Van Wert Cougars

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 (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

2023 WBL Softball All-League Teams

WBL Player of the Year: Taighen Zipfel – Defiance
WBL Coach of the Year: Dennis Parrish – Defiance

1st Team
CLAIRE ARMENTROUT – JR – BATH
ELENA OLIVER – SR – BATH
PEYTON BERTKE – SR – CELINA
AYVAH CULLEN – SO – DEFIANCE
TAIGHEN ZIPFEL – JR – DEFIANCE
LEAH RAMIREZ – JR – ELIDA
KENTON- BRYNN BUTLER – JR – KENTON
ADYSON VAN DE KEERE – FR – ST. MARYS
HAYLEE WURM – SR – SHAWNEE
CARLIE SCHROEDER – SR – WAPAKONETA
ADDISON FISHER – SO – WAPAKONETA

2nd Team
ANNE OLIVER- JR – BATH
SAMANTHA JENKINS – SR – CELINA
LINDSAY ROTH – SR – DEFIANCE
KYLIE BIGLOW -SR – ELIDA
EMILY PEES- JR – KENTON
RENEE SWEIGART – SR – ST. MARYS
KYRA VERMILLION – SR – SHAWNEE
EMMA KENNEDY – JR – VAN WERT
EMILY VANHORN – JR – WAPAKONETA

3rd Team
AVA GIBSON – SR – BATH
LUCY PIPER – SR – CELINA
ELIZABETH HOFFMAN – SR – DEFIANCE
CARLY CHILES – SO – ELIDA
MACEE HECKATHORN – SO – KENTON
KARSYN ERFORD – FR – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
ALEXIS SHADRACH – SO – ST. MARYS
GABBY JONES – JR – SHAWNEE
JORDANNE BLYTHE – JR – VAN WERT
AMBER SCHNIPPEL – SR – WAPAKONETA

Honorable Mention
Rachel Clark – BATH
Sarah Giesege – CELINA
Tayla Escamilla – DEFIANCE
Eva Irons – ELIDA
Brayla Butler – KENTON
Addie Kitchen – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
Kelly Holsinger – ST. MARYS
Anna Menke – SHAWNEE
Breanna Bollenbacher – VAN WERT
Emma Boyer – WAPAKONETA

May 23rd, 2023|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Softball, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2023 Softball|

5/19 OHSAA Baseball Sectionals

Division II Sectional Championship at Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta 6 Galion 2

Division II Sectional Championship at St. Marys
St. Marys 4 Celina 0

Division II Sectional Championship at Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky 4 Elida 0

Division II Sectional Championship at Bath
Kenton 5 Bath 2

Division II Sectional Championship at Defiance
Defiance 13 Wauseon 6

Division II Sectional Championship at Rossford
Rossford 5 Van Wert 4

Division III Sectional Championship at Liberty-Benton
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Liberty-Benton 2

May 19th, 2023|Categories: Baseball, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: 2023 Baseball|

5/19 OHSAA Track & Field Districts

Division II District Tournament at Defiance
Boys
First four boys in each event will qualify to the Regional in Piqua
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 79.5, 2. Bath 70, 8. Defiance 52, 9. Van Wert 44, 10. Elida 41, 12. St. Marys 25
Complete Results

Girls
First four girls in each event will qualify to the Regional in Piqua
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 156, 4. Van Wert 68, 6. St. Marys 60, 9. Bath 42
Complete Results

May 19th, 2023|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, St. Marys Roughriders, Track Boys, Track Girls, Van Wert Cougars|Tags: 2023 Track|

5/15 WBL Baseball Scores

Wapakoneta 3 Bath 2

Non-League:
Celina 2 Delphos St. John’s 0
Defiance 15 Wauseon 1, 5 inn.
Ottawa-Glandorf 4 Archbold 3
Columbus Grove 4 Shawnee 0
Coldwater 10 Van Wert 3

May 15th, 2023|Categories: Baseball, Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins, WBL|Tags: 2023 Baseball|

5/13 Baseball Scores

St. Henry 9 Celina 4
Liberty-Benton 1 Defiance 0
Ayersville 4 Elida 2
Bellefontaine at Shawnee (ppd)
Bluffton (IN) at St. Marys (ppd)
Bryan at Van Wert (ppd)

May 13th, 2023|Categories: Baseball, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Van Wert Cougars|Tags: 2023 Baseball|

