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
4/2 WBL Softball Scores
Elida 14 Kenton 9
Non-League:
Bath 9 Fort Recovery 8
Defiance 15 Findlay 5, 6 inn.
Defiance 3 Elmwood 2
Paulding 11 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 6 inn.
Shawnee 8 Spencerville 0
Shawnee 23 Spencerville 4, 5 inn.
St. Marys 5 Bluffton 0
St. Marys 8 Bluffton 7
Bryan 7 Van Wert 2, 8 inn.
Bryan 14 Van Wert 12, 9 inn.
Parkway 7 Wapakoneta 6
Wapakoneta 11 Parkway 5
4/2 Boys Tennis Scores
Lima City Tournament at UNOH
1. Bath 28, 2. Lima Central Catholic 25, 3. Marion Harding 24, 4. Elida 17, 5. Bluffton 8, 6. Lima Senior 7
Tipp City Invitational
1. Beavercreek, 2. Shawnee, 3. Sidney
Bryan 5 Van Wert 0
4/1 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Bath at Wapakoneta (ppd)
Celina at Defiance (ppd)
Van Wert at Kenton (ppd)
Ottawa-Glandorf at Shawnee (ppd)
3/31 Softball Scores
Coldwater 6 Bath 5
Parkway 18 Celina 15
Defiance at Archbold (ppd)
Elida at Lima Central Catholic (ppd)
Kenton 6 Marion Harding 2
Ottawa-Glandorf at Bluffton (ppd)
Shawnee at St. Henry (ppd)
Bowling Green 9 St. Marys 0
Crestview at Van Wert (ppd)
Wapakoneta 15 Marion Local 0, 6 inn.
3/30 Baseball Scores
Lima Central Catholic 12 Bath 3
Upper Sandusky 10 Kenton 3
Van Wert 4 Lincolnview 1
3/30 Softball Scores
Bath 16 Lima Central Catholic 1, 5 inn.
Elida 10 Crestview 0, 6 inn.
Upper Sandusky 9 Kenton 5
Bellefontaine 10 Shawnee 0, 5 inn.
Lincolnview 7 Van Wert 0
3/5 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District at Norwalk
Four from each weight class will advance to State
5. St. Marys 119, 13. Celina 50, 15. Wapakoneta 47, 21. Defiance 23, 25. Elida 17, 40. Shawnee 3, 41. Ottawa-Glandorf 2, 41. Van Wert 2
State Qualifiers:
106: 3. Tate Hisey 9, St. Marys (42-2)
113: 1. Tyler Hisey 12, St. Marys (44-0); 4. Mason Ducat 9, Defiance (46-11)
120: 1. Trevor Hisey 12, St. Marys (45-1)
132: 3. Landon Engle 12, Celina (44-1)
150: 3. Conner Douglass 12, Elida (38-3)
157: 4. Jaden King 12, Celina (43-4)
165: 3. Garret Donovan 12, St. Marys (38-7)
285: 4. Cael Rostorfer 12, Wapakoneta (43-9)
Division III District at Troy
Four from each weight class will advance to State
23. Bath 20, 29. Kenton 17
State Qualifiers:
150: 4. Ezekiel Burkholder 12, Bath (38-6)
2022 OHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Brackets
Division I
Millbury – Sectional/District
Wapakoneta
Division II
Paulding – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert
Ashland – Sectional/District
Kenton
Division III
Region 10 – Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Elida – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf
2/26 OHSAA Wrestling Sectionals
Division II Sectional Tournament at Defiance
Four from each weight class at Clyde, Defiance, and Sandusky will advance to the District at Norwalk.
2. St. Marys 220, 4. Wapakoneta 145, 5. Celina 143, 7. Defiance 97, 8. Elida 59.5, 10. Shawnee 35, 11. Van Wert 33, 12. Ottawa-Glandorf 16
Brackets/Placers/Results
District Qualifiers:
106: 1. Tate Hisey, St. Marys; 4. Caden Mellott, Wapakoneta
113: 1. Tyler Hisey, St. Marys; 3. Mason Ducat, Defiance
120: 1. Trevor Hisey, St. Marys; 4. Gavino Martinez, Defiance
126: 2. Brycen Miracle, Celina
132: 1. Landon Engle, Celina; 3. Gavin Hall, Wapakoneta
138: 2. Zack King, Celina; 3. Dennis Sudduth, Van Wert
144: 3. Owen Thomas, Ottawa-Glandorf; 4. Alex Francis, Defiance
150: 1. Conner Douglass, Elida; 3. Corbin Mitchell, Wapakoneta; 4. Keegan Sharpe, St. Marys
157: 3. Jaden King, Celina
165: 1. Garret Donovan, St. Marys; 4. Spencer Thompson, Defiance
175: 2. Dominic Tracy, Defiance; 3. Jace Knous, Wapakoneta; 4. Tyler Carlin, Celina
190: 1. Jace Schaefer, St. Marys; 4. Alex Stachler, Celina
215: 1. Carter Sharpe, St. Marys; 2. Trevor Houts, Wapakoneta; 4. Preston Coppler, Shawnee
285: 1. Cael Rostorfer, Wapakoneta; 4. Braden Saeler, St. Marys
Division III Sectional Tournament at Lima Central Catholic
Four from each weight class at LCC will advance to the District Tournament in Southwest Ohio.
