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
3/30 Baseball Scores
Bath 10 Allen East 3
Celina 3 New Bremen 0
Marion Local 2 Celina 1
Elida 4 Kalida 2
Paulding at Ottawa-Glandorf (ppd)
Shawnee vs. Ashland (ppd)
Shawnee at Findlay (ppd)
Minster at St. Marys (ppd)
Bryan 4 Van Wert 0
Stow-Munroe Falls 1 Wapakoneta 0
3/30 Boys Tennis Scores
Bryan 4 Van Wert 1
3/28 Softball Scores
Bath 4 Coldwater 2
Parkway 19 Celina 4
Defiance 5 Archbold 2
Elida 7 New Bremen 0
Marion Harding 6 Kenton 4
Ottawa-Glandorf 11 Bluffton 8
St. Henry 4 Shawnee 3
Fort Recovery 5 St. Marys 3
Crestview 8 Van Wert 5
Wapakoneta 9 Marion Local 5
3/28 WBL Boys Tennis Scores
Bath 4 Wapakoneta 1
Elida 3 St. Marys 2
Van Wert 4 Kenton 1
Shawnee 5 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Non-League:
Wauseon at Defiance
3/27 Baseball Scores
Liberty-Benton 8 Bath 0
Elida 7 Columbus Grove 2
Indian Lake 2 Kenton 1
Otsego 7 Shawnee 0
Van Wert 11 Lincolnview 2
3/27 Softball Scores
Indian Lake 31 Kenton 1, 5 inn.
Parkway 9 Shawnee 1
Lincolnview at Van Wert (ppd)
Margaretta 5 Wapakoneta 2
3/25 Baseball Scores
Bellefontaine 9 Bath 3
Celina 4 Fort Recovery 1
Lemon Bay (FL) 9 Defiance 3
Fort Jennings 9 Elida 2
Upper Sandusky 4 Kenton 3
Bryan 8 Ottawa-Glandorf 0
Shawnee 5 St. Henry 3, 9 inn.
Parkway 6 St. Marys 2
Van Wert 9 Spencerville 1
Wapakoneta 12 Delphos St. John’s 3
3/25 Softball Scores
Bath 7 Lima Central Catholic 5
St. Henry 6 Celina 2
Minster 8 Elida 2
Kenton 7 Upper Sandusky 6
Leipsic 10 Ottawa-Glandorf 0, 5 inn.
Parkway 16 Van Wert 1, 5 inn.
Wapakoneta 20 Spencerville 1, 5 inn.
3/25 Boys Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Bath 2
Celina at Greenville
Shawnee 4 Findlay 1
Bryan at St. Marys
Van Wert 4 Ayersville 1
Wapakoneta 5 Piqua 0
3/2 OHSAA Wrestling Districts
Division II District Tournament at Norwalk
Top 4 Qualify for State
7. Wapakoneta 75.5, 9. St. Marys 68, 14. Kenton 37, 15. Defiance 36, 16. Celina 34, 26. Elida 18, 31. Shawnee 7, 32. Van Wert 6, 36. Bath 2
State Qualifiers:
126: 1. Tate Hisey 11, St. Marys Memorial (41-2)
132: 1. Mason Ducat 11, Defiance (38-4)
138: 2. Skyler Kirk 12, Elida (42-7)
144: 2. Zach Greber 12, Celina (44-7)
150: 1. Bo Hertenstein 11, St. Marys Memorial (37-3)
157: 2. Anthony Hunt 12, Kenton (41-5)
175: 3. Wyatt Buell 10, Wapakoneta (51-5)
215: 3. Jace Knous 12, Wapakoneta (31-3)
State Alternates:
165: 5. Reece Schnarre 12, Wapakoneta (36-8)
Division III District Tournament at Rossford
Top 4 Qualify for State
40. Ottawa-Glandorf 0
State Qualifiers: none
3/1 OHSAA Boys Bowling Districts
Division I Boys District at Star Lanes
Two (2) teams and one (2) individuals not advancing on a team will participate at State.
2. St. Marys 3953, 4. Celina 3777, 5. Wapakoneta 3743
Team Results | Individual Results
Individual State Qualifiers: 4. Parker Larimore, Shawnee 635
2/29 OHSAA Girls Bowling Districts
Division I Girls District at Star Lanes
One (1) team and One (1) individual not advancing on a team will participate at State.
1. Celina 3684, 3. Shawnee 3638, 4. Wapakoneta 3531
Team Results | Individual Results
Individual State Qualifier: none
2/27 OHSAA Boys Basketball Sectionals
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Defiance 49 Upper Sandusky 41
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Celina 61 Van Wert 41
Division II Sectional Semifinal
Napoleon 57 Bath 32
2023-24 WBL Boys Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
WBL Coach of the Year: Tyson McGlaughlin – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Colin White – Ottawa-Glandorf
Caden Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Braylon Gabes – Celina
Zori Island – Elida
Beckett Bertke – Shawnee
Evan Angstmann – St. Marys
2nd Team
A’Mari Wash – Elida
Gavin Payne – Kenton
Trevick Bertke – Shawnee
Jace Turner – St. Marys
Cash Schadl – Wapakoneta
3rd Team
Caleb Gabes – Celina
Antonio Lopez – Defiance
David Etzkorn – Elida
Ethan Yoder – Kenton
Grady Toumazos – Ottawa-Glandorf
Noah Payne – St. Marys
Honorable Mention
Zavier Tickle – Bath
Kaiden Wentz – Celina
Brogan Castillo – Defiance
Jackson Covault – Elida
Blaine Bushong – Kenton
Grant Schroeder – Ottawa-Glandorf
Dominic Lynch – Shawnee
Cobain Owens – St. Marys
Kaden Shaffer – Van Wert
Nate Metzger – Wapakoneta
2023-24 WBL Girls Basketball All-League Teams
WBL Player of the Year: Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
WBL Coach of the Year: Troy Yant – Ottawa-Glandorf
1st Team
Claire Foust – Bath
Anne Oliver – Bath
Grace Freiberger – Shawnee
Karsyn Erford – Ottawa-Glandorf
Katie Kaufman – Ottawa Glandorf
Sadie Larrabee – Kenton
Elisabeth Good – Wapakoneta
2nd Team
Reese Rable – St. Marys
Kelsie Carlson – Bath
Carlie Brinkman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Macee Heckathorn – Kenton
Kaitlyn Kimmet – Ottawa-Glandorf
Jojo Knight – Elida
3rd Team
Kendra Deehring – Van Wert
Kourtney Fullenkamp – Wapakoneta
Ella Jacobs – St. Marys
Myka Aldrich – Ottawa-Glandorf
Sidney Payne – Kenton
Honorable Mention
Izzy McDermott – Bath
Alex Kimmel – Celina
Alexia Garcia – Defiance
Lilly Sifrit – Elida
Olivia Nolting – Kenton
Megan Horstman – Ottawa-Glandorf
Morgan Betts – Shawnee
Reagan Allenmeier – St. Marys
Jazzlyn Florence – Van Wert
Audrey Welsch – Wapakoneta