5/13 OHSAA Boys Tennis Sectionals

Division I Findlay Sectional – 2
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles teams from each Sectional Tournament to the District at Port Clinton High School.
Shawnee, Wapakoneta
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Gabe Burke, Shawnee; 2. Connor Coffey, Wapakoneta; 3. Aiden Bellman, Wapakoneta; 4. Shashank Chanamolu, Shawnee
Doubles: 1. Shawnee (Stahl/Davis); 3. Shawnee (Mohammed/Grieshop)
Brackets: Singles | Doubles

Division II Bryan Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Defiance
District Qualifiers:
Singles: none
Doubles: none
Brackets: Singles | Doubles

Division II UNOH Sectional
District Qualifiers: Four singles and Four doubles team winners from each Sectional Tournament to the District Tournament at Port Clinton High School.
Bath, Celina, Elida, Kenton, St. Marys, Ottawa-Glandorf, Van Wert
District Qualifiers:
Singles: 1. Wibbeler, St. Marys; 3. Birt, St. Marys; 4. Byers, Elida
Doubles: 1. Bath (Bolon/Bolon), 2. Elida (Neuman/Osmon), 3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Unterbrink/Maag), 4. Kenton (Manns/Stephens)
Brackets: Singles & Doubles

May 13th, 2023|Categories: Bath Wildcats, Celina Bulldogs, Defiance Bulldogs, Elida Bulldogs, Kenton Wildcats, Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, Scores, Shawnee Indians, St. Marys Roughriders, Tennis Boys, Van Wert Cougars, Wapakoneta Redskins|Tags: 2023 Boys Tennis|

2023 WBL Track & Field Championships

2023 WBL Track & Field Championships
Boys
1. Shawnee 92, 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 81, 3. Bath 62, 4. Celina 54, 5. Wapakoneta 53, 6. Kenton 48, 7. Van Wert 40, 8. Defiance 35, 9. St. Marys 33, 10. Elida 28

Girls
1. Ottawa-Glandorf 127, 2. Celina 89, 3. St. Marys 67, 4. Van Wert 55, 5. Kenton 47, 6. Bath 42, 7. Defiance 38, 8. Elida 30, 9. Wapakoneta 23, 10. Shawnee 9

Complete Results

WBL Individual Champions:
Boys
Shot Put: KADEN MURLIN, Celina
Discus: PARKER RAREY, Kenton
Long Jump: COLBY QUAY, Kenton
High Jump: JACKSON COURTER, Wapakoneta
Pole Vault: ISAAC TORSELL, St. Marys
4×800 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (ISAAC MACKE/MASEN VOGT/ETHAN METZGER/TY ROSENGARTEN)
110m Hurdles: CARSON ENGEL, St. Marys
100m Dash: KYRAN JOHNSON, Bath
4×200 Relay: Bath (BRADY HALE/KYRAN JOHNSON/DALTON WOODRUFF/ETHAN COLE)
1600m Run: NOAH WILLIAMS, Shawnee
4×100 Relay: Bath (BRADY HALE/ETHAN COLE/DALTON WOODRUFF/KYRAN JOHNSON)
400m Dash: ELISHA REDDICK, Elida
300m Hurdles: ETHAN COLE, Bath
800m Run: NOAH WILLIAMS, Shawnee
200m Dash: DALTON HOPSON, Shawnee
3200m Run: TY ROSENGARTEN, Ottawa-Glandorf
4×400 Relay: Shawnee (SCOTTIE BURDEN/DALTON HOPSON/CARTER OWENS/NOAH WILLIAMS)

Girls
Shot Put: TATUM MILLER, Kenton
Discus: TATUM MILLER, Kenton
Long Jump: KALI KOHLER, Wapakoneta
High Jump: JORDAN GLADEN, Elida
Pole Vault: NEVAEH HUSER, Celina
4×800 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (OLIVIA FENBERT/MADELYN HOVEST/ROSE TURNWALD/CORINNE CLOSSON)
100m Hurdles: MADELINE LIEBRECHT, Ottawa-Glandorf
100m Dash: KENDRA DEERHING, Van Wert
4×200 Relay: Van Wert (OLIVIA VAAS/SOFI HOUG/DANESHA BRANSON/KENDRA DEERHING)
1600m Run: KAYLIE DAMERON, Celina
4×100 Relay: Van Wert (DANESHA BRANSON/OLIVIA VAAS/PAYTON NAGEL/KENDRA DEERHING)
400m Dash: ALEXA FORTMAN, Ottawa-Glandorf
300m Hurdles: PAIGE OLBERDING, Wapakoneta
800m Run: ALEXA FORTMAN, Ottawa-Glandorf
200m Dash: SYERRA GREBER, St. Marys
3200m Run: KAYLIE DAMERON, Celina
4×400 Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (OLIVIA FENBERT/CORINNE CLOSSON/AVERIE FOX/ALEXA FORTMAN)