7. Bath 82.5, 11. Kenton 57
Brackets | Placers | Results
District Qualifiers:
106: 2. Carter Deppe, Bath
113: none
120: 4. Jaxon Richey, Bath
126: none
132: 2. Logan Brown, Kenton
138: 1. Anthony Hunt, Kenton
144: none
150: 2. Ezekiel Burkholder, Bath
157: 4. Landen Elliott, Kenton
165: 4. Nolan Deppe, Bath
175: none
190: none
215: none
285: none
2/25 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Lima Senior
St. Marys 52 Celina 28
Wauseon 56 Van Wert 53, OT
Division II Sectional Championships at Paulding
Napoleon 53 Defiance 41
Shawnee 54 Wapakoneta 45
Division III Sectional Championship at Elida
Ottawa-Glandorf 63 Coldwater 40
Division III Sectional Championship at Miller City
Bluffton 43 Bath 32
2/22 WBL Wrestling Scores
Van Wert 62 Kenton 6
2021-22 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Bradyn Shaw – Defiance
Cayden Zachrich – Defiance
Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Brady Wheeler – Shawnee
Austin Parks – St. Marys
Aidan Pratt – Van Wert
2nd Team
Josh Rasawehr – Celina
Eli Schmenk – Ottawa-Glandorf
Austin Miller – Shawnee
Garrett Gunter – Van Wert
Kaden Siefring – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Jonah Wauben – Bath
Zori Island – Elida
Theo Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
Carter Schimmoeller – Ottawa-Glandorf
Evan Angstmann – St. Marys
Braeden Goulet – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Britton Hall – Bath
Quinn Andrew – Celina
Isaac Schlatter – Defiance
Jackson Covault – Elida
Jarrett Jolliff – Kenton
Carson Fuka – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ja’Mari Johnson – Shawnee
Jace Turner – St. Marys
Ethan Brown – Van Wert
Grant Bauer – Wapakoneta
2021-22 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
1st Team
Ava Craddock – Bath – Senior
Erin Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Senior
Zoe Best – Shawnee – Sophomore
Grace Freiberger – Shawnee – Sophomore
Kendall Dieringer – St. Marys – Senior
Sofi Houg – Van Wert – Junior
2nd Team
Rachel Clark – Bath – Junior
Addisyn Freeman – Elida – Junior
Katie Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf – Sophomore
Noelle Ruane – St. Marys – Senior
Kyra Welch – Van Wert – Junior
Addy Allen – Wapakoneta – Senior
3rd Team
Elena Oliver – Bath – Junior
Taylor Klingshirn – Celina – Junior
Mira Horvath – Defiance – Junior
Elli Mitchell – Elida – Senior
Cece Warcham – Shawnee – Junior
Nikane Ambos – Wapakoneta – Senior
Honorable Mention
Claire Foust – Bath – Sophomore
Kyilla Billingsley – Celina – Junior
Olivia Moats – Defiance – Senior
Bella Lopez – Elida – Junior
Tatum Miller – Kenton – Junior
Chloee Glenn – Ottawa-Glandorf – Junior
Ania Pearson – Shawnee – Junior
Karsyn McGlothen – St. Marys – Senior
Carlee Young – Van Wert – Senior
Allie Willson – Wapakoneta – Senior
2/19 OHSAA Girls Basketball Sectionals
Division I Sectional Semifinal at Fostoria
Wapakoneta 41 Mansfield Madison 36
Division II Sectional Semifinal at Ayersville
Elida 41 Van Wert 32
Division II Sectional Semifinals at Patrick Henry
St. Marys 56 Rogers 48
Bryan 61 Defiance 10
Division III Sectional Semifinal at Lincolnview
Ottawa-Glandorf 57 Fostoria 26
2/18 WBL Boys Basketball Scores
Van Wert 54 Bath 46
St. Marys 59 Celina 37
Defiance 40 Wapakoneta 31
Shawnee 74 Elida 56
Ottawa-Glandorf 74 Kenton 37