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 (12): 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
10/28 OHSAA Cross Country Regionals
Division I Regional at Tiffin
Top 2 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 8 positions will advance to State.
Boys
7. Shawnee 167, Wapakoneta NTS
State Individual Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Girls
Wapakoneta NTS
State Individual Qualifiers: none
Complete Results
Division II Regional at Tiffin
Top 4 teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 16 positions will advance to State.
Boys
3. Van Wert 92, 4. Celina 105, 7. Defiance 150, Ottawa-Glandorf NTS, Bath NTS, St. Marys NTS
State Individual Qualifiers: 1. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 7. Jacob Wireman, Bath; 10. Cole Batt, Defiance; 14. Everett Bensman, Bath
Complete Results
Girls
2. Ottawa-Glandorf 76, 6. Kenton 165, 10. Shawnee 218, Celina NTS
State Individual Qualifiers: 9. Addi Manns, Kenton; 11. Jennalee Dameron, Celina; 13. Jenna Stump, Shawnee
Complete Results
10/27 OHSAA Football Playoff Regionals
Division III, Region 10 1st Round
Defiance 14 Bay Village Bay 7
Division III, Region 12 1st Round
Celina 49 Hillsboro 7
Division III, Region 12 1st Round
Wapakoneta 63 New Richmond 21
Division III, Region 12 1st Round
Butler 17 Elida 0
Division IV, Region 14 1st Round
Glenville 44 Bath 0
Division IV, Region 14 1st Round
St. Marys 42 Wauseon 14
Division IV, Region 14 1st Round
Van Wert 48 River Valley 30
2023 OHSAA Football Playoff Brackets
Division III – Region 10
Defiance
Division III – State Semifinal
Celina
Division III – Region 12
Wapakoneta, Celina, Elida
Division IV – Region 14
Van Wert, St. Marys, Bath
2023 Final OHSAA Football Computer Ratings
Top 16 from each region qualify for the playoffs.
Division III – Region 10
9. Defiance 17.6
Division III – Region 12
5. Wapakoneta 21.4, 6. Celina 20.85, 13. Elida 9.35, 27. Shawnee 0
Division IV – Region 14
6. Van Wert 15.95, 8. St. Marys 13.2, 15. Bath 6.5, 20. Kenton 3.95
Division V – Region 18
23. Ottawa-Glandorf 0.55
10/21 OHSAA Cross Country Districts
Division I District at Findlay Owens
Boys (12 teams)
3 boys’ teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin
3. Shawnee 109, 6. Wapakoneta 168
Regional Qualifiers: 9. Axton Fosnaugh, Wapakoneta
Complete Results
Girls (9 teams)
3 girls’ teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin
7. Wapakoneta 168
Regional Qualifiers: 4. Kenzie Schneider, Wapakoneta
Complete Results
Division II District at Findlay Owens
Girls (15 teams)
5 girls’ teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 20 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin
5. Shawnee 116
Regional Qualifiers: n/a
Complete Results
Division II District at Columbus Grove
Boys (13 teams)
4 boys’ teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 16 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin
2. Van Wert 69, 3. Defiance 119, 4. Celina 123, 5. Ottawa-Glandorf 129, 7. St. Marys 190, 8. Bath 192, 10. Kenton 254, Elida NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 1. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 6. Jacob Wireman, Bath; 9. Everett Bensman, Bath, 16. Gavin Luebke, St. Marys
Girls (11 teams)
3 girls’ teams and those individuals not on a qualifying team who finish in the top 12 positions will advance to the Regional Tournament in Tiffin
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 32, 2. Kenton 82, 5. Celina 152, 6. Defiance 152, 7. Van Wert 153, 9. St. Marys 199, Bath NTS, Elida NTS
Individual Regional Qualifiers: 5. Jennalee Dameron, Celina
10/20 WBL Football Scores
St. Marys 31 Bath 0
Wapakoneta 30 Celina 3
Defiance 14 Ottawa-Glandorf 10
Van Wert 35 Elida 14
Kenton 28 Shawnee 14
10/19 OHSAA Volleyball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Championships at Shawnee
Shawnee 3 Fostoria 0
Celina 3 Defiance 0
Division II Sectional Championship at Liberty-Benton
St. Marys 3 Kenton 0
Liberty-Benton 3 Van Wert 0
10/17 OHSAA Girls Soccer Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Bath 8 Van Wert 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 6 Kenton 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Celina 3 Defiance 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Shawnee 7 Elida 2
10/16 OHSAA Boys Soccer Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
St. Marys 8 Defiance 0
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Napoleon 6 Bath 1
Division II Sectional Championship
Elida 2 Kenton 0
Division II Sectional Championship
Celina 10 Van Wert 0
2023 WBL Boys Soccer All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Kyle Beach – Wapakoneta
WBL Co-Coaches of the Year: Ryan Jenkins – Celina, James Holtzapple – St. Marys, Jason Hoehn – Shawnee
1st Team
Reece Highley – Celina
Wyatt Chapman – Celina
