 191
St. Marys 166, Wapakoneta 172
9/11 Boys Soccer Scores
New Knoxville at Celina (ppd to 9/22)
Elida 1 Bryan 0
Lima Senior 8 Van Wert 1
Wapakoneta 4 Kalida 0
9/11 WBL Girls Soccer Scores
Bath 6 St. Marys 2
Celina 4 Wapakoneta 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 9 Defiance 0
Elida 10 Van Wert 0
Shawnee 1 Kenton 0