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
Van Wert and Defiance ranked in the 2nd Boys Basketball State Poll.
2 WBL schools were ranked in the AP State Boys Basketball Poll. Van Wert is ranked 3rd and Defiance is ranked 16th in Division II.
AP Ohio Boys Basketball State Poll
Division I
1, Cincinnati Moeller (18) 12-0 243
2, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 13-1 180
3, Gahanna Lincoln (1) 11-0 165
4, Columbus Northland (1) 8-0 149
5, Massillon Jackson (2) 9-1 146
6, Westerville South 10-0 110
7, Toledo St. John’s (2) 9-1 109
8, Liberty Twp. Lakota East 10-0 60
9, Toledo Whitmer 9-0 46
10, Garfield Heights (1) 10-0 35
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Warren Harding 32. 12, Mentor 28. 13, Huber Hts. Wayne 22. 14, Trotwood-Madison 16. 15, Lakewood St. Edward 12.
Division II
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 10-2 239
2, Chillicothe 8-1 180
3, Van Wert (2) 10-0 163
4, Carrollton (3) 11-0 161
5, Akron Buchtel (1) 8-1 142
6, Zanesville 9-2 114
7, Circleville Logan Elm 9-1 92
8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 9-1 59
9, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 6-3 43
10, St. Paris Graham 8-1 38
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Cin. North College Hill 33. 12, Shelby 21. 13, Akron SVSM (1) 19. 14, Kettering Alter 18. 14, Columbus Hartley 18. 16, Defiance 16.
Division III
1, Archbold (21) 12-0 248
2, Piketon (1) 11-0 190
3, Cincinnati Taft (3) 11-1 189
4, Chesapeake (1) 9-0 171
5, Akron Manchester 9-1 134
6, Lima Central Catholic 8-2 128
7, Casstown Miami East 8-1 97
8, Oak Hill 8-2 70
9, Cin. Summit Country Day 11-1 31
10, Orwell Grand Valley 8-1 26
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 21. 11, Sugarcreek Garaway 21. 13, St. Clairsville 18. 14, Leavittsburg Labrae 13. 14, Jamestown Greeneview 13.
Division IV
1, Dayton Jefferson (15) 9-2 240
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (8) 12-0 224
3, Continental (1) 10-1 172
4, Berlin Hiland (1) 10-1 155
5, McComb 9-0 143
6, Ft. Recovery 9-1 99
7, Springfield Catholic Central 9-1 92
8, Richmond Heights 10-0 88
9, Columbus Grove 8-1 48
10, Bedford Chanel (1) 8-2 27
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 25. 12, Vanlue 20. 13, Salineville Southern 18. 14, McDonald 16. 15, Kalida 12.
3 WBL teams ranked in the initial Boys Basketball AP Poll.
The first weekly AP Boys Basketball Poll was released and the WBL was represented in Division II by Van Wert at 4th and Defiance at 15th. Ottawa-Glandorf was ranked 10th in Division III.
Weekly Ohio Boys Basketball AP Poll
Division I
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Massillon Jackson (18) 7-0 211
2, Cincinnati Moeller (2) 11-0 184
3, Cincinnati La Salle (1) 11-1 108
4, Gahanna Lincoln 7-0 89
5, Columbus Northland (2) 6-0 83
6, Westerville S. 9-0 76
7, Toledo St. John’s (1) 8-1 62
8, Mentor 7-3 60
9, Garfield Heights 8-0 52
10, (tie) Lakota East 9-0 50
10, (tie) Toledo Whitmer 7-0 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 12, Warren Harding 46. 13, Huber Heights Wayne (1) 38. 14, Cin. Withrow 37. 15, North Canton Hoover 36. 16, Dublin Coffman 34. 17, Trotwood-Madison 32. 18, Upper Arlington 30. 19, Mt. Vernon 25. 20, Vandalia Butler 18. 21, Canton McKinley 12. 21, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 12.