Gabe Adcock – Elida
Joel Bowman – Kenton
Ethan Yoder – Kenton
Caleb Miller – Shawnee
Alex McGuire – Shawnee
Cody Birt – St. Marys
Vincent Holtzapple – St. Marys
Kyle Beach – Wapakoneta
Austin Bump – Wapakoneta
Gavin Morman – Ottawa-Glandorf
2nd Team
Sam Burkholder – Bath
Zach Greber – Celina
Jake Knapke – Celina
Tanner Layman – Elida
Troy Brown – Kenton
Angel Coca – Wapakoneta
Ethan Parlapiano – Shawnee
Noah Scheid – Shawnee
Ross Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
Reece Triplett – St. Marys
Braden Keller – St. Marys
3rd Team
Landyn Vreeland – Bath
Max Baumstark – Celina
Austin Loughridge – Celina
Skylar Kirk – Elida
Micah Bowman – Kenton
Isaac Macke – Ottawa-Glandorf
Drew Neidemire – Shawnee
Hunter Drury – Shawnee
Doug Ruppert – St. Marys
Aiden Jeffries – St. Marys
Ross Honiford – Wapakoneta
Honorable Mention
Bath: Bryce Hoehn
Celina: Karsyn Smalley
Defiance: Jameson Burriss
Elida: Eben Jackson
Kenton: Marlon Lopez
Ottawa-Glandorf: Jayden Oliver
St. Marys: Bradey Triplett
Shawnee: Jakob Deitering
Van Wert: Mason Brinkman
Wapakoneta: Ethan Eisert
2023 WBL Girls Soccer All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Myka Aldrich – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Michelle Maag – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Hailey Hale – Bath
Ellie Hitchcock – Celina
Jojo Knight – Elida
Myka Aldrich – Ottawa-Glandorf
Makenna Siefker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Mackenzie Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Bri Douglas – Ottawa-Glandorf
Kamryn Morris – Shawnee
Ella Jacobs – St. Marys
Aerial Fast – St. Marys
Audrey Sparks – Wapakoneta
Maddison Springer – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
McKenna O’Keif – Bath
Faith Clark – Bath
Jacci Felver – Celina
Lexi Good – Elida
Carlie Brinkman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Savannah Recker – Ottawa-Glandorf
Cameron Ridenour – Shawnee
Sophie Menker – St. Marys
Reagan Allemeier – St. Marys
Grace Burnfield – Wapakoneta
Karlie Wallace – Bath
3rd Team
Tatum Walsh – Bath
Alex Kimmel – Celina
Eliza Ramirez – Defiance
Kendall Rittenhouse – Defiance
Carmen Blaine – Elida
Addy Haudenschield – Kenton
Madelyn Hovest – Ottawa-Glandorf
Karsyn Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Chloe Cleaves – Shawnee
Kendal Davis – St. Marys
Paige Olberding – Wapakonta
Honorable Mention
Bath: Hadyn O’Donnell
Celina: Paige Veit
Defiance: Alex Fernandez
Elida: Brianna Patrick
Kenton: Ruby Styer
Ottawa-Glandorf: Megan Horstman
St. Marys: Kelly Holsinger
Shawnee: Bella Hile
Van Wert: Sydney Dowler
Wapakoneta: Gabby Raney
2023 WBL Volleyball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Brooke Hutchins – Shawnee
1st Team
Claire Foust – Bath
Allison Schwieterman -Celina
Mylee Sapp – Celina
Sienna Fry – Ottawa-Glandorf
Brynn Clark – St. Marys
Kelly Cooper – Shawnee
Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
2nd Team
Karleigh Hoffman – Defiance
Addysen Sneary – Elida
Syerra Greber – St. Marys
Karleigh Hutchins – Shawnee
Addie Maxwell – Shawnee
Emily Van Horn – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Claire Armentrout – Bath
Ava Knapke – Celina
Abby Kristoff – Elida
Sadie Larrabee – Kenton
Katie Kaufman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Lily Rammel – St. Marys
Jordanne Blythe – Van Wert
Honorable Mention
Madie Ripley – Bath
Haley Kizer – Celina
Ella Westrick – Defiance
Delaney Miller – Elida
Brynn Butler – Kenton
Claudia Magg – Ottawa-Glandorf
Ashlie Nuss – St. Marys
Lea Rudasill – Shawnee
Debbie Jones – Van Wert
Riley Szelagowski – Wapakoneta
2023 WBL Cross Country Championships
WBL Cross Country Championships at St. Marys
Boys
1. Shawnee 76, 2. Celina 81, 3. Van Wert 85, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 97, 5. Defiance 97, 6. Wapakoneta 120, 7. Bath 167, 8. St. Marys 181, 9. Kenton 220, 10. Elida 310
Top 5 Individuals: 1. Noah Williams, Shawnee; 2. Ty Rosengarten, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Owen Scott, Van Wert; 4. Colin Buening, Celina; 5. Axton Fosnaugh, Wapakoneta
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 29, 2. Kenton 85, 3. Shawnee 94, 4. Van Wert 126, 5. Celina 139, 6. Defiance 143, 7. Wapakoneta 176, 8. St. Marys 179, 9. Elida 205, 10. Bath NTS
Top 5 Individuals: 1. Madelyn Hovest, Ottawa-Glandorf; 2. Anna Buddelmeyer, Ottawa-Glandorf; 3. Jennalee Dameron, Celina; 4. Jenna Stump, Shawnee; 5. Corinne Closson, Ottawa-Glandorf
Middle School
Boys
1. Celina 67, 2. Van Wert 67, 3. Shawnee 94, 4. Wapakoneta 95, 5. Defiance 103, 6. Kenton 147, 7. Elida 167, 8. St. Marys 189, 9. Ottawa-Glandorf 198, 10 . Bath NTS
Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 57, 2. Van Wert 66, 3. Wapakoneta 75, 4. Bath 84, 5. Celina 102, 6. Shawnee 149, 7. Kenton 169, 8. Defiance 223, 9. St. Marys NTS