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 (15): 26, 24, 20, 14, 11, 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
10/2 WBL Football Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 23 Bath 7
Celina 45 Elida 21
Kenton 34 Defiance 6
Wapakoneta 26 Shawnee 14
St. Marys 43 Van Wert 42
10/1 WBL Volleyball Scores
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Bath 0
Celina 3 Elida 0
Defiance 3 Kenton 0
Shawnee 3 Wapakoneta 0
St. Marys 3 Van Wert 0
9/29 OHSAA Boys Golf Districts
Division II District at Maumee Bay State Park GC
2 teams and 2 individuals qualify to State
Teams: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 322 (Alex Bellman 75, Davis Maag 81, Tyler Heckman 81, Collin Ellerbrock 90, Logan Birkemeier 85)
Individuals: 32. Zach Stoller, Van Wert 88; 51. Colton Graham, Elida 100; 55. Cal Byrum, Van Wert 105
Individual State Qualifiers: none
9/29 Volleyball Scores
Coldwater 3 Celina 0
Kenton at Riverdale
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Leipsic 2
New Bremen 3 Shawnee 1
Marion Local 3 St. Marys 0
Parkway 3 Van Wert 0
2026 WBL Boys Golf All-League Teams
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Hayden Roby, St. Marys
WBL Co-Player of the Year: Ashton Wright, Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Jay Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Hayden Roby, St. Marys
Ashton Wright, Shawnee
Tobin Amspoker, Elida
Alex Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Davis Maag, Ottawa-Glandorf
Tyler Heckman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Henry Eley, Wapakoneta
Zach Stoller, Van Wert
Sullivan Hasting, Shawnee
Ethan Frost, Wapakoneta
Rickey Phillips, Bath
Oliver Sneary, Kenton
Honorable Mention
Jacob Lee, Bath
Ethan Winner, Celina
Nate Hayman, Defiance
Bentley Steed, Elida
Anden Goldsmith, Kenton
Logan Birkimeier, Ottawa-Glandorf
Brandt McGreevy, Shawnee
Caleb Rohrbach, St. Marys
Joey Keysor, Van Wert
Graham Minnig, Wapakoneta
9/28 Volleyball Scores
Defiance 3 Bryan 0
Hardin Northern 3 Elida 0
Kenton 3 Waynesfield-Goshen 0
Crestview 3 Van Wert 0
Bluffton 3 Wapakoneta 0
9/26 Cross Country Scores
Ohio Health Invitational at Van Wert
Boys (13 teams): 1. Van Wert 50, 3. Shawnee 88, 5. Wapakoneta 135, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 245, 10. Elida 273
Girls (12 teams): 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 34, 2. Van Wert 54, 5. Wapakoneta 149, 7. Shawnee 209
Versailles Tour de Sewer
Boys (11 teams): 11. St. Marys 283
Ohio Caverns Invitational
Boys (14 teams): 5. Celina 152, 8. Kenton 197
Girls (8 teams): 1. Celina 43
2026 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament
2026 WBL Girls Tennis Tournament at UNOH
1. Shawnee 60, 2. Wapakoneta 42, 3. Celina 30, 4. Defiance 26, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 22, 6. Elida 18, 7. St. Marys 14, 8. Van Wert 12, 9. Bath 6, 10. Kenton 0
Individual WBL Champions
1st Singles: Lila Brennan, Shawnee
2nd Singles: Alivia Mack, Shawnee
3rd Singles: Riya Naroor, Shawnee
1st Doubles: Shawnee (Hanna Cox/Jia Panchal)
2nd Doubles: Shawnee (Leah Fuller/Hadassah Smith)
WBL Sportsmanship Award: Gianna Marfo, Bath
Overall Final WBL Standings
1. Shawnee 20, 2. Wapakoneta 18, 3. Celina 16, 4. Defiance 14, 5. Elida 10.5, 6. St. Marys 9.5, 7. Ottawa-Glandorf 9, 8. Van Wert 6, 9. Bath 5, 10. Kenton 2
9/25 WBL Football Scores
Elida 28 Bath 21
Celina 49 Kenton 14
Shawnee 41 Defiance 20
Ottawa-Glandorf 46 St. Marys 28
Wapakoneta 35 Van Wert 13
9/24 OHSAA Boys Golf Sectionals
Division II Sectional at Moose Landing CC
3 teams and 4 individuals qualify to District
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 303 (Alex Bellman 72, Davis Maag 78, Tyler Heckman 74, Collin Ellerbrock 79, Logan Birkemeier 83); 6. Van Wert 346; 7. Elida 356; 11. Kenton 367; 12. Bath 369
Individual District Qualifiers: 5. Cal Byrum, Van Wert 79; 8. Colton Graham, Elida 81; 11. Zach Stoller, Van Wert 83
9/24 WBL Volleyball Scores
Bath 3 Elida 0
Celina 3 Kenton 0
Defiance 3 Shawnee 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 St. Marys 0
Wapakoneta 3 Van Wert 0
2026 WBL Boys Golf Tournament
2026 WBL Boys Golf Tournament at Hidden Creek Golf Club
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 303, 2. Wapakoneta 320, 3. Shawnee 325, 4. St. Marys 331, 5. Elida 339, 6. Kenton 346, 7. Van Wert 351, 8. Defiance 354, 9. Bath 355, 10. Celina 366
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 19.5, 2. Shawnee 17.5, 3. Wapakoneta 16.5, 4. St. Marys 14.5, 5. Kenton 10.5, 6. Van Wert 9.5, 7. Elida 8, 8. Bath 5.5, 9. Celina 4.5, 10. Defiance 4
Bath (355)
Jacob Lee 89, Rickey Phillips 84, Owen Schwarm 93, Eli Ripley 102, Chase Miller 89, Liam Longmeier 98
Carter Shannon 94, Ethan Winner 88, Leo Rolfes 92, Aden Wiessinger 94, Matt Browder 128, Ayden Klinger 92
Nate Hayman 88, Breckin Troyer 93, Dallas Mendez 88, Johnny Kissner 85, Kason Parks 97, Sam Mast 107
Tobin Amspoker 78, Colton Graham 83, Layne Alarie 99, Owen Smith 101, Dallas Compton 95, Bentley Steed 83
Oliver Sneary 83, Quin Kozman 93, Austin Root 97, Anden Goldsmith 85, Brayden Lowe 88, Rhoen Goldsmith 90
Alex Bellman 72, Davis Maag 80, Tyler Heckman 75, Collin Ellerbrock 76, Logan Birkimeier 81, Collin Verhoff 81
Hayden Roby 75, Gaige Newbauer 86, Caleb Rohrbach 82, Chace Luedeke 90, Cason Meinerding 89, Hudson Roby 88
Ashton Wright 78, Sullivan Hasting 80, Nick Toutant 87, Brandt McGreevy 81, Lawson Trueblood 86, Everett Pasion 91
Zach Stoller 83, Joey Keysor 88, Cal Byrum 90, Noah Krites 90, Van Wright 98, Beau Bear 99
Anderson Hamel 85, Henry Eley 79, Graham Minnig 77, Ethan Frost 79, Kaleb Engle 88, Rylan Smith 95
9/21 Volleyball Scores
Minster 3 Celina 1
Coldwater 3 Defiance 1
Delphos Jefferson 3 Kenton 1
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Ayersville 0
St. Marys 3 Liberty-Benton 1
Wayne Trace 3 Van Wert 0
Wapakoneta 3 Allen East 0