Van Wert Cougars

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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

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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

10/23 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

2021 OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 19, 2021 (Entering Week 10)

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 19, 2021 (Entering Week 10)
Top 16 schools from each region in the final report Oct. 24 will qualify for the playoffs.
Division III
Region 10 – 19. Defiance (3-6) 3.9222
Region 12 – 2. St. Marys Memorial (7-2) 20.4556, 5. Wapakoneta (7-2) 18.4, 9. Lima Shawnee (5-4) 10.8667, 18. Elida (4-5) 5.7167, 27. Celina (1-8) 0.5556
Division IV
Region 14 – 2. Van Wert (8-1) 20.0667, 24. Kenton (0-9) 0.0000
Division V
Region 18 – 5. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-3) 16.4343, 11. Lima Bath (5-4) 8.15

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

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

Complete Results

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

Complete Results

Middle School Results: Boys | Girls

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

2021 OHSAA Volleyball Tournament Brackets

Division I
Region 2 – Bascom – Sectional/District
Wapakoneta

Division II
Regional/State
Elida

Region 7 – Leipsic – Sectional/District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert

Region 7 – Attica – Sectional/District
Kenton

Division III
Region 10 – Kalida – Sectional/District
Ottawa-Glandorf

2021 OHSAA Boys Soccer Tournament Brackets

Division II
Regional/State
Shawnee

Region 6 – Elida – Sectional/District
Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta

Division III
Region 10 – Kalida – Sectional/District
Bath

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