Division II
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Dunbar (19) 7-1 237
2, Chillicothe 6-1 117
3, Circleville Logan Elm (1) 8-0 85
4, Van Wert 8-0 74
5, Carrollton (1) 9-0 73
6, (tie) Akron Buchtel (1) 5-1 72
6, (tie) Youngstown Mooney (1) 5-2 72
8, Cin. North College Hill (1) 6-1 69
9, Zanesville 8-2 59
10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 8-1 57
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Dayton Thurgood Marshall 54. 12, St. Paris Graham (1) 49. 13, Struthers 48. 14, Shelby 45. 15, Defiance 42. 16, Eaton 39. 17, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 28. 17, Vincent Warren 28. 19, Delaware Buckeye Valley 22. 20, Akron SVSM (1) 21. 21, Canal Winchester 16. 22, Urbana 15. 22, Cols. DeSales 15. 22, Cols. Hartley 15. 25, Chagrin Falls Kenston 13. 26, Cle. Hay 12.
Division III
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Archbold (10) 11-0 195
2, Cincinnati Taft (4) 8-0 150
3, Akron Manchester (1) 9-0 126
4, Piketon (2) 10-0 124
5, Oak Hill (2) 8-0 113
6, Lima Central Catholic (6) 7-2 112
7, Chesapeake 7-0 101
8, Casstown Miami East 7-1 64
9, Orwell Grand Valley 7-0 52
10, Ottawa-Glandorf 7-2 50
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Ironton 35. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 30. 12, Marion Pleasant 30. 14, Sugarcreek Garaway 25. 15, Newton Falls 24. 15, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 24. 17, West Jefferson 23. 17, Jamestown Greeneview 23. 17, St. Clairsville 23. 20, Tinora 19. 21, Jeromesville Hillsdale 13. 22, Middletown Madison 12.
Division IV
SCHOOL RECORD PTS
1, Dayton Jefferson (10) 7-1 204
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (5) 11-0 140
3, Continental (4) 8-1 138
4, Springfield Catholic Central (1) 8-0 114
5, Berlin Hiland (1) 9-1 93
6, McComb (1) 8-0 88
7, Ft. Recovery 8-1 82
8, Columbus Grove (1) 7-0 81
9, Richmond Heights 8-0 76
10, Vanlue (1) 10-0 47
OTHERS RECEIVING 12 OR MORE POINTS: 11, Reedsville Eastern 46. 12, Tree of Life 44. 13, Ft. Loramie 35. 14, McDonald 33. 14, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 33. 16, Salineville Southern 31. 17, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 27. 17, Bedford Chanel (1) 27. 19, Edgerton 24. 20, Arcanum 19. 21, Ottawa Hills 17. 22, Kalida 13.
Van Wert’s Ross Thatcher signed to participate in track at Huntington University.
Van Wert’s Ross Thatcher signed a letter-of-intent to participate in track at NAIA Division II Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana.
Van Wert’s Nick Kallas has verbally committed to run Cross Country and Track and Field at NCAA Division III Muskingum College.
Van Wert’s Nick Kallas has verbally committed to run Cross Country and Track and Field at NCAA Division III Muskingum College.
2002 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division II
Regional
Elida
Granville 1 Elida 0
Elida 1 Canal Fulton Northwest 0
Region 6
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Elida 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 1
Elida 1 Shawnee 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Napoleon 2
Shawnee 2 Wapakoneta 1
Elida 4 Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Defiance 0
Wapakoneta 1 St. Marys 0 (Shootout 4-2)
Celina 4 Upper Sandusky 0
Elida 5 Kenton 0
Bryan defeated Van Wert
Defiance defeated Bath
2001 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets
Division I
Region 2
Celina
Findlay 3 Celina 0
Celina 6 Bowling Green 5 (Shootout)
Division II
State Final 4
Shawnee
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 3 Shawnee 0
Regional
Shawnee
Shawnee 2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 1
Shawnee 3 Bay Village Bay 2
Region 6
Bath, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Shawnee 1 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 3 Elida 2
Ottawa-Glandorf 1 Defiance 0 (Shootout)
Shawnee 5 Wapakoneta 0
Elida 2 Kenton 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 2 Bryan 0
Defiance 3 Napoleon 0
Wapakoneta 2 Upper Sandusky 1
Kenton 3 St. Marys 2 (Shootout)
Bryan 2 Bath 0
Napoleon 2 Van Wert 0