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
10/30 OHSAA Cross Country Regionals
Boys
Division I Regional at Tiffin
Top two teams and those individuals that finish in the top 8 advance to the state.
Wapakoneta NTS (37. Axton Fosnaugh)
Individual State Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division II Regional at Tiffin
Top three teams and those individuals that finish in the top 12 advance to the state.
2. Shawnee 76 (6. Isaiah Johns, 16. Noah Williams, 17. Carter Cleaves, 26. Trevor Bowers, 34. Justin Altenbach, 48. Scottie Burden, 67. Thomas Cover), 4. Van Wert 85, 5. Defiance 103, Ottawa-Glandorf NTS
Individual State Qualifiers: 12. Hunter Sherer, Van Wert
Complete Results
Girls
Division II Regional at Tiffin
Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the state.
5. Shawnee 142, 9. Celina 213, 11. Van Wert 261, 12. Ottawa-Glandorf 276, Elida NTS, St. Marys NTS, Kenton NTS, Bath NTS, Defiance NTS
Individual State Qualifiers: 4. Kaylie Dameron, Celina; 12. Joscelyn Dameron, Celina; 15. Alaina Williams, Shawnee
Complete Results
10/29 OHSAA Football Playoff Scores
Division III First Round
5) St. Mary’s Memorial 49 12) Franklin 13
6) Wapakoneta 30 11) Dayton Dunbar 0
9) Lima Shawnee 28 8) Cincinnati Hughes 0
Division IV First Round
3) Van Wert 46 14) Rossford 0
Division V First Round
5) Ottawa-Glandorf 41 12) Doylestown Chippewa 6
6) Findlay Liberty-Benton 14 11) Lima Bath 3
St. Marys, Wapakoneta & Van Wert are ranked in Final 2021 AP Football State Poll.
St. Marys is ranked 13th and Wapakoneta is ranked 16th in Division III. Van Wert is ranked 5th in Division IV in final 2021 AP Football State Poll.
(AP) – The top teams in the final regular season Ohio Associated Press high school football polls released on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
DIVISION I
- 1. Medina (13) 10-0 164
- 2. Marysville (2) 9-0 140
- 3. Lakewood St. Edward 9-1 133
- 4. Columbus Upper Arlington (1) 10-0 107
- 5. Springfield (1) 8-1 98
- 6. St. Xavier (1) 8-2 84
- 7. New Albany 10-0 81
- 8. Lakota West 8-1 62
- 9. Pickerington Central 9-1 44
- 10. Moeller 7-3 36
Others receiving 12 or more points: Princeton 13.
DIVISION II
- 1. Kings (12) 10-0 154
- 2. Piqua (3) 9-0 147
- 3. Sunbury Big Walnut (2) 10-0 125
- 4. Medina Highland 9-1 80
- 5. Toledo Central Catholic 8-2 76
- 6. Barberton 9-1 73
- 7. Avon 8-2 70
- 8. Akron Hoban (1) 7-3 69
- 9. Cleveland Benedictine 6-2 47
- 10. Massillon Washington 8-2 39
Others receiving 12 or more points: Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 21. Anderson 17. Ashville Teays Valley 16. North Canton Hoover 13.
DIVISION III
- 1. Chardon (15) 10-0 166
- 2. Hamilton Badin (2) 9-0 149
- 3. Granville 9-0 122
- 4. Millersburg West Holmes 10-0 104
- 5. Dover 9-0 97
- 6. Norton 9-0 73
- 7. Chagrin Falls Kenston 9-1 50
- 8. Columbus Bishop Hartley 8-2 43
- 9. Bellbrook (1) 8-2 29
- 10. Aurora 8-2 28
Others receiving 12 or more points: Canfield 26. Monroe 20. St. Marys Memorial 18. Hubbard 14. Jackson 13. Wapakoneta 12.
DIVISION IV
- 1. Wyoming (14) 10-0 173
- 2. Bloom-Carroll (3) 10-0 154
- 3. Beloit West Branch 10-0 121
- 4. Clinton-Massie 8-1 98
- 5. Van Wert 9-1 88
- 6. Eaton (1) 9-1 64
- 7. St. Clairsville 9-1 58
- 8. McNicholas 8-1 57
- 9. Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph 6-1 37
- 10. Bellevue 8-2 35
Others receiving 12 or more points: Waverly 26. Clyde 25. Port Clinton 24. Cleveland Glenville 17.
DIVISION V
- 1. Kirtland (17) 9-1 176
- 2. Canfield S. Range 10-0 150
- 3. Tontogany Otsego 9-0 129
- 4. Ironton 9-1 111
- 5. Sugarcreek Garaway 10-0 103
- 6. Garrettsville Garfield 10-0 77
- 7. Piketon 9-0 58
- 8. Versailles 9-1 56
- 9. Camden Preble Shawnee (1) 10-0 46
- 10. West Lafayette Ridgewood 9-1 28
Others receiving 12 or more points: Taft 14. Elyria Catholic 13.
DIVISION VI
- 1. Archbold (10) 10-0 163
- 2. Mechanicsburg (7) 10-0 162
- 3. Columbus Grove 10-0 122
- 4. Ashland Crestview 10-0 108
- 5. Beverly Fort Frye 8-1 90
- 6. Coldwater 8-2 77
- 7. New Middletown Springfield (1) 9-1 54
- 8. Carey 9-1 47
- 9. West Jefferson 9-1 44
- 10. Columbia Station Columbia 9-1 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: Leavittsburg Labrae 23. Willow Wood Symmes Valley 17. Proctorville Fairland 14. Liberty Center 12.
DIVISION VII
- 1. Maria Stein Marion Local (18) 10-0 180
- 2. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 9-1 131
- 3. Newark Catholic 9-1 127
- 4. Norwalk St. Paul 8-1 91
- 5. Sugar Grove Berne Union 9-0 87
- 6. McComb 9-1 71
- 7. Lucas 8-1 70
- 8. New Madison Tri-Village 9-1 66
- 9. Lima Central Catholic 8-2 44
- 10. Edon 9-1 34
Others receiving 12 or more points: Shadyside 30. Glouster Trimble 16. St. Henry 14.
Final 2021 OHSAA Football Computer Ratings
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 24, 2021 (Final)10/23 OHSAA Cross Country Districts
Boys
Division I District at Findlay Owens Community College
Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.
8. Wapakoneta 198, 9. Celina 200
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 11. Axton Fosnaugh, Wapakoneta
Complete Results
Division II District at Columbus Grove
Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.
1. Van Wert 68, 2. Defiance 68, 3. Shawnee 84, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 148, 6. St. Marys 157, 9. Kenton 238, 10. Bath 245, 11. Elida 307
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 16. Ty Buckland, Ottawa-Glandorf
Complete Results
Girls
Division I District at Findlay Owens Community College
Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 12 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.
8. Wapakoneta 204
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division II District at Findlay Owens Community College
Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.
4. Celina 109
Individual Regional Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division II District at Columbus Grove
Qualifiers: Top four teams and those individuals that finish in the top 16 advance to the regional tournament at Tiffin.
1. Shawnee 63, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 68, 4. Van Wert 113, 6. St. Marys 146, 7. Defiance 148, 8. Kenton 152, Bath NTS, Elida NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 9. Emily Durham, Elida; 10. Maria Jutte, St. Marys; 11. Mira Horvath, Defiance; 14. Kyla Fallis, Bath; 15. Kylie Allmon, Kenton
Complete Results
10/22 WBL Football Scores
Van Wert 51 Bath 7
St. Marys 35 Celina 0
Wapakoneta 27 Defiance 6
Shawnee 23 Elida 17, 2OT
Ottawa-Glandorf 41 Kenton 0
10/20 OHSAA Girls Soccer Sectionals
Division I Sectional Championship
Perrysburg 3 Wapakoneta 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 11 Van Wert 0
2021 OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 19, 2021 (Entering Week 10)
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 19, 2021 (Entering Week 10)10/19 OHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Elida 3 Woodward 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 3 Bath 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Defiance 3 Van Wert 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Shawnee 3 Rogers 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Ontario 3 Kenton 0
2021 WBL Volleyball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Kaleigh Palmer, Wapakoneta
WBL Coach of the Year: Phil Bange, Celina
1st Team
Brooklyn Bourne, Celina
Payton Bertke, Celina
Kylie Vorhees, Elida
Erin Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Miya Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf
Karrington Green, Shawnee
Kaleigh Palmer, Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Lili Green, Bath
Summer Wilson, Celina
Addisyn Freeman, Elida
Katie Kaufman, Ottawa-Glandorf
Brynn Clark, St. Marys
Gracie Freiberger, Shawnee
3rd Team
Clair Foust, Bath
Amelia Lutz, Celina
Elizabeth Hoffman, Defiance
Cadence Miller, Elida
Kelly Cooper, Shawnee
Carlee Young, Van Wert
Reyna Woodruff, Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Claire Armentrout, Bath
Sydnee Davis, Celina
Grayce Jones, Defiance
Olivia Hollstein, Elida
Brynn Butler, Kenton
Ella Stauffer, Ottawa-Glandorf
Halle Huston, St. Marys
Paige Maxwell, Shawnee
Maria Bagley, Van Wert
Carlie Schroeder, Wapakoneta
10/18 OHSAA Boys Soccer Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Upper Sandusky 4 Van Wert 1
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Elida 2 Liberty-Benton 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 2 Defiance 1
2021 WBL Cross Country Championships
2021 WBL Cross Country Championships at Kenton
Boys
1. Defiance 44, 2. Van Wert 56, 3. Shawnee 62, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 108, 5. St. Marys 140, 6. Wapakoneta 177, 7. Celina 196, 8. Kenton 207, 9. Bath 209, 10. Elida 278
Girls
1. Shawnee 46, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 85, 3. Van Wert 96, 4. Wapakoneta 116, 5. Celina 125, 6. St. Marys 125, 7. Defiance 133, 8. Kenton 151, 9. Elida NTS, 9. Bath NTS
10/16 OHSAA Girls Tennis Districts
Division I District at Port Clinton
Two singles and two doubles team winners to the State Tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
State Qualifiers
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles | Doubles
Division II District at Port Clinton
Four singles and four doubles team winners to the State Tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center
State Qualifiers
Singles: none
Doubles: 2. Bath (Elena Oliver/Anne Oliver